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--_5c02545a-fe13-477d-aad8-51401fe8e881_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Pat and I took a run today to Annapolis Royal to the French Basin Trail=2C = where my best bird was a gadwall. I'll send a detailed listing later. The= re was also a turtle laying eggs on the trail=2C which I believe was a wood= turtle=2C but I'll need to go online and check. It has been quite some ti= me since I've seen one. There was red in front of the feet and on the lowe= r section of the neck with yellow around the face. I took photos. =20 At Belleisle I tried only once for rails. I saw one Sora Rail. Pat spotte= d a great blue heron and when I was trying to see it I noticed a bird flyin= g over the water towards me and it passed right in front. My initial thoug= hts were=2C what the heck is that? Then it dawned on me as to what it was.= It flew close by and I was able to see the bill clearly to confirm my tho= ughts. It was a yellow-billed cuckoo. The last bird that I expected to se= e there. I guess it was just a mater of being in the right place at the ri= ght time. The only ducks I saw there today at Belleisle Marsh were wood du= cks. I saw tons along the French Basin Trail though. We also only visited= the one marsh area at Belleisle. A pair of northern harriers were patrol= ling. It was a nice day for a long distance outing. =20 James R. Hirtle Bayport = --_5c02545a-fe13-477d-aad8-51401fe8e881_ 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'><div dir=3D'ltr'> <FONT size=3D3>Pat and I took a run today to Annapolis Royal to the French = Basin Trail=2C where my best bird was a gadwall. =3B I'll send a detail= ed listing later. =3B There was also a turtle laying eggs on the trail= =2C which I believe was a wood turtle=2C but I'll need to go online and che= ck. =3B It has been quite some time since I've seen one. =3B There = was red in front of the feet and on the lower section of the neck with yell= ow around the face. =3B I took photos.</FONT><BR> <FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR> <FONT size=3D3>At Belleisle I tried only once for rails. =3B I saw one = Sora Rail. =3B Pat spotted a great blue heron and when I was trying to = see it I noticed a bird flying over the water towards me and it passed righ= t in front. =3B My initial thoughts were=2C what the heck is that? = =3B Then it dawned on me as to what it was. =3B It flew close by and I = was able to see the bill clearly to confirm my thoughts. =3B It was a y= ellow-billed cuckoo. =3B The last bird that I expected to see there.&nb= sp=3B I guess it was just a mater of being in the right place at the right = time. =3B The only ducks I saw there today at Belleisle Marsh were wood= ducks. =3B I saw tons along the French Basin Trail though. =3B We = also only visited the one marsh area at Belleisle. =3B =3B A pair o= f northern harriers were patrolling. =3B It was a nice day for a long d= istance outing.</FONT><BR> <FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR> <FONT size=3D3>James R. Hirtle</FONT><BR> <FONT size=3D3>Bayport</FONT><BR> </div></body> </html>= --_5c02545a-fe13-477d-aad8-51401fe8e881_--
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