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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_l9sEBjQWTv/Q4h6NnjdsOA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all The forecast was for a calm Easter morning (Apr. 4) so I decided to head out a few hours before dawn to pick up some nocturnal species for Atlas squares 20NR11( Kincaid Mtn.) and 20NR20 (Governors Lake). It was beautiful when I left home, at 5 a.m. , but 45 min. later when I reached my destination, it was very windy and foggy. Despite this, I heard about 6 Woodcock in the Kincaid square, but any attempt for owls was futile because of the wind. I went on to the Governors square and had 3 more Woodcock before there was too much light (about 6:20). The dawn chorus was fairly active despite the barren cut-over that predominates the areas I was in and the wind had reduced significantly. Juncos were the most common singer, but Robins, Song Sparrows, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Red- breasted Nuthatches and finches were quite vocal for the first couple of daylight hours. There are still quite a few White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskins, Purple Finches and Goldfinches in this area. There were a couple pair of Canada Geese setting up territories and a male WOOD DUCK and a male RING-NECKED DUCK. A couple of WINTER WRENS and a BROWN CREEPER added their songs to the dawn chorus. I was able to hear a couple RUSTY BLACKBIRDS near a lake and in the Trafalgar square (20NR21) I heard and saw 2 more male rustys. Feeling I got as much as I could out of this section, I decided to check out Cox Road in the Long John Lake square( 20NR31). This square is more of a desert than the previous squares as it is/was predominately plantation pine which is being rapidly harvested even though it is relatively small. leaving huge areas denuded of any vegetation. Needless to say I did not see much bird-life here and was surprised, by a strange sound coming from a few pines in the centre a one of these cut-overs. I was not sure if the sound was a bird or maybe an off-key wood frog. I just could not place the sound. I walked about 300 m to the site and managed to track the sound down to a NORTHERN SHRIKE in full tune. On the way out, I saw 2 MOURNING CLOAK and 2 EASTERN COMMA butterflies on muddy area of the road. Nice to see and hear the spring resurrection in full swing, appropriate for Easter. Happy Easter to all Ken --Boundary_(ID_l9sEBjQWTv/Q4h6NnjdsOA) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18904"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The forecast was for a calm Easter morning (Apr. 4) so I decided to head out a few hours before dawn to pick up some nocturnal species for Atlas squares 20NR11( Kincaid Mtn.) and 20NR20 (Governors Lake). It was beautiful when I left home, at 5 a.m. , but 45 min. later when I reached my destination, it was very windy and foggy. Despite this, I heard about 6 Woodcock in the Kincaid square, but any attempt for owls was futile because of the wind. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I went on to the Governors square and had 3 more Woodcock before there was too much light (about 6:20). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The dawn chorus was fairly active despite the barren cut-over that predominates the areas I was in and the wind had reduced significantly. Juncos were the most common singer, but Robins, Song Sparrows, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Red- breasted Nuthatches and finches were quite vocal for the first couple of daylight hours. There are still quite a few White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskins, Purple Finches and Goldfinches in this area. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There were a couple pair of Canada Geese setting up territories and a male WOOD DUCK and a male RING-NECKED DUCK. A couple of WINTER WRENS and a BROWN CREEPER added their songs to the dawn chorus. I was able to hear a couple RUSTY BLACKBIRDS near a lake and in the Trafalgar square (20NR21) I heard and saw 2 more male rustys. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Feeling I got as much as I could out of this section, I decided to check out Cox Road in the Long John Lake square( 20NR31). This square is more of a desert than the previous squares as it is/was predominately plantation pine which is being rapidly harvested even though it is relatively small. leaving huge areas denuded of any vegetation. Needless to say I did not see much bird-life here and was surprised, by a strange sound coming from a few pines in the centre a one of these cut-overs. I was not sure if the sound was a bird or maybe an off-key wood frog. I just could not place the sound. I walked about 300 m to the site and managed to track the sound down to a NORTHERN SHRIKE in full tune. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> On the way out, I saw 2 MOURNING CLOAK and 2 EASTERN COMMA butterflies on muddy area of the road. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Nice to see and hear the spring resurrection in full swing, appropriate for Easter. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Happy Easter to all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_l9sEBjQWTv/Q4h6NnjdsOA)--
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