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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01CB08D5.23EE30E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Ruddy Duck pair are still on the marsh as of this morning (Thurs = June 10th). They are usually more to the centre of the marsh, so a good = pair of binocs is in order if you want to check them out. Also - here is what's on the marsh now, or what I've seen recently: 4 pr of Canada geese with young ( 1 pr with young 1-1/2 wks old) 3 Wood Duck families (one with 15 young); I've seen as many as 15 Wood = Duck males; several Black Ducks with young; 1 Mallard family (plus a number of Mallard males and Mallard crosses); at least 2 pr of pied-billed grebes with young; 1 Ring-necked Duck female with 4 young (seen once); several males; Painted Turtles basking in the sun - have seen 4 nests dug up and eggs = eaten; Muskrats galore; Sora rails; have seen 2, heard several;=20 1 American Coot; Many Yellow Warblers, several Common Yellowthroats and Yellow-rumped = Warblers; Many tree swallows, some still building nests in nesting boxes; have = seen Barn & Cliff Swallows also; Leopard frogs; Northern Shovelers ( I think one female may be nesting); Blue- & Green-winged Teal (females likely nesting); 1 Hooded Merganser female earlier in the season; Great Blue Herons; 1 Yellowlegs (still can't tell the difference between Greater & Lesser); 1 pr Gadwalls;=20 Alder Flycatchers (heard but not seen); Many Red-winged Blackbirds & Common Grackles; And of course Song Sparrows, Goldfinches, Robins, Blue Jays, Seagulls, = the occasional Northern Flicker, Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, Downy & = Hairy Woodpeckers - and White-tailed deer; Several Double-crested Cormorants Many Buffleheads earlier in season Lois Jenkins Annapolis Royal http://annapolismarshwalker.blogspot.com ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01CB08D5.23EE30E0 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 8.00.6001.18904"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>The Ruddy Duck pair are still on the marsh as of this morning = (Thurs June=20 10th). They are usually more to the centre of the marsh, so a good = pair of=20 binocs is in order if you want to check them out.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Also - here is what's on the marsh now, or what I've seen = recently:</DIV> <DIV>4 pr of Canada geese with young ( 1 pr with young 1-1/2 wks = old)</DIV> <DIV>3 Wood Duck families (one with 15 young); I've seen as many as 15 = Wood Duck=20 males;</DIV> <DIV>several Black Ducks with young;</DIV> <DIV>1 Mallard family (plus a number of Mallard males and Mallard=20 crosses);</DIV> <DIV>at least 2 pr of pied-billed grebes with young;</DIV> <DIV>1 Ring-necked Duck female with 4 young (seen once); several = males;</DIV> <DIV>Painted Turtles basking in the sun - have seen 4 nests dug up and = eggs=20 eaten;</DIV> <DIV>Muskrats galore;</DIV> <DIV>Sora rails; have seen 2, heard several; </DIV> <DIV>1 American Coot;</DIV> <DIV>Many Yellow Warblers, several Common Yellowthroats and = Yellow-rumped=20 Warblers;</DIV> <DIV>Many tree swallows, some still building nests in nesting = boxes; have=20 seen Barn & Cliff Swallows also;</DIV> <DIV>Leopard frogs;</DIV> <DIV>Northern Shovelers ( I think one female may be nesting);</DIV> <DIV>Blue- & Green-winged Teal (females likely nesting);</DIV> <DIV>1 Hooded Merganser female earlier in the season;</DIV> <DIV>Great Blue Herons;</DIV> <DIV>1 Yellowlegs (still can't tell the difference between Greater & = Lesser);</DIV> <DIV>1 pr Gadwalls; </DIV> <DIV>Alder Flycatchers (heard but not seen);</DIV> <DIV>Many Red-winged Blackbirds & Common Grackles;</DIV> <DIV>And of course Song Sparrows, Goldfinches, Robins, Blue Jays, = Seagulls, the=20 occasional Northern Flicker, Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, Downy & = Hairy=20 Woodpeckers - and White-tailed deer;</DIV> <DIV>Several Double-crested Cormorants</DIV> <DIV>Many Buffleheads earlier in season</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Lois Jenkins</DIV> <DIV>Annapolis Royal</DIV> <DIV><A=20 href=3D"http://annapolismarshwalker.blogspot.com">http://annapolismarshwa= lker.blogspot.com</A></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01CB08D5.23EE30E0--
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