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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_78V0ytsN4RjiT94hp1YEhA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I believe Bernard Forsythe thinks that the local first flowering of the knapweeds seems to be a trigger for the beginning of the nesting season of our goldfinches. Let's consult Bernard for more info' on this. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca> > Date: September 10, 2011 6:09:33 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Trail into Jack's Lake > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Donald MacLaughlin and I walked the water line trail (it's all > uphill as well!) accessed just at the exit from highway 102 at > Hammonds Plains Rd in HRM yesterday late afternoon. Our > destination was Jack's Lake. The gated track is wide (at first I > thought that it was a logging road) and made for easy walking. > Unfortunately, highway noise was never far away until we reached an > intersection where we turned west towards the Lake. Birds were few > although the first bird we saw was a Merlin, apparently feeding on > large dragonflies, present in large numbers along the road. They > were unidentified darners,Aeshna sp. Have others seen Merlins > feeding on odonates? > > Later, we saw large numbers of American Goldfinch (perhaps 50-60, > maybe more) which appeared to be feeding on the seeds of Black > Knapweed, the predominant floral species in the area. We saw the > same group on our way out. We attempted to hike around Jack's Lake > but the bridge over a particularly wet spot was unusable. > > As Blake implies in his message, goldenrods and asters were prolific. > > Goldenrods seen and identified - Downy (Solidago puberula), Canada, > Rough-stemmed (S. rugosa), Grey or Old Field, Grass Leaved > (Euthamia graminifolia), Silver-rod or White Goldenrod (S. bicolor) > and Bog. All are common around HRM. > > The asters I'm still working on but ones I'm sure of are Calico, > New York, Purple-stemmed, Tall White, Whorled Wood and Bog. > > I can send a GPS track to anyone who could handle the software (I > use Map Source). > > Cheers, > Bob McDonald > Halifax --Boundary_(ID_78V0ytsN4RjiT94hp1YEhA) 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; "> I believe Bernard Forsythe thinks that the local first flowering of the = knapweeds seems to be a trigger for the beginning of the nesting season = of our goldfinches. Let's consult Bernard for more info' on this. = Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><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">Bob McDonald <<a = href=3D"mailto:bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca">bobathome@hfx.eastlink.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, 2011 6:09:33 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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Trail into Jack's = Lake</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> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><font = size=3D"2">Donald MacLaughlin and I walked the water line trail (it's = all uphill as well!) accessed just at the exit from highway 102 at = Hammonds Plains Rd in HRM yesterday late afternoon. Our = destination was Jack's Lake. The gated track is wide (at first I = thought that it was a logging road) and made for easy walking. = Unfortunately, highway noise was never far away until we reached an = intersection where we turned west towards the Lake. Birds were few = although the first bird we saw was a Merlin, apparently feeding on large = dragonflies, present in large numbers along the road. They were = unidentified darners,<em>Aeshna</em><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>sp. Have others seen = Merlins feeding on odonates?</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2">Later, we saw large = numbers of American Goldfinch (perhaps 50-60, maybe more) which appeared = to be feeding on the seeds of Black Knapweed, the predominant floral = species in the area. We saw the same group on our way out. = We attempted to hike around Jack's Lake but the bridge over a = particularly wet spot was unusable.</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2">As = Blake implies in his message, goldenrods and asters were = prolific.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font = size=3D"2">Goldenrods seen and identified - Downy (<em>Solidago = puberula</em>), Canada, Rough-stemmed (<em>S. rugosa</em>), Grey or Old = Field, Grass Leaved (<em>Euthamia graminifolia</em>), Silver-rod or = White Goldenrod (<em>S. bicolor</em>) and Bog. All are common = around HRM.</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2">The asters I'm still = working on but ones I'm sure of are Calico, New York, Purple-stemmed, = Tall White, Whorled Wood and Bog.</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2">I can send a GPS = track to anyone who could handle the software (I use Map = Source).</font></div><div><font size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font = size=3D"2">Cheers,</font></div><div><font size=3D"2">Bob = McDonald</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2">Halifax</font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html= >= --Boundary_(ID_78V0ytsN4RjiT94hp1YEhA)--
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