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--Boundary_(ID_nWgq/VGc9VrSi/rbD0aBdQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT JUNE 4, 2010 - Again I checked the raven nest in the pine woodlot just north of the Acadia Univ. Arena, and there were FIVE full-grown ravens on or adjacent to the nest, but no calling was heard during my short visit. I couldn't tell how many of the five were fledglings, but I will guess all of them, since probably both parents were out foraging at the time (imagine how much food that 5 full-grown growing ravens require per day!). Not far away I heard what sounded like begging calls of American crows (fledglings?), coming from the cemetery along Main St. at the north edge of downtown Wolfville. When I investigated, near the former Atlantic Festival Theatre I was loudly mobbed by at least 6 adult crows. I'm guessing that there must be a nest and/or fledglings there to cause such a commotion (like the movie, "The Birds"). Rather than investigate further, I elected to leave the area and let the crows and my ears relax. JUNE 7, 2010 - Once again I checked on the raven nest just north of the Acadia Univ. Arena in Wolfville. Before I got there I heard frequent begging calls of fledglings, and, sure enough, I clearly counted 5 fledglings -- 3 were together in a tree-top about 15 metres away from the nest-tree, and the other 2 were in separate trees a bit further from the nest -- they all looked fully grown and feathered out, but the 2 separate youngsters were clearly not completely fledged yet and awkward in their trees. I saw both adults, and one of them clearly issued me a warning by flying below the tree-tops and just above me while calling very aggressively, "telling me" to leave the area! On an earlier visit I expressed surprise that the youngsters had not yet fledged, in this year of relatively very early happenings. This pair of adults got a relatively late start this year, in my opinion, perhaps indicating that one or both of them were new breeders (2 years old). For anyone interested in info' on ravens, try Googling "Bernd Heinrich", who is a scientist and natural historian and prolific author at University of Vermont who spends most of his winters in the woods of Maine. He has two books on ravens, "Ravens in Winter" and more recently "Mind of the Raven". Cheers from Jim in Wolfville --Boundary_(ID_nWgq/VGc9VrSi/rbD0aBdQ) 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 style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Verdana"><b>JUNE 4, = 2010</b> - Again I checked the <b>raven nest</b> in the pine woodlot = just north of the Acadia Univ. Arena, and there were <b>FIVE full-grown = ravens</b> on or adjacent to the nest, but no calling was heard during = my short visit. I couldn't tell how many of the five were = <b>fledglings</b>, but I will guess all of them, since probably both = parents were out foraging at the time (imagine how much food that 5 = full-grown growing ravens require per day!).</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; = min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Verdana">Not far away = I heard what sounded like <b>begging calls of American crows = (fledglings?)</b>, coming from the cemetery along Main St. at the north = edge of downtown Wolfville. When I investigated, near the former = Atlantic Festival Theatre I was loudly mobbed by at least 6 adult = crows. I'm guessing that there must be a nest and/or fledglings = there to cause such a commotion (like the movie, "The Birds"). = Rather than investigate further, I elected to leave the area and let the = crows and my ears relax.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Verdana"><b>JUNE 7, 2010</b> - Once again I checked on the = <b>raven nest</b> just north of the Acadia Univ. Arena in = Wolfville. Before I got there I heard frequent begging calls of = fledglings, and, sure enough, I clearly counted <b>5 fledglings</b> -- 3 = were together in a tree-top about 15 metres away from the nest-tree, and = the other 2 were in separate trees a bit further from the nest -- they = all looked fully grown and feathered out, but the 2 separate youngsters = were clearly not completely fledged yet and awkward in their = trees. I saw both <b>adults</b>, and one of them clearly <b>issued = me a warning </b>by flying below the tree-tops and just above me while = calling very aggressively, "telling me" to leave the = area!</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 13px/normal Verdana; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Verdana">On an earlier visit I expressed surprise that the = youngsters had not yet fledged, in this year of relatively very early = happenings. This pair of adults got a relatively late start this year, = in my opinion, perhaps indicating that one or both of them were new = breeders (2 years old).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 13px/normal Verdana; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Verdana">For anyone interested in info' on ravens, try Googling = "<b>Bernd Heinrich</b>", who is a scientist and natural historian and = prolific author at University of Vermont who spends most of his winters = in the woods of Maine. He has two books on ravens, "Ravens in = Winter" and more recently "Mind of the Raven".</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" = size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: = 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"3"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px;">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville</span></font></div> </body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_nWgq/VGc9VrSi/rbD0aBdQ)--
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