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--Boundary_(ID_D4CvoKZTcFy7WIBO2Modkg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT JUNE 29, 2010 - I checked on two more bald eagle nests, perhaps too late for one of them: (1) bald eagle nest that was new in 2009, south and across the big strawberry U-pick field from Stirling's Farm Market in Greenwich (one of the controversial five properties in the disputed proposed developmental growth corridor (hot zoning issue) from Wolfville to the connector road between Highways 1 and 101). A telescope is needed for viewing, and today I couldn't see any adults or juveniles at or near the nest in the pine. But perhaps any fledglings have no left the nest? Perhaps Harold Forsyth has checked that nest more often than I. I only remember that it was definitely occupied by eagles back in the Spring. (2) bald eagle nest north and bit west from Waterville, and just south of Mitch Visser's farm (now a mink farm?)(formerly pigs). To get to this nest, drive north from Waterville on the road to Black Rock and Grafton -- just past the river, go past Blair Road and turn left on Parker Condon, which leads west to the Visser house -- park across from Mitch's home and look directly south to see the nest in a pine -- the old nest is about 100 metres west of this new nest -- the new nest still holds at least one large dark nestling/fledgling, and I couldn't tell if it had a nest-mate behind it, but an adult eagle was perched just above the nest. In the large red oak on the corner of Black Road Road and Blair Road, the "witch's broom" of branches now has a lot of red oak leaves; thus the "broom" is a gall or abnormal growth of the oak caused by some unknown stimulus at one point in a main branch of that tree, but apparently not a parasitic plant growth. In the same spot there are lots of conspicuously white-flowering water hemlock plants (nasty poisonous plants to be very careful about). Cheers from Jim in Wolfville --Boundary_(ID_D4CvoKZTcFy7WIBO2Modkg) 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 29, = 2010</b> - I checked on two more <b>bald eagle nests</b>, perhaps too = late for one of them:</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">(1) <b>bald eagle nest</b> that was new in 2009, south = and across the big strawberry U-pick field from Stirling's Farm Market = in Greenwich (one of the controversial five properties in the disputed = proposed developmental growth corridor (hot zoning issue) from Wolfville = to the connector road between Highways 1 and 101). A telescope is = needed for viewing, and today <b>I couldn't see any adults or = juveniles</b> at or near the nest in the pine. But perhaps any = fledglings have no left the nest? Perhaps Harold Forsyth has = checked that nest more often than I. I only remember that it was = definitely occupied by eagles back in the Spring.</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">(2)<b> bald = eagle nest north and bit west from Waterville</b>, and just south of = Mitch Visser's farm (now a mink farm?)(formerly pigs). To get to = this nest, drive north from Waterville on the road to Black Rock and = Grafton -- just past the river, go past Blair Road and turn left on = Parker Condon, which leads west to the Visser house -- park across from = Mitch's home and look directly south to see the nest in a pine -- the = old nest is about 100 metres west of this new nest -- the <b>new nest = still holds at least one large dark nestling/fledgling</b>, and I = couldn't tell if it had a nest-mate behind it, but an adult eagle was = perched just above the nest.</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">In the large <b>red oak </b>on the corner of Black Road = Road and Blair Road, the <b>"witch's broom"</b> of branches now has a = lot of red oak leaves; thus the "broom" is a <b>gall or abnormal growth = of the oak</b> caused by some unknown stimulus at one point in a main = branch of that tree, but apparently not a parasitic plant = growth.</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">In the same spot there are lots of conspicuously = white-flowering <b>water hemlock</b> plants (nasty poisonous plants to = be very careful about).</font></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"><br></font></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">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville </font></div><div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Verdana"><br></font></div> </body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_D4CvoKZTcFy7WIBO2Modkg)--
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