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Index of Subjects Eagles are also on the nest in Scots Bay behind the firewall. They started near full time sitting a week ago. > MAR. 12, 2012 - Another gorgeous Sunny and warm (13 C.) early Spring? > or late Winter? day. > > I checked out 7 BALD EAGLE NEST SITES (of about 9 very locally ) > today, and the first 4 of them were during the lunch hour while > listening to Maritime Noon: 3 of the nests had adults on them, and 2 > or 3 were possibly incubating (or pseudo-incubating?), at Greenwich, > e. of Wolfville, and at Lower Canard. > > I have mentioned before on NatureNS that, according to the Stokes' > series of three field guides to bird behavior, in early Spring bald > eagles engage in what is called "pseudo-incubation" -- i.e., they > sit in incubation position for days before the first egg is laid. Of > course egg dates are difficult to obtain without the use of a nest- > camera like Randall Bishop haLs had in previous years at the Noggins > Farm location at Greenwich. I didn't notice a camera set up there > today. > > I also saw 2 adult bald eagles at Saxon St. Pond and 3 more adults > south of the Canning Aboiteau. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > >
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