[NatureNS] Osprey at Round Hill

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Hi,

There are platforms for Ospreys at Belle Isle Marsh (I know that one has
been active this year) and at the French Basin Trail at Annapolis Royal (
don't know if that one is - some of the Annapolis Royal naturalists would
know). They seem to be more common that end of the Valley than this.

Richard

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:54 PM, bev wigney <bev@magickcanoe.com> wrote:

> Today at Round Hill, I watched two Osprey making slow circles over Round
> Hill Brook.  They stayed relatively close together and slowly circled the=
ir
> way upstream.  This was at around 10 a.m.  This afternoon around 5, I saw
> one flying north toward the Annapolis River (my place is just south acros=
s
> the river from Belle Isle marsh).  It was calling as it flew over.  Later=
, a
> single Osprey flew in from the south and began circling over the brook
> gradually working its way back upstream (south).  A couple of weeks ago, =
I
> asked one of my neighbours where the Osprey nest (he has lived in the are=
a
> most of his life).  He said they sometimes nest up at a power line which
> runs up above Round Hill Cemetery.  I have not been up there to see if
> that's where the Osprey are this year, but they do seem to come down from
> the hills to the south of 201 when they come to the brook.  The cemetery =
is
> south of 201 up on a high hill west of Round Hill Brook.
> Also seen today and pretty much daily, is a Great Blue Heron that wades i=
n
> the brook and flies over my garden.
> At night, Loons are regularly heard to the  north.  They don't seem all
> that far away, so I'm guessing they are either in Round Hill Brook or Pr=
=E9
> Rond marsh, or perhaps over on the Annapolis River by the end of Wharf Ro=
ad.
> Last week the water level in the brook had been down to the point that th=
e
> flow was becoming very slow with many rocks exposed.  With all the rain a
> few days ago, the flow became so fast that one wouldn't have wanted to sl=
ip
> and fall in. The level was up quite a bit.  Today, the flow is just
> beginning to slow a little and the level to drop.
>
>
> Bev Wigney,
> Round Hill, N.S.
> N44.46.23,  W065.24.18  (WGS84)
>
>
>
>
>
>



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Richard Stern,
317 Middle Dyke Rd.
Port Williams, NS, Canada
B0P 1T0

sternrichard@gmail.com
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Hi,<br><br>There are platforms for Ospreys at Belle Isle Marsh (I know that=
 one has been active this year) and at the French Basin Trail at Annapolis =
Royal ( don&#39;t know if that one is - some of the Annapolis Royal natural=
ists would know). They seem to be more common that end of the Valley than t=
his.<br>

<br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:54 =
PM, bev wigney <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bev@magickcanoe.com"=
>bev@magickcanoe.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 20=
4, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">

<div><div style=3D"font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-=
size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div>Today at Round Hill, I watched two O=
sprey making slow circles over Round Hill Brook.=A0 They stayed relatively =
close together and slowly circled their way upstream.=A0 This was at around=
 10 a.m.=A0 This afternoon around 5, I saw one flying north toward the Anna=
polis River (my place is just south across the river from Belle Isle marsh)=
.=A0 It was calling as it flew over.=A0 Later, a single Osprey flew in from=
 the south and began circling over the brook gradually working its way back=
 upstream (south).=A0 A couple of weeks ago, I asked one of my neighbours w=
here the Osprey nest (he has lived in the area most of his life).=A0 He sai=
d they sometimes nest up at a power line which runs up above Round Hill Cem=
etery.=A0 I have not been up there to see if that&#39;s
 where the Osprey are this year, but they do seem to come down from the hil=
ls to the south of 201 when they come to the brook.=A0 The cemetery is sout=
h of 201 up on a high hill west of Round Hill Brook. <br>Also seen today an=
d pretty much daily, is a Great Blue Heron that wades in
 the brook and flies over my garden.<br>
At night, Loons are regularly heard to the=A0 north.=A0 They=20
don&#39;t seem all that far away, so I&#39;m guessing they are either in Ro=
und=20
Hill Brook or Pr=E9 Rond marsh, or perhaps over on the Annapolis River by t=
he end of Wharf=20
Road.<br>Last week the water level in the brook had been down to the point =
that the flow was becoming very slow with many rocks exposed.=A0 With all t=
he rain a few days ago, the flow became so fast that one wouldn&#39;t have =
wanted to slip and fall in. The level was up quite a bit.=A0 Today, the flo=
w is just beginning to slow a little and the level to drop.=A0 <br>

<br><br>Bev Wigney,<br>Round Hill, N.S.<br>N44.46.23,=A0 W065.24.18=A0 (WGS=
84)<br><br><br><br><br>=A0<br></div>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>###########=
######<br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Cana=
da<br>B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard=
@gmail.com</a><br>

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