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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_uvgDCiZTxkQintqifUW3HA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT To George's interesting report below, I can add that I was very surprised about a week ago when checking shorebirds at Evangeline Beach canteen that I saw an osprey flying there, something we hardly ever see in coastal King's County (because of the muddy tidal water?). I just assumed this was a migrating or dispersing individual at the time. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: George Forsyth <g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca> > Date: September 10, 2010 10:32:50 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Cc: George Forsyth <g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Osprey in Greenwich Kings Co > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi, > About a week ago my daughter came home from working at Hennigar's > Farm Market in Greenwich and said that Mr Hennigar had seen an > Osprey hunting gold fish in his pond. I wasn't sure I believed her, > but I know that Doug Hennigar does know the birds. > Yesterday and today at about 4:30 p.m. I saw the osprey sitting on > a tall dead birch stub on the east side of the pond beside his cook > house, it doesn't seem to fear people as they walk on the path > below the tree. The bird flies freely, swoops over the pond and the > many mallards in the pond, and has been seen to catch some of the > large goldfish that have populated this pond in recent years. Doug > believes that people must have released some unwanted aquarium > fish, but they have survived the past few winters. > The sighting of an osprey in this part of Kings County is unusual, > and this close to such a busy area even more so. > > George > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > George E. Forsyth ph. 902 681 4910 > c/o Evangeline Middle School fax. 902 681 4909 > 9387 Commercial St. > New Minas, N.S. > B4N 3G3 > > --Boundary_(ID_uvgDCiZTxkQintqifUW3HA) 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; "> To George's interesting report below, I can add that I was very = surprised about a week ago when checking shorebirds at Evangeline Beach = canteen that I saw an osprey flying there, something we hardly ever see = in coastal King's County (because of the muddy tidal water?). I = just assumed this was a migrating or dispersing individual at the time. = Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded = message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">George Forsyth <<a = href=3D"mailto:g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca">g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca</a>><= /font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 10, 2010 10:32:50 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">George Forsyth <<a = href=3D"mailto:g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca">g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca</a>><= /font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Osprey in Greenwich Kings = Co</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> Hi,<div>About a = week ago my daughter came home from working at Hennigar's Farm Market in = Greenwich and said that Mr Hennigar had seen an Osprey hunting gold fish = in his pond. I wasn't sure I believed her, but I know that Doug Hennigar = does know the birds. </div><div>Yesterday and today at about 4:30 = p.m. I saw the osprey sitting on a tall dead birch stub on the east side = of the pond beside his cook house, it doesn't seem to fear people as = they walk on the path below the tree. The bird flies freely, swoops over = the pond and the many mallards in the pond, and has been seen to catch = some of the large goldfish that have populated this pond in recent = years. Doug believes that people must have released some unwanted = aquarium fish, but they have survived the past few = winters.</div><div>The sighting of an osprey in this part of Kings = County is unusual, and this close to such a busy area even more = so.</div><div><br></div><div>George<br><br><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px Times New = Roman">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0p