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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_6EjH8fEfnALkFi7bW6+NPg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all Rick Ferguson and I made a run to Caribou I. Sunday morning, Sept. 1, to check on the progress of the herring run and the wildlife it attracts annually this time of year. The large concentration of wildlife was just beyond the reef at the bar at the lighthouse end of the island. There were about 300+ Gray Seals, 200+ Double-breasted Cormorants, 700 Bonapate's Gulls, several hundred Herring and Ring-billed Gulls and a small number of Great Black-backed Gulls. There were about 20 Common Terns, and at least 5 Bald Eagles over the feeding birds. The Northern Gannets were a bit more distant, but by far the most nummerous species present. They were moving around the area just west of Pictou I. It was somewhat difficult to count, but I estimate at least 3000 were present. Many were sitting on the water, but there was also a large cloud in the air with 100's diving at any moment. At one moment we saw a smallish whale pass through the area as well. The fishing fleet was taking a weekend break, but it is neat to go to the area at night and observe the fushery with all the lights making it look like a little village on the water. cheers ken --Boundary_(ID_6EjH8fEfnALkFi7bW6+NPg) 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 8.00.6001.19120"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Rick Ferguson and I made a run to Caribou I. Sunday morning, Sept. 1, to check on the progress of the herring run and the wildlife it attracts annually this time of year. The large concentration of wildlife was just beyond the reef at the bar at the lighthouse end of the island. There were about 300+ Gray Seals, 200+ Double-breasted Cormorants, 700 Bonapate's Gulls, several hundred Herring and Ring-billed Gulls and a small number of Great Black-backed Gulls. There were about 20 Common Terns, and at least 5 Bald Eagles over the feeding birds. The <STRONG>Northern Gannets</STRONG> were a bit more distant, but by far the most nummerous species present. They were moving around the area just west of Pictou I. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>It was somewhat difficult to count, but I estimate at least<STRONG> 3000</STRONG> were present. Many were sitting on the water, but there was also a large cloud in the air with 100's diving at any moment. At one moment we saw a smallish whale pass through the area as well. The fishing fleet was taking a weekend break, but it is neat to go to the area at night and observe the fushery with all the lights making it look like a little village on the water. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>ken</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_6EjH8fEfnALkFi7bW6+NPg)--
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