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Index of Subjects --_b8a4919c-4782-4998-a211-160927f56fe8_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jim and others: =20 Some friends went to the eagle watch on Saturday and they took a picture of= two groups of white birds flying high in V formation above the eagle watch= area. Has anyone else reported or noted this. From the photos which are = not the best they suggest two separate groups one behind the other of snow = geese. =20 =20 Sincerely=2C =20 James =20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=3B hennigar@xcountry.tv From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca Subject: [NatureNS] more on eagles + dead barred owl & ruffed grouse=2C + p= ine warbler Date: Mon=2C 31 Jan 2011 18:07:31 -0400 Jan. 30=2C 2011 (Eagle Watch=2C cont.) - Another highlight of sorts was rep= orted twice to me in the hall: apparently at least 3 would-be photographers= at the feeding site west of the hall had folding chairs for their comfort = in waiting long periods for some eagle activity -- weather was perfect for = spending lots of time outdoors. Also I heard from friends that at least s= ix cars at the feeding/viewing site had Quebec license plates=2C and I talk= ed with a few Quebecois in the community hall. ------------------------ At home we got a call from south Kentville about a large bird that was foun= d dead=2C presumably window-killed=2C this morning -- the finders identifie= d it as an immature red-tailed hawk?=2C BUT NO=2C when I picked it up today= from them=2C it was a ruffed grouse! It has now been deposited in a freez= er of Acadia Univ. Biology=2C along with a presumed road-kill barred owl fo= und dead in Kentville by Bob Cote on Jan. 28. Also Sherman Bleakney returned to Wolfville on Jan. 27th after a month in T= oronto=2C and all of his feeder-birds from mid-December were still present= =2C including his bright pine warbler. Sherman's house is at the top of Ke= nt Ave.=2C #84=2C and the feeders are all in his back yard close to the hou= se and his desk window -- his phone number is 542-3604. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. = --_b8a4919c-4782-4998-a211-160927f56fe8_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Tahoma } --></style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> Hi Jim and others:<BR>  =3B<BR> Some friends =3Bwent to the eagle watch on Saturday and they took a pic= ture of two groups of white birds =3Bflying high in V formation above t= he eagle watch area. =3B Has anyone else reported or noted this. = =3B From the photos which are not the best they suggest two separate groups= one behind the other of snow geese. =3B <BR>  =3B<BR> Sincerely=2C<BR>  =3B<BR> James<BR> =3B<BR> <HR id=3DstopSpelling> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=3B hennigar@xcountry.tv<BR>From: jimwolford@eas= tlink.ca<BR>Subject: [NatureNS] more on eagles + dead barred owl &=3B ru= ffed grouse=2C + pine warbler<BR>Date: Mon=2C 31 Jan 2011 18:07:31 -0400<BR= ><BR> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Jan. 30=2C 2= 011 (Eagle Watch=2C cont.) - =3B<B>Another highlight of sorts</B> was r= eported twice to me in the hall: apparently at least 3 would-be <B>photogra= phers</B> at the feeding site west of the hall had <B>folding chairs</B> fo= r their comfort in waiting long periods for some eagle activity -- weather = was perfect for spending lots of time outdoors.  =3B Also I heard from = friends that at least six cars at the feeding/viewing site had <B>Quebec li= cense plates</B>=2C and I talked with a few Quebecois in the community hall= .</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>------------= ------------</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>At home we g= ot a call from <B>south Kentville</B> about a large bird that was found dea= d=2C <B>presumably window-killed</B>=2C this morning -- the finders identif= ied it as an immature <B>red-tailed hawk?=2C</B> BUT NO=2C when I picked it= up today from them=2C it was a <B>ruffed grouse! =3B </B>It has now be= en deposited in a freezer of Acadia Univ. Biology=2C along with a presumed = <B>road-kill barred owl</B> found dead in Kentville by Bob Cote on Jan. 28.= </FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px=3B FONT: 12px Helvetica=3B MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0p= x=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Also Sherman= Bleakney returned to Wolfville on Jan. 27th after a month in Toronto=2C an= d all of his feeder-birds from mid-December were still present=2C including= his bright <B>pine warbler</B>. =3B Sherman's house is at the top of K= ent Ave.=2C #84=2C and the feeders are all in his back yard close to the ho= use and his desk window -- his phone number is 542-3604.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px=3B FONT: 12px Helvetica=3B MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0p= x=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville.</FONT></DIV> </body> </html>= --_b8a4919c-4782-4998-a211-160927f56fe8_--
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