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--Boundary_(ID_gEO2YfXq0aFTm/sUa1gMfw) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT James, I think you are a bit too entuhusiastic about the courtship feeding at the nest as an indicator of imminent egg-laying. Probably not, since here in the Valley we see apparent incubation behaviour of the females in about mid-March, perhaps March 10th or so at the earliest or perhaps a few days before that. Then our Valley fledging dates are now in early to mid July or perhaps very late June in a few instances. I have done the math of egg-laying times for 3 eggs + 35 days for incubation + 12 weeks from hatching to fledging -- maybe we should all try that. Anyway, your observation of course was a great one and we all wish we had seen that. Among our overwintering eagles here in eastern King's County, we think many of the wintering adults probably depart our area during February to reoccupy their nesting territories, wherever those might be. Twenty-plus years ago, the majority of those territories were in Cape Breton along the shores of the Bras d'Or Lake(s), but now they are undoubtedly much more widely distributed. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> > Date: February 5, 2010 10:35:12 PM AST > To: Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] White-winged crossbills, red-throated loon and > bald eagle nesting > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Today at 09:15 this morning, at Dayspring the female bald eagle was > sitting in the nest and the male brought food, which is an > indication that she is ready to lay her egg/eggs or has done so and > is incubating. This pair last year was a week or two ahead of most > other nests reported and seems to have gotten an early start again. > > Dorothy Poole and I did some birding today. A pair of white-winged > crossbills along River Road near Milton was a nice treat. There > has been a red-throated loon in Liverpool Bay all winter and it was > present today. > > We had a number of American robins in Liverpool. > > On the way home I had a ruffed grouse beside the road in Cherry Hill. > > There were three purple sandpipers at Western Head. > > James R. Hirtle > Bayport > --Boundary_(ID_gEO2YfXq0aFTm/sUa1gMfw) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> James, I think you are a bit too entuhusiastic about the courtship = feeding at the nest as an indicator of imminent egg-laying. = Probably not, since here in the Valley we see apparent incubation = behaviour of the females in about mid-March, perhaps March 10th or so at = the earliest or perhaps a few days before that. Then our Valley = fledging dates are now in early to mid July or perhaps very late June in = a few instances. I have done the math of egg-laying times for 3 = eggs + 35 days for incubation + 12 weeks from hatching to fledging -- = maybe we should all try that. Anyway, your observation of course = was a great one and we all wish we had seen that. Among our = overwintering eagles here in eastern King's County, we think many of the = wintering adults probably depart our area during February to reoccupy = their nesting territories, wherever those might be. Twenty-plus = years ago, the majority of those territories were in Cape Breton along = the shores of the Bras d'Or Lake(s), but now they are undoubtedly much = more widely distributed.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">James Hirtle <<a = href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a>></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">February 5, 2010 10:35:12 PM = AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Naturens Naturens <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] White-winged crossbills, = red-throated loon and bald eagle nesting</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; ">Today at 09:15 this = morning, at Dayspring the female bald eagle was sitting in the nest = and the male brought food, which is an indication that she is ready to = lay her egg/eggs or has done so and is incubating. This pair last = year was a week or two ahead of most other nests reported and seems to = have gotten an early start again. <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br>Dorothy Poole = and I did some birding today. A pair of white-winged crossbills = along River Road near Milton was a nice treat. There has been a = red-throated loon in Liverpool Bay all winter and it was present = today.<br> <br>We had a number of American robins in = Liverpool. <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br>On the way = home I had a ruffed grouse beside the road in Cherry = Hill.<br> <br>There were three purple sandpipers at Western = Head.<br> <br>James R. Hirtle<br>Bayport<br><br><hr><a href=3D"" = target=3D"_new"></a></span></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></ht= ml>= --Boundary_(ID_gEO2YfXq0aFTm/sUa1gMfw)--
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