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Index of Subjects <html> <body> <font size=3>Hi James:<br> In view of Cape Sable's location, one would guess it to be associated with a watery environment. These often hatch in swarms (my experience anyway!) but may have spread out a bit before you arrived.<br> Lots of possibilities!<br> Angus<br><br> At 11:25 PM 3/18/2012, James Hirtle wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Angus and all:<br> <br> There was a fly of some sort (1/4 in.) out and about at Cape Sable Island today. It looked similar to a house fly, but was thinner and more elongated. <br> <br> James R. Hirtle<br> Bridgewater<br> <br> > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:29:14 -0300<br> > To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca<br> > From: angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca<br> > Subject: [NatureNS] BIrds & Others<br> > <br> > Lovely today & yesterday.....17-18C....why wish for Spring??<br> > <br> > Flies, spiders & other small creatures out & about. Too windy for <br> > flies today however...they have to fly really low. No Queen Bees <br> > yet..usually don't see them till May 1 but you never know with these temps.<br> > Our crocuses are not up yet but for those that are, should find <br> > Honeybees & perhaps Andrenid Bees on them.<br> > <br> > Snooped around the waterbodies in E. Kings.<br> > Saxon St. Pond ...no action & very little water. Drawn down so far <br> > that it even discourages dabbling ducks. Hoped for a Killdeer here but no luck.<br> > Canard Pond .....a few Mallards, G/W Teal & C. Mergs. Still <br> > ice-covered in the eastern part.<br> > Starr's Point D/U pond ...no ducks, no geese..Van Ostrooms pond still <br> > ice covered.<br> > P.W. Sewage Ponds ..only a few Mallards. R/B & Iceland Gulls more in <br> > evidence than normal at this time of year.<br> > <br> > With the weather forecasted this coming week, we can hope for better birding.<br> > <br> > Angus<br> > </font></blockquote></body> </html>
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