[NatureNS] shorebirds at Grand Pre, b. eagle nests, willow catkins

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Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:33:03 -0300
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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Date: April 6, 2012 4:32:11 PM ADT
> Subject: shorebirds at Grand Pre, b. eagle nests, willow catkins
>
> Richard's earlier note had an obvious misprint in it on the numbers  
> of dunlins -- see below, and see Rick Whitman's note from yesterday.
>
> APRIL 6, 2012 - Yesterday Rick Whitman saw and photographed a mixed  
> flock of 31 dunlins and 14 purple sandpipers on the rocks at ne.  
> Grand Pre (The Guzzle) at high tide (very high now for a couple  
> more days).
>
> Today several other people observed the dunlins and purples, again  
> at high tide in early afternoon:  Richard Stern, Cecil Pulsifer,  
> Pauline Pulsifer?,  Tuma Young, Nick Honig, Bernard Forsythe, Pat  
> Hawes, and myself.
>
> Pat & I guessed we saw about 50-60 total shorebirds when they all  
> flew, apparently spontaneously -- and Tuma & Nick mentioned that  
> they had seen similar apparently spontaneous flights with no  
> obvious disturbance, but then flew back to land in roughly the same  
> area.  Our guess of  about 50 in total is consistent with Rick'  
> numbers yesterday.
>
> Back on March 25/12, Cecil Pulsifer was the first person to report  
> this mixed flock of shorebirds (with photos), but the numbers were  
> not counted.
>
> Then I checked the two bald eagle nests on Long Island: (a) the  
> Evangeline Campground nest again had no eagles visible; but (b) the  
> West Long Island nest had an adult eagle sitting as if incubating  
> -- Jean Leung, who lives just south of that nest, says it has been  
> sitting now for two days.
>
> Also on West Long Island, a willow species bush has open male catkins.


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<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</fon=
t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">April 6, 2012 4:32:11 PM =
ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>shorebirds at Grand Pre, b. eagle =
nests, willow catkins</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div>  Richard's earlier note had an obvious misprint in it =
on the numbers of dunlins -- see below, and see Rick Whitman's note from =
yesterday.<div><br></div><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 =
6, 2012</b> - Yesterday Rick Whitman saw and photographed a mixed flock =
of 31 <b>dunlins </b>and 14 <b>purple sandpipers</b> on the rocks at ne. =
Grand Pre (The Guzzle) at high tide (very high now for a couple more =
days).</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">Today several other people observed the dunlins and =
purples, again at high tide in early afternoon:&nbsp; Richard Stern, =
Cecil Pulsifer, Pauline Pulsifer?,&nbsp; Tuma Young, Nick Honig, Bernard =
Forsythe, Pat Hawes, and myself.</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">Pat &amp; I guessed we saw =
<b>about 50-60 total shorebirds</b> when they all flew, apparently =
spontaneously -- and Tuma &amp; Nick mentioned that they had seen =
similar apparently spontaneous flights with no obvious disturbance, but =
then flew back to land in roughly the same area.&nbsp; Our guess =
of&nbsp; about 50 in total is consistent with Rick' numbers =
yesterday.</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">Back on March 25/12, Cecil Pulsifer was the first =
person to report this mixed flock of shorebirds (with photos), but the =
numbers were not counted.</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">Then I checked the two<b> bald eagle nests on Long =
Island: </b>(a) the <b>Evangeline Campground nest </b>again had <b>no =
eagles</b> visible; but (b) the <b>West Long Island nest </b>had an =
<b>adult eagle sitting</b> as if incubating -- Jean Leung, who lives =
just south of that nest, says it has been sitting<b> now for two =
days</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">Also on West Long Island, a <b>willow</b> species bush =
has <b>open male =
catkins</b>.</font></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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