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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_eLYlb/jo4khJzt2wKpQkaA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Laura and I went on our evening walk along Sandy Cove Road, HRM. A flock of Double-crested Cormorants(40+) passed overhead in their ragged "V" formation. Robins and Juncos are starting to establish territory. The nesting Hairy Woodpeckers have been doing spring cleaning on their telephone pole for the last two weeks. The highlight of the walk was a few open Mayflowers. The Mayflowers have been showing buds for about three weeks but these are the first ones to open. Look for warm spots by rocks. The Snowy Egret remains at the Sambro Salt Marsh. I notice that as the tide rises the egret moves further upstream suggesting that it's following a comfortable water depth for fishing and eeling activity. So the best time to see the bird when its closer to the road is at the tide's change when the ocean starts pouring water back into the marsh, along with a fresh supply of eels, and the water would also be shallower. The Fox Sparrows remain at our place in Portuguese Cove so we may indeed have a nesting pair this year. Time will tell, as it always does. Hans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.hanstoom.com/ --Boundary_(ID_eLYlb/jo4khJzt2wKpQkaA) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19046"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Laura and I went on our evening walk along Sandy Cove Road, HRM. A flock of <STRONG>Double-crested Cormorants</STRONG>(40+) passed overhead in their ragged "V" formation. <STRONG>Robins</STRONG> and <STRONG>Juncos</STRONG> are starting to establish territory. The nesting <STRONG>Hairy Woodpeckers</STRONG> have been doing spring cleaning on their telephone pole for the last two weeks. The highlight of the walk was a few open <STRONG>Mayflowers</STRONG>. The Mayflowers have been showing buds for about three weeks but these are the first ones to open. Look for warm spots by rocks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The <STRONG>Snowy Egret</STRONG> remains at the Sambro Salt Marsh. I notice that as the tide rises the egret moves further upstream suggesting that it's following a comfortable water depth for fishing and eeling activity. So the best time to see the bird when its closer to the road is at the tide's change when the ocean starts pouring water back into the marsh, along with a fresh supply of eels, and the water would also be shallower.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The <STRONG>Fox Sparrows</STRONG> remain at our place in Portuguese Cove so we may indeed have a nesting pair this year. Time will tell, as it always does.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hans Toom<BR>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="http://www.hanstoom.com/">http://www.hanstoom.com/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_eLYlb/jo4khJzt2wKpQkaA)--
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