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--Apple-Mail-21-835709098 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed APRIL 1, 2012 - Grand Pre bald eagle nests checked: (a) west Long Island, n. of Leungs' farm-house -- no eagles visible; (b) Long Island, Evangeline Family Campground, south edge -- no eagles visible; and (c) Boot Island, off e. end of Long Island -- distant distorted view with scope (heat waves from Sunny day) indicated an adult eagle was on the nest (new site at top of tree). Just west of Grand Pre Hist. Park, I checked the line of tall poplars along the railroad tracks for nests: toward the west end, there was a high stick nest that I thought was probably a raven nest, but in the scope I could see the head of a probable red-tailed hawk, probably incubating eggs? In the same area, west and south of that nest, some tall aspen poplars had open hanging catkins. At home in early evening, presumably our regular male cardinal showed up at the feeder. For the past 3-4 days or more, he has shown up alone, whereas previously most sightings have been of the male and female together (we no longer have 2 females). Perhaps the female is already on an early nest? APRIL 2, 2012 - At noon I checked on the bald eagle nest along the 14th hole fairway on KenWo Golf Course in New Minas, but still no sign of any eagles there. I checked some crocuses at the Wolfville Post Office twice today for any honey bee activity, but I saw none -- temperature high today was about 7-8 C. About a month ago when we had extremely warm temperatures for a few days, I missed seeing honey bees, although I recall a few reports of just a few being active. APRIL 3, 2012 - Stella's Pond nw. of New Minas: besides a few pairs of mallards and black ducks, there was a large brown-and-white domestic goose on the Ducks Unlimited island; also on the island was a Canada goose possibly on a nest? but not hidden at all, and another Canada goose was nearby in the water (the male mate?). The same domestic goose has been also seen in Miner's Marsh in Kentville; presumably this probably-flightless rotund goose just swims along the river from pond to pond? Gesner's Pond: no birds seen at all. Kidston's Pond (Upper Church St.): 8 ring-necked ducks (6m,2f). Upper Church St. Dog Groomer's property: red-tailed hawk is probably incubating in the nest at the top of a pine close to the house and not far from the street. Canard Pond: a single female or imm. common merganser, 2 hooded mergansers (m,f pr), 1 drake gadwall, 3 Am. wigeons (1 m,f pr + 1m), 4 n. pintails (2 m,f prs), 12+ green-winged teals (mostly males), plus lots of mainly great black-backed gulls. Elsewhere a tractor plowing a field was closely followed by about 200 herring gulls. Canning Aboiteau: about 300+ Canada geese just downstream of the aboiteau. Saxon St. Pond: no birds at all. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. --Apple-Mail-21-835709098 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <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>APRIL = 1, 2012</b> - </font><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b>Grand Pre bald eagle nests </b>checked: = (a) <b>west Long Island</b>, n. of Leungs' farm-house -- no eagles = visible; (b) Long Island, <b>Evangeline Family Campground</b>, south = edge -- no eagles visible; and (c) <b>Boot Island</b>, off e. end of = Long Island -- distant distorted view with scope (heat waves from Sunny = day) indicated an adult eagle was on the nest (new site at top of = tree).</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></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">Just west of Grand Pre Hist. Park, I checked the line = of<b> tall poplars along the railroad tracks</b> for nests: toward the = west end, there was a <b>high stick nest </b>that I thought was probably = a raven nest, but in the scope I could see the head of a probable<b> = red-tailed hawk</b>, probably incubating eggs?</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></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">In the = same area, west and south of that nest, some tall <b>aspen poplars</b> = had <b>open hanging catkins</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><br></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">At home in early evening, = presumably our regular male <b>cardinal</b> showed up at the = feeder. For the past 3-4 days or more, he has shown up alone, = whereas previously most sightings have been of the male and female = together (we no longer have 2 females). Perhaps the<b> female</b> = is already on an <b>early nest?</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><b></b><br></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"><b>APRIL 2, 2012 </b>- At = noon I checked on the <b>bald eagle nest </b>along the 14th hole fairway = on<b> KenWo Golf Course</b> in New Minas, but still <b>no sign of any = eagles</b> there.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></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">I checked some <b>crocuses</b> at the Wolfville Post = Office twice today for any <b>honey bee </b>activity, but I saw none -- = temperature high today was about 7-8 C. About a month ago when we = had extremely warm temperatures for a few days, I missed seeing honey = bees, although I recall a few reports of just a few being = active.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></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"><b>APRIL 3, 2012</b> - <b>Stella's Pond</b> nw. of New = Minas: besides a few pairs of mallards and black ducks, there was a = large brown-and-white <b>domestic goose</b> on the Ducks Unlimited = island; also on the island was a <b>Canada goose</b> possibly on a = <b>nest?</b> but not hidden at all, and another Canada goose was nearby = in the water (the male mate?). The same domestic goose has been = also seen in Miner's Marsh in Kentville; presumably this = probably-flightless rotund goose just swims along the river from pond to = pond?</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></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"><b>Gesner's Pond</b>: no birds seen at = all.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></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"><b>Kidston's Pond</b> (Upper Church St.): 8<b> = ring-necked ducks</b> (6m,2f).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><br></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">Upper Church St. Dog = Groomer's property: <b>red-tailed hawk</b> is probably incubating in the = <b>nest </b>at the top of a pine close to the house and not far from the = street.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></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"><b>Canard Pond: </b>a single female or imm. <b>common = merganser</b>, 2 <b>hooded mergansers</b> (m,f pr), 1 drake = <b>gadwall</b>, 3 <b>Am. wigeons</b> (1 m,f pr + 1m), 4 <b>n. pintails = </b>(2 m,f prs), 12+ <b>green-winged teals </b>(mostly males), plus lots = of mainly <b>great black-backed gulls</b>.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></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">Elsewhere = a tractor plowing a field was closely followed by about 200 <b>herring = gulls</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></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"><b>Canning Aboiteau:</b> about <b>300+ Canada = geese</b> just downstream of the aboiteau.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></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"><b>Saxon = St. Pond:</b> no birds at all.</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> </body></html>= --Apple-Mail-21-835709098--
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