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--Boundary_(ID_wgNuUHw/QD3VIxnbFKQJwQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Martin's walk was on Sat., Feb. 13, and he lives north of Port > Williams at the south edge of Canard River Valley. Jim in Wolfville > > >> From: Martin Thomas <harthomas@ns.sympatico.ca> >> Date: February 15, 2010 3:05:51 PM AST >> To: "'James W. Wolford'" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Subject: RE: re 1000 geese + 1000 ducks >> >> Dear Jim: >> I always walk from about 4-5PM. There were smaller numbers on >> previous days but always on the same flight path. Cheers Martin. >> >> From: James W. Wolford [mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca] >> Sent: 15 February 2010 13:30 >> To: Martin (& Mary Lou Harley) Thomas >> Subject: re 1000 geese + 1000 ducks >> >> Thanks, Martin -- WOW! Nobody else has reported such to me -- be >> sure to mention it tonight at the BNS meeting? -- your afternoon >> walk is between 4 and 5 p.m.? I gather this was on Saturday, >> Feb. 13? Cheers and thanks from Jim >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Martin Thomas <harthomas@ns.sympatico.ca> >>> Date: February 15, 2010 10:22:36 AM AST >>> To: "'James W. Wolford'" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >>> Subject: Returned email >>> >>> Dear Jim: >>> >>> I have just come back in after walking the dog around the >>> subdivision and the afternoon flyover exceeded all expectations. >>> As soon as I went outside at 1610, I could hear geese and soon a >>> huge flock appeared from the NW going SE and this time not >>> descending into the local fields. Trying to count them presents >>> great difficulties as they start disappearing before one gets >>> very far. But from counting part of the big flock and adding >>> others in smaller groups, there cannot be much fewer than 1000. >>> Soon after the geese came innumerable ducks on much the same >>> flight path. At one time the sky over the lowland between us and >>> Canning was entirely speckled in ducks the numbers must be close >>> to those for the Canada Geese. Has anyone else reported these >>> flyovers; unless you were out at the right time and place they >>> would be difficult to see. Other ducks come from other westerly >>> directions and join the main flock. Wherever they are going there >>> must be a huge concentration of water birds unless they disperse >>> again after going overhead here. >>> >>> All the best, Martin. >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Boundary_(ID_wgNuUHw/QD3VIxnbFKQJwQ) 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; "><div><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"> <div><div>Martin's walk was on Sat., Feb. 13, and he = lives north of Port Williams at the south edge of Canard River Valley. = Jim in Wolfville</div><div><br></div><br><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">Martin Thomas <<a = href=3D"mailto:harthomas@ns.sympatico.ca">harthomas@ns.sympatico.ca</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 15, 2010 3:05:51 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">"'James W. Wolford'" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></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>RE: re 1000 geese + 1000 = ducks</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"028200419-15022010"><font = color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Dear = Jim:</font></span></div> <div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span = class=3D"028200419-15022010"> <font color=3D"#0000ff" = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">I always walk from about 4-5PM. There were = smaller numbers on previous days but always on the same flight path. = Cheers Martin.</font></span></div><br> <div dir=3D"ltr" lang=3D"en-us" = class=3D"OutlookMessageHeader" align=3D"left"> <hr tabindex=3D"-1"> = <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><b>From:</b> James W. Wolford [<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>] = <br><b>Sent:</b> 15 February 2010 13:30<br><b>To:</b> Martin (& Mary = Lou Harley) Thomas<br><b>Subject:</b> re 1000 geese + 1000 = ducks<br></font><br></div> <div></div>Thanks, Martin -- WOW! = Nobody else has reported such to me -- be sure to mention it = tonight at the BNS meeting? -- your afternoon walk is between 4 and 5 = p.m.? I gather this was on Saturday, Feb. 13? Cheers and = thanks from Jim<br> <div><br> <div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div = style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><font style=3D"F