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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 & All, = Apr 4, 2010</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> 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! = 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 -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