[NatureNS] Eagle Watch III Weekend report, Feb. 6-7/10

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> Eagle Watch III Weekend report, Feb. 6-7/10
>
>
> FEB. 6 (SAT.), 2010 - 19th ANNUAL EAGLE WATCH WEEKEND III ("Eagle  
> Watch Lite", as Richard Hennigar calls it, i.e. without pancake &  
> sausage breakfast).  Continuing very cold weather, -13 to -7 C.  
> with cold wind from west, made the Sheffield Mills Community Hall a  
> welcome retreat for coffee/tea/juice & cinnamon bun + displays/ 
> photos + videos.
>
> Pat and I did a drive in morning from Gaspereau along the river to  
> Wallbrook, and just west of Melanson saw 7 perched eagles in one of  
> the few big remaining elm trees and perhaps 20 eagles in total.
>
> In mid-afternoon I checked a feeder/yard along Saxon St., 1.3 km.  
> east of Hwy. 358 (i.e. south of Canning and river), where there  
> were 15 Savannah sparrows and 30 mourning doves.
>
> I also checked the Port Williams sewage ponds, where the only 2  
> ducks there flushed immediately -- one was an unidentified male  
> goldeneye.
>
> FEB. 7 (Sunday), 2010 - last day of 2010 19th Annual Eagle Watch  
> --  Nice temperature today, about 0 to -1 C, and light wind, but  
> overcast with powdery snow falling.  I was very late in leaving  
> home to drive to Sheffield Mills.  At noon I checked out Church  
> Street, n. of Port Williams.  West of Hwy. 358 there were about 20  
> eagles, many of them flying in a group and landing.  East of Hwy.  
> 358 toward Starr's Point were only about 5 eagles, all perched.
>
> Then I saw just a few eagles until just before 1 p.m. when I got to  
> "Swetnam's Field", the promoted feeding site at n. end of Middle  
> Dyke Rd., where there were about 50 eagles, nearly all perched with  
> lots of ravens in the south line of trees.  But nothing was  
> happening, and I didn't notice whether there were dead chickens on  
> the ground (probably not).  The few gawkers and photographers were  
> waiting for some action, and no doubt hoping for another feeding by  
> the Swetnams.
>
> I was back at Swetnam's Field at about 4 p.m., when there was no  
> action happening, but about 10 eagles were still sitting in the  
> trees, and a raven plus about 20 great black-backed gulls were on  
> the ground at the feeding spot.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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(SAT.), 2010 - 19th ANNUAL EAGLE WATCH WEEKEND III ("Eagle Watch =
Lite"</b>, as Richard Hennigar calls it, i.e. without pancake &amp; =
sausage breakfast).&nbsp; Continuing very cold weather, -13 to -7 C. =
with cold wind from west, made the Sheffield Mills Community Hall a =
welcome retreat for coffee/tea/juice &amp; cinnamon bun + =
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12.0px Helvetica">Pat and I did a drive in morning from <b>Gaspereau</b> =
along the river to Wallbrook, and just west of <b>Melanson</b> saw 7 =
perched <b>eagles</b> in one of the few big remaining elm trees and =
perhaps 20 eagles in total.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
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12.0px Helvetica">In mid-afternoon I checked a feeder/yard along Saxon =
St., 1.3 km. east of Hwy. 358 (i.e. south of Canning and river), where =
there were 15 <b>Savannah sparrows </b>and 30 <b>mourning =
doves</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">I also checked the Port Williams sewage ponds, where =
the only 2 ducks there flushed immediately -- one was an unidentified =
male <b>goldeneye</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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12.0px Helvetica"><b>FEB. 7 (Sunday), 2010 - last day of 2010 19th =
Annual Eagle Watch </b>--&nbsp; Nice temperature today, about 0 to -1 C, =
and light wind, but overcast with powdery snow falling.&nbsp; I was very =
late in leaving home to drive to Sheffield Mills.&nbsp; At noon I =
checked out <b>Church Street</b>, n. of Port Williams.&nbsp; West of =
Hwy. 358 there were about <b>20 eagles</b>, many of them flying in a =
group and landing.&nbsp; East of Hwy. 358 toward Starr's Point were only =
about 5 eagles, all perched.</font></div><d