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Index of Subjects --90e6ba613cc216867d04b9d4aa7b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 We thought an animal might have been caught in a trap and went with the flashlight to investigate ( at night)..then the sounds got louder and angrier and a LARGE branch snapped ahead...so we slowly backed up. Then we heard the sounds in another direction. We then decided to listen from the house ;) Helene On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Rick Whitman < dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote: > There was a novel published in 1971, "The Winter of the Fisher" by > Cameron Langford. It is quite close to the top of the class in the > "wildlife writing" group. The author uses the word "scream" in the > courtship. > > Rick. > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Helene Van Doninck > <helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote: > > We had one screaming behind our property a couple of summers ago. > Spookiest > > sound EVER and took me the longest time to figure out what it was! ( > never > > did see it, just identified by sound) > > > > Helene > > > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 8:33 PM, jen cooper <iffercooper@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Really great pictures, Rick. Thanks. > >> > >> > From: nhungjohn@eastlink.ca > >> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > >> > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Fisher ! > >> > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:29:55 -0400 > >> > >> > > >> > To: All > >> > > >> > From: john sollows > >> > > >> > Date: Feb. 25, 2012 > >> > > >> > Back in March, 2007, while driving from Hectanooga, Digby county, to > >> > Norwood > >> > on the Yarmouth-Digby line, a long, low, slim dark shape with a fairly > >> > bushy > >> > tail (lower and longer than a cat) shot across the road into the > woods, > >> > about 50 m. in front of us. About 45 years ago, a similar shape > >> > performed > >> > the same way for me in Hebron, Yarmouth County. A fisher was the only > >> > animal that fit the appearance. > >> > > >> > (No snow down here in Yarmouth!) > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca > >> > [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] > >> > On Behalf Of Rick Whitman > >> > Sent: February-25-12 3:46 PM > >> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > >> > Subject: [NatureNS] A Fisher ! > >> > > >> > I saw a Fisher today in Kings County. This was the first one I've ever > >> > seen > >> > & it was a real treat. With the camera in its zippered case & the case > >> > in > >> > its weather shield, a photo was not an option. I do have one of the > >> > footprint, which will only be interesting to real keeners. > >> > Please read the caption below the photo. > >> > > >> > > >> > > http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Mammals/17300243_qb7fkF#!i=1724966044& > >> > k=BFpb9Qj > >> > > >> > Rick Whitman > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Helene Van Doninck DVM > > Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre > > RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 > > 902-893-0253 > > birdvet@hotmail.com > > www.cwrc.net > > Our 2012 Wildlife Calendars are now available! > > > > > > -- > Rick Whitman > -- Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net Our 2012 Wildlife Calendars <http://cwrc.net/?page_id=224> are now available! --90e6ba613cc216867d04b9d4aa7b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We thought an animal might have been caught in a trap and went with the fla= shlight to investigate ( at night)..then the sounds got louder and angrier = and a LARGE branch snapped =A0ahead...so we slowly backed up. Then we heard= the sounds in another direction. We then decided to listen from the house = ;)<div> <br></div><div>Helene<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 25, 201= 2 at 10:06 PM, Rick Whitman <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dendroi= ca.caerulescens@gmail.com">dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com</a>></span> = wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">There was a novel published in 1971, "T= he Winter of the Fisher" by<br> Cameron Langford. It is quite close to the top of the class in the<br> "wildlife writing" group. The author uses the word "scream&q= uot; in the<br> courtship.<br> <br> Rick.<br> <div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Helene Van Doninck<br> <<a href=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com">helene.birdvet@gmail.com</a= >> wrote:<br> > We had one screaming behind our property a couple of summers ago. Spoo= kiest<br> > sound EVER and took me the longest time to figure out what it was! ( n= ever<br> > did see it, just identified by sound)<br> ><br> > Helene<br> ><br> > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 8:33 PM, jen cooper <<a href=3D"mailto:iffe= rcooper@hotmail.com">iffercooper@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >><br> >> Really great pictures, Rick. Thanks.<br> >><br> >> > From: <a href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca">nhungjohn@east= link.ca</a><br> >> > To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebu= cto.ns.ca</a><br> >> > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Fisher !<br> >> > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:29:55 -0400<br> >><b