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Index of Subjects ---2114655128-2110289680-1334833546=:98003 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you Patricia for taking us on such a nice walk=0AThis morning. Your a= ccount was a joy to read!=0ABob also took us out and thanks to him also.=0A= It is always a pleasure to read what folks see rather than what they think!= =0ANow to make a lunch to go out=0AThanks again=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A______= __________________________=0A From: P.L. Chalmers <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.= ca>=0ATo: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =0ASent: Wednesday, April 18, = 2012 11:08:18 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] Migrants and Spring Sightings, Frog = Pond, Jollimore HRM=0A =0A=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 I seized an hour at l= unchtime today to go for a walk around=0Athe Frog Pond in Fleming Park, Jol= limore, HRM.=A0 The sun was warm=0Abehind the high cloud cover, and winds w= ere light.=A0 Later the sun=0Acame out and it must have reached +15.=A0 Lot= s of birds were singing=0Ain the neighbourhood around the park: Robins, Son= g Sparrows, Dark-eyed=0AJuncos, Goldfinches, and Black-capped Chickadees ha= ve all been present=0Aand singing for awhile now.=A0 I was delighted to hea= r a Cardinal=0Asinging, from the Parkhill Road side of the pond.=A0 I know = they are=0Ain that neighbourhood and it was probably in a backyard there: I= have=0Anever seen one in Fleming Park itself.=A0 But I was most hoping to = see=0Asome new arrivals, and was not disappointed.=0A=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0 There were=0Amore than 20 Yellow-rumped Warblers singing and flycatc= hing in the bare=0Atrees.=A0 All were males, and very quick to respond to m= y=0Apishing.=A0 I also saw and heard 2 or 3 tail-bobbing Palm=0AWarblers.= =A0 Other migrants included a singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a=0Alone Common= Grackle, and two Northern Flickers.=A0 White-throated=0ASparrows were scar= ce in HRM this winter, though some may have stayed near=0Afeeders in garden= s.=A0 However today I heard their lovely song, and=0Asaw one in the woods, = scuffling about in the fallen leaves, the first I=0Ahave seen this year.=0A= =0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Water=0Alevels were low in the marshy areas, as= I would expect after such a dry=0Astart to the spring.=A0 There were no ve= rnal pools in the woods.=A0=0AHalf a dozen Painted Turtles were out sunbath= ing on the rocks in the=0Apond.=A0 There were no new arrivals on the water;= I had hoped for a=0AGreat Blue Heron or Ring-necked Ducks, but there were = none.=A0=A0 I=0Asaw no signs of Beavers - they were absent from the pond fo= r the last two=0Ayears, I believe.=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=0A=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Sweet Gale=0Awas shedding pollen, and Red Maples and Mayflo= wers were in full=0Abloom.=A0 Coltsfoot was abundant and the flowers well a= dvanced; some=0Awere nearly over.=A0 American Fly-honeysuckle and Leatherle= af had fat=0Aflower buds, but none were in bloom yet.=A0 There were lots of= flying=0Ainsects about, including some bees and winter moths, and tiny, no= n-biting=0Agnats.=A0 It was a lovely time to be out for a walk.=0A=0A=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Patricia=0AL. Chalmers=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Halifa= x ---2114655128-2110289680-1334833546=:98003 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Thank you = Patricia for taking us on such a nice walk</span></div><div><span>This morn= ing. Your account was a joy to read!</span></div><div><span>Bob also took u= s out and thanks to him also.</span></div><div><span>It is always a pleasur= e to read what folks see rather than what they think!</span></div><div><spa= n>Now to make a lunch to go out</span></div><div><span>Thanks again</span><= /div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br= ></span></div><div><br></div> <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: = 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style=3D"font-size: 12= pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir= =3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style= =3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> P.L. Chalmers <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold= ;">To:</span></b> NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> <br> <b><span st= yle=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:08= :18 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Natur= eNS] Migrants and Spring Sightings, Frog Pond, Jollimore HRM<br> </font> </= div> <br><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" content=3D"off"><div i= d=3D"yiv131824069">=0A<div>=0A &n= bsp; =0A<font size=3D"4">I seized an hour at lunchtime today to go for a wa= lk around=0Athe Frog Pond in Fleming Park, Jollimore, HRM. The sun wa= s warm=0Abehind the high cloud cover, and winds were light. Later the= sun=0Acame out and it must have reached +15. Lots of birds were sing= ing=0Ain the neighbourhood around the park: Robins, Song Sparrows, Dark-eye= d=0AJuncos, Goldfinches, and Black-capped Chickadees have all been present= =0Aand singing for awhile now. I was delighted to hear a Cardinal=0As= inging, from the Parkhill Road side of the pond. I know they are=0Ain= that neighbourhood and it was probably in a backyard there: I have=0Anever= seen one in Fleming Park itself. But I was most hoping to see=0Asome= new arrivals, and was not disappointed.<br><br>=0A  = ; There were=0Amore than 20 Yellow-rumped Warblers = singing and flycatching in the bare=0Atrees. All were males, and very= quick to respond to my=0Apishing. I also saw and heard 2 or 3 tail-b= obbing Palm=0AWarblers. Other migrants included a singing Ruby-crowne= d Kinglet, a=0Alone Common Grackle, and two Northern Flickers. White-= throated=0ASparrows were scarce in HRM this winter, though some may have st= ayed near=0Afeeders in garde