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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal --90e6ba6e86ac60364f04acaeb5f9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Kestrels do, too. I have found the remains in their nests. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 11 September 2011 15:31, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Thanks, Dick, and I will pass along this info' to NatureNS naturalists. > Cheers from Jim > > On 11-Sep-11, at 12:17 PM, Dekker wrote: > > Jim, > > During summer (August), young Merlins routinely catch dragonflies, one > after the other, often eating them on the wing. > Fledgling Peregrines indulge in the same sport. > D. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > *To:* Dick Dekker <ddekker1@telus.net> > *Sent:* September 10, 2011 3:38 PM > *Subject:* Trail into Jack's Lake > > Dick, can you comment on merlins feeding on odonates? Cheers from Jim > > 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 > > > > > --90e6ba6e86ac60364f04acaeb5f9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kestrels do, too. I have found the remains in their nests.<div><br></div><d= iv>Randy<br clear=3D"all">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>= Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 11 September 2011 15:31, James W. Wol= ford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwol= ford@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> Thanks, Dick, and I will pass along this info' to NatureNS naturalists.= =A0Cheers from Jim<div><br><div><div>On 11-Sep-11, at 12:17 PM, Dekker wro= te:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span style=3D"border-collapse:separ= ate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant= :normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-al= ign:auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacin= g:0px;font-size:medium"><div> Jim,</div><div>=A0</div><div>During summer (August), young Merlins routinel= y catch dragonflies, one after the other,=A0often eating them on the wing.<= /div><div>Fledgling Peregrines=A0indulge in the same sport.</div><div>D.=A0= =A0</div> <blockquote style=3D"padding-right:0px;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;bor= der-left-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;m= argin-right:0px"><div>----- Original Message -----</div><div style=3D"backg= round-color:rgb(228, 228, 228);background-repeat:initial initial"> <b>From:</b><span>=A0</span><a title=3D"jimwolford@eastlink.ca" href=3D"mai= lto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">James W. Wolford</a></div><di= v><b>To:</b><span>=A0</span><a title=3D"ddekker1@telus.net" href=3D"mailto:= ddekker1@telus.net" target=3D"_blank">Dick Dekker</a></div> <div><b>Sent:</b><span>=A0</span>September 10, 2011 3:38 PM</div><div><b>Su= bject:</b><span>=A0</span>Trail into Jack's Lake</div><div><br></div>Di= ck, can you comment on merlins feeding on odonates? =A0Cheers from Jim<br><= div> <br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div s= tyle=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">= <font face=3D"Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3" style=3D"color:rgb(0,= 0, 0)"><b>From:<span>=A0</span></b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D= "3">Bob McDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca" target=3D= "_blank">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" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3" style=3D"color:= rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b>Date:<span>=A0</span></b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" s= ize=3D"3">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" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3" style=3D"color:= rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b>To:<span>=A0</span></b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" siz= e=3D"3"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nature= ns@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" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3" style=3D"color:= rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b>Subject:<span>=A0</span></b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica= " size=3D"3"><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" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3" style=3D"color:= rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b>Reply-To:<span>=A0</span></b></font><font face=3D"Helvetic= a" size=3D"3"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">= naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div> <div style=3D"min-height:14px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom= :0px;margin-left:0px"><br></div><span style=3D"word-spacing:0px;text-transf= orm:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);text-indent:0px;white-space:normal;letter-spaci= ng:normal;border-collapse:separate"><div> <font size=3D"2">Donald MacLaughlin and I walked the water line trail (it&#= 39;s all uphill as well!) accessed just at the exit from highway 102 at Ham= monds Plains Rd in HRM yesterday late afternoon.=A0 Our destination was Jac= k's Lake.=A0 The gated track is wide (at first I thought that it was a = logging road) and made for easy walking.=A0 Unfortunately, highway noise wa= s never far away until we reached an intersection where we turned west towa= rds the Lake.=A0 Birds were few although the first bird we saw was a Merlin= , apparently feeding on large dragonflies, present in large numbers along t= he road.=A0 They were unidentified darners,<em>Aeshna</em><span>=A0</span>s= p.=A0 Have others seen Merlins feeding on odonates?</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div><div><font size=3D"2">Later, we saw l= arge numbers of American Goldfinch (perhaps 50-60, maybe more) which appear= ed to be feeding on the seeds of Black Knapweed, the predominant floral spe= cies in the area.=A0 We saw the same group on our way out.=A0 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>=A0</div><div><font size=3D"2">As Blake=A0impl= ies in his message, goldenrods and asters were prolific.</font></div><div><= font size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div><div><font size=3D"2">Goldenrods seen and i= dentified - 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.=A0 All= are common around HRM.</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div><div><font size=3D"2">The asters I= 9;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>=A0</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>=A0<= /div><div><font size=3D"2">Cheers,</font></div><div><font size=3D"2">Bob Mc= Donald</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2">Halifax</font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></b= lockquote></span><br></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div>= <br></div> --90e6ba6e86ac60364f04acaeb5f9--
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