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--Boundary_(ID_GHsoUbJtiY93QsXCKOuHNg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT OCT. 27, 2011 - On my drive in late afternoon to the NSBS meeting at Tuma et al.'s talk on birds of Texas, I had to stop at Curry's Corner (east end of Chester Rd., hwy. 14, at Windsor). At the small church there I met Kevin Lantz and his son from Lunenburg. Together we looked in the usual field not far from the church parking lot at about 200 Canada geese. That was at 5:30 p.m., and then, having not seen the pink-footed goose nor the snow goose, we drove over to College Road. There were a lot of Canada geese visible from the area south from the retirement home, but there were many ups and downs and hollows in the fields plus some fields of grain or corn or tall grass. Thus many geese were not viewable. We did not see the snow goose, but Kevin quickly found the pink-footed goose and got at least one recognizable photo that he showed me. By that time it was nearly 6 p.m., and I departed for Halifax. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: John & Francine Belbin <jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: October 27, 2011 3:09:01 PM ADT > To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Windsor geese > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > I spent a little time looking at the Canada Goose flock at Curries > Corner, Windsor between 12:30 and 1pm. I couldn't stay longer as I > literally froze - you need full winter gear and especially gloves > if you have a scope to operate. ( I Didn't have gloves or a heavy > jacket). > The geese were the closest to the road they have been all week - it > would have made great photography except that neither the Snow > Goose nor the Pink-footed were present. The flock was about 400-500 > birds or roughly half what we have seen other days. > > A couple of local people stopped to talk. They tell me that this > field is a normal hang out for very large numbers of geese as it is > within the town boundaries and no-one will disturb them there. They > appear to prefer this location rather than the extensive corn > fields in Falmouth where there would be better food available. They > also said that many of them roost overnight in the sewage ponds, > also because they are safe there. > John Belbin --Boundary_(ID_GHsoUbJtiY93QsXCKOuHNg) 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; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>OCT. = 27, 2011</b> - On my drive in late afternoon to the NSBS meeting at Tuma = et al.'s talk on birds of Texas, I had to stop at Curry's Corner (east = end of Chester Rd., hwy. 14, at <b>Windsor</b>). At the small = church there I met Kevin Lantz and his son from Lunenburg. = Together we looked in the usual field not far from the church parking = lot at about 200 <b>Canada geese</b>. That was at 5:30 p.m., and = then, having not seen the pink-footed goose nor the snow goose, we drove = over to College Road. There were a lot of Canada geese visible = from the area south from the retirement home, but there were many ups = and downs and hollows in the fields plus some fields of grain or corn or = tall grass. Thus many geese were not viewable. We did not = see the snow goose, but Kevin quickly found the <b>pink-footed goose</b> = and got at least one recognizable photo that he showed me. By that = time it was nearly 6 p.m., and I departed for Halifax.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers = from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div><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">John & Francine Belbin <<a = href=3D"mailto:jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca">jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></f= ont></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">October 27, 2011 3:09:01 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">NatureNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></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] Windsor = geese</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> <div><font = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">I spent a little time looking at the Canada = Goose flock at Curries Corner, Windsor between 12:30 and 1pm. I couldn't = stay longer as I literally froze - you need full winter gear and = especially gloves if you have a scope to operate. ( I Didn't have gloves = or a heavy jacket).</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">The = geese were the closest to the road they have been all week - it would = have made great photography except that neither the Snow Goose nor the = Pink-footed were present. The flock was about 400-500 birds or roughly = half what we have seen other days.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">A = couple of local people stopped to talk. They tell me that this field is = a normal hang out for very large numbers of geese as it is within the = town boundaries and no-one will disturb them there. They appear to = prefer this location rather than the extensive corn fields in Falmouth = where there would be better food available. They also said that many of = them roost overnight in the sewage ponds, also because they are safe = there.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">John = Belbin</font></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_GHsoUbJtiY93QsXCKOuHNg)--
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