[NatureNS] eagle nests, c. mergansers, gadwall, pintails

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:25:14 -0300
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MARCH 29, 2011 - Canning Aboiteau: only 26 Canada geese visible along  
the river, but no search done further toward town -- no snow goose  
seen -- 3 common mergansers together in river (2m,1f).

Canard Pond (now about half open): 1 drake gadwall, 2 n. pintails  
(m,f pr), 1 female or immature common merganser resting on ice.

Other ponds opening up very gradually, some still completely iced.

I checked the bald eagle nest south of Stirling's Farm Market in  
Greenwich: definitely a white head of an adult eagle on/in the nest.   
This nest is quite distant from Hwy. 1, but the west side of the  
Stirling's greenhouse behind the market lines up closely (southward)  
for where to look, and a spotting scope is really necessary.  Aim at  
some dead deciduous trees and look behind them in the pines, and try  
to notice the white eagle head.

I also looked again at the Noggins Farm Market bald eagle nest, and  
there is no sign of any eagles there or nearby.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

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20.0px Helvetica"><b>MARCH 29, 2011</b> - Canning Aboiteau: only 26 =
<b>Canada geese</b> visible along the river, but no search done further =
toward town -- no snow goose seen -- 3 <b>common mergansers</b> together =
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20.0px Helvetica">Canard Pond (now about half open): 1 drake =
<b>gadwall</b>, 2 <b>n. pintails</b> (m,f pr), 1 female or immature =
common merganser resting on ice.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">Other ponds opening up very =
gradually, some still completely iced.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">I checked =
the <b>bald eagle nest</b> south of Stirling's Farm Market in Greenwich: =
definitely a white head of an <b>adult eagle on/in the nest</b>.&nbsp; =
This nest is quite distant from Hwy. 1, but the west side of the =
Stirling's greenhouse behind the market lines up closely (southward) for =
where to look, and a spotting scope is really necessary.&nbsp; Aim at =
some dead deciduous trees and look behind them in the pines, and try to =
notice the white eagle head.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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20.0px Helvetica">I also looked again at the <b>Noggins Farm Market bald =
eagle nest</b>, and there is no sign of any eagles there or =
nearby.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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20.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville</font></div> =
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