[NatureNS] An evening of nature-observation

From: "David & Alison Webster" <dwebster@glinx.com>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
References: <k2i3484d1c81004040541ua73b8a3l57c855cceb9df281@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 13:41:34 -0300
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects

Index of Subjects
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_1E1C_01CAD3FC.8AD5B0C0
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Richard & All,            Apr 4, 2010
    Not that I expect to use this road anytime soon, but do you know =
where this washout is located ?=20
YT, DW
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Richard Stern=20
  To: NatureNS=20
  Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 9:41 AM
  Subject: [NatureNS] An evening of nature-observation


  Hi,

  Last night Liz and I ran our Owl Survey route, along the Mines Road - =
starting west of Falmouth and heading up the logging roads along the =
headwaters of the Avon River. The bad news - no owls!  There is evidence =
of continued, fresh and extensive logging, so perhaps that's why. Also, =
where we heard a Barred owl last year, the river was in full spate, and =
very noisy. I heard 2 single "peeps" that sounded Saw-whettish, but they =
didn't continue, so I didn't count them.

  The good news - it was the warmest owl survey I have ever done. +13C =
at sunset, and still +7C by 22:30  -and there were lots of other things =
to see. The stars were brilliant, and even as extremely amateur =
observers, and with the help of an Iphone app. called Pocket Universe we =
were able to identify the Orion nebula, the Pleiades and all the main =
constellations, as well as (courtesy of Sherman), Mercury, Venus, Mars =
and Saturn. Spring Peepers and Wood Frogs were in places very noisy. By =
using the flashlight, we were able to get really close looks at myriads =
of Wood frogs scurrying about on the water and at the edge. There were =
also large numbers of insects in flight, that looked like mini-versions =
of June Bugs.

  The worse news - at the end we decided to continue along the logging =
road system (Butler Rd. etc.) to get back to the main road to Kentville. =
After about 10km. of slow driving on heavily rutted roads, we discovered =
the road was completely washed out, with a large hole and a river =
rushing through it. So we had to turn round and retrace our steps =
completely. The best news - we eventually got home safely without =
getting stuck or falling into any holes.

  I might try again later in the month.

  Richard

  --=20
  #################
  Richard Stern,=20
  317 Middle Dyke Rd.
  Port Williams, NS, Canada
  B0P 1T0

  sternrichard@gmail.com
  ###################



-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----



  Internal Virus Database is out of date.
  Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=20
  Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2754 - Release Date: =
03/18/10 07:33:00

------=_NextPart_000_1E1C_01CAD3FC.8AD5B0C0
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" =
http-equiv=3DContent-Type>
<META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18876">
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi Richard &amp; All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Apr 4, 2010</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not that I expect to =
use this=20
road anytime soon, but do you know where this washout is located ? =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>YT, DW</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; =
PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dsternrichard@gmail.com =
href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">Richard=20
  Stern</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 04, 2010 =
9:41=20
AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] An evening =
of=20
  nature-observation</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>Last night Liz and I ran our Owl Survey =
route, along=20
  the Mines Road - starting west of Falmouth and heading up the logging =
roads=20
  along the headwaters of the Avon River. The bad news - no owls!&nbsp; =
There is=20
  evidence of continued, fresh and extensive logging, so perhaps that's =
why.=20
  Also, where we heard a Barred owl last year, the river was in full =
spate, and=20
  very noisy. I heard 2 single "peeps" that sounded Saw-whettish, but =
they=20
  didn't continue, so I didn't count them.<BR><BR>The good news - it was =
the=20
  warmest owl survey I have ever done. +13C at sunset, and still +7C by=20
  22:30&nbsp; -and there were lots of other things to see. The stars =
were=20
  brilliant, and even as extremely amateur observers, and with the help =
of an=20
  Iphone app. called Pocket Universe we were able to identify the Orion =
nebula,=20
  the Pleiades and all the main constellations, as well as (courtesy of=20
  Sherman), Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn. Spring Peepers and Wood =
Frogs were=20
  in places very noisy. By using the flashlight, we were able to get =
really=20
  close looks at myriads of Wood frogs scurrying about on the water and =
at the=20
  edge. There were also large numbers of insects in flight, that looked =
like=20
  mini-versions of June Bugs.<BR><BR>The worse news - at the end we =
decided to=20
  continue along the logging road system (Butler Rd. etc.) to get back =
to the=20
  main road to Kentville. After about 10km. of slow driving on heavily =
rutted=20
  roads, we discovered the road was completely washed out, with a large =
hole and=20
  a river rushing through it. So we had to turn round and retrace our =
steps=20
  completely. The best news - we eventually got home safely without =
getting=20
  stuck or falling into any holes.<BR><BR>I might try again later in the =

  month.<BR><BR>Richard<BR clear=3Dall><BR>-- =
<BR>#################<BR>Richard=20
  Stern, <BR>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<BR>Port Williams, NS, Canada<BR>B0P=20
  1T0<BR><BR><A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</A><BR>####=
###############<BR>
  <P>
  <HR>

  <P></P><BR>Internal Virus Database is out of date.<BR>Checked by AVG - =

  www.avg.com <BR>Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2754 - =
Rele