[NatureNS] bats and mackeral

From: "Trevor Wilkie" <trevor.wilkie@ns.sympatico.ca>
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral


> I've seen several of these, too, other years, but they have vertical
> "bands", rather than horizontal stripes.  Thanks for the try though
> Billy
>> Billy could it be a Rudder Fish, from the south but we have had then the
>> last several years
>> Trevor
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>
>> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral
>>
>>
>>> These are the wrong shape.  The fish we have are torpedo-shaped, like a
>>> regular mackeral.  Thanks for the info anyway.
>>> Billy
>>>
>>>> Googled 'Pilot' Mackerel. Found this link.
>>>> Is this what is being seen?
>>>> http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Pilot_fish
>>>>
>>>> Gayle MacLean
>>>> Dartmouth
>>>>
>>>> --- On Wed, 10/21/09, bdigout@seaside.ns.ca <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: bdigout@seaside.ns.ca <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>
>>>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral
>>>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>>> Received: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:44 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think the "pilot" mackeral are the first ones that show up in the
>>>> spring. I could be wrong. I've seen this strange kind some other years,
>>>> but only a few, and always late in the season. This year there are lots
>>>> of them.
>>>>
>>>>> I seen an as described mackerel a few weeks ago now and just thought
>>>>> it
>>>>> to
>>>>> be an odd individual.
>>>>>
>>>>> You say they're showing up in #'s????????
>>>>>
>>>>> Could you be speaking of the ones the old trap fishermen called
>>>>> "Pilot"
>>>>> Mackerel.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom K
>>>>> Canso
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>
>>>>> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:42 PM
>>>>> Subject: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> There was a very lively bat flying around our yard at noon today,
>>>>>> seemingly feasting on some kind of small white fly. Seems late in the
>>>>>> year, and a strange time of day. Maybe the best time of day to find
>>>>>> food this time of year?
>>>>>> Also, a different type of mackeral has been showing up in numbers in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> St. Peter's Canal this week; smaller and different markings than our
>>>>>> regular mackeral, but still obviously in the framily....it tastes the
>>>>>> same, maybe a bit fatter. Does anybody know what kind of fish it
>>>>>> might
>>>>>> be?
>>>>>> Billy
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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