[NatureNS] BIrds & Others

From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
To: Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:25:56 +0000
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Hi Angus and all:
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There was a fly of some sort (1/4 in.) out and about at Cape Sable Island t=
oday.  It looked similar to a house fly=2C but was thinner and more elongat=
ed.  =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater
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> Date: Sun=2C 18 Mar 2012 18:29:14 -0300
> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
> From: angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] BIrds & Others
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> Lovely today & yesterday.....17-18C....why wish for Spring??
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> Flies=2C spiders & other small creatures out & about. Too windy for=20
> flies today however...they have to fly really low. No Queen Bees=20
> yet..usually don't see them till May 1 but you never know with these temp=
s.
> Our crocuses are not up yet but for those that are=2C should find=20
> Honeybees & perhaps Andrenid Bees on them.
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> Snooped around the waterbodies in E. Kings.
> Saxon St. Pond ...no action & very little water. Drawn down so far=20
> that it even discourages dabbling ducks. Hoped for a Killdeer here but no=
 luck.
> Canard Pond .....a few Mallards=2C G/W Teal & C. Mergs. Still=20
> ice-covered in the eastern part.
> Starr's Point D/U pond ...no ducks=2C no geese..Van Ostrooms pond still=20
> ice covered.
> P.W. Sewage Ponds ..only a few Mallards. R/B & Iceland Gulls more in=20
> evidence than normal at this time of year.
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> With the weather forecasted this coming week=2C we can hope for better bi=
rding.
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> Angus
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Hi Angus and all:<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
There was a fly of some sort (1/4 in.) out and about at Cape Sable Island t=
oday.&nbsp=3B It looked similar to a house fly=2C but was thinner and more =
elongated.&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B <BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bridgewater<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>
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<DIV id=3DSkyDrivePlaceholder></DIV>&gt=3B Date: Sun=2C 18 Mar 2012 18:29:1=
4 -0300<BR>&gt=3B To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&gt=3B From: angusmcl@ns.s=
ympatico.ca<BR>&gt=3B Subject: [NatureNS] BIrds &amp=3B Others<BR>&gt=3B <B=
R>&gt=3B Lovely today &amp=3B yesterday.....17-18C....why wish for Spring??=
<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B Flies=2C spiders &amp=3B other small creatures out &a=
mp=3B about. Too windy for <BR>&gt=3B flies today however...they have to fl=
y really low. No Queen Bees <BR>&gt=3B yet..usually don't see them till May=
 1 but you never know with these temps.<BR>&gt=3B Our crocuses are not up y=
et but for those that are=2C should find <BR>&gt=3B Honeybees &amp=3B perha=
ps Andrenid Bees on them.<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B Snooped around the waterbodi=
es in E. Kings.<BR>&gt=3B Saxon St. Pond ...no action &amp=3B very little w=
ater. Drawn down so far <BR>&gt=3B that it even discourages dabbling ducks.=
 Hoped for a Killdeer here but no luck.<BR>&gt=3B Canard Pond .....a few Ma=
llards=2C G/W Teal &amp=3B C. Mergs. Still <BR>&gt=3B ice-covered in the ea=
stern part.<BR>&gt=3B Starr's Point D/U pond ...no ducks=2C no geese..Van O=
strooms pond still <BR>&gt=3B ice covered.<BR>&gt=3B P.W. Sewage Ponds ..on=
ly a few Mallards. R/B &amp=3B Iceland Gulls more in <BR>&gt=3B evidence th=
an normal at this time of year.<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B With the weather forec=
asted this coming week=2C we can hope for better birding.<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=
=3B Angus<BR>&gt=3B <BR></DIV> 		 	   		  </div></body>
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