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yle:norm --Apple-Mail-484-1037825359 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The large number of swallows over that back pond is fairly typical. You can actually get to it relatively easily, as the train tracks that are near the corner of Lagoon and Park have a road that goes right to them. Now is the best time as when all the shrubs and bushes leaf out they tend to block the view somewhat. http://g.co/maps/yejme Pat On Apr 30, 2012, at 5:51 PM, Bob McDonald wrote: > Good Day, > > Just a brief note to thank Richard Stern for leading us on a very > productive although rather cool and breezy field trip pond-hopping, > etc. in the Wolfville/Kentville area on Sat. Also thanks to Liz > Stern for the hospitality she showed to a bunch of muddy-booted > birders! Sorry about that, Liz! > > It was great to view Richard's and Paul's images, especially of the > Barred Owls in Bernard's backyard. Bernard certainly knows their > behaviour! Thanks, Bernard! > > After the field trip was over, and Suzanne and I were able to warm > up over coffees at Just Us, we stopped to take a look over the > Windsor Sewage Lagoon. There, we were able to add several species > to the day's tally. Perhaps most remarkable was the number of Tree > Swallows flying over the second pond, further from the road. > Although it was a challenge to do a proper count, counting by 10's, > I "guesstimated" about 250 swallows in all, with about 1 in 10 being > a Barn Swallow. Also in the second pond were a few Ring-necked > Ducks, and both American and Eurasian Wigeon. A presumed pair of > Killdeer were on the gravel driveway. Finally, we quickly scanned > the gulls roosting on the grassy area between the ponds, expecting > only the usual 3 suspects. However, there was a 4th - a Lesser > Black-backed Gull, obviously smaller and not nearly as dark as the > nearby GBBG's, finally stood up to show us its yellow legs! I was > able to get poor but documentary pics for the record. > > Bring on the migration.... The only warbler species I've seen so > far in 2012 (in NS) is Yellow-rumped! > > Cheers, > > Bob McDonald > Halifax > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Patrick Kelly > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:11 PM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Today's NSBS and BNS Field trip photos > > Hi everyone: > > If I hadn't been trying to get the lawns/gardens done on Saturday > before going on a brief vacation, I would have loved to have made > this trip, especially if an indigo bunting was spotted, as I have > never seen one, and appear to be the only birder in the province in > that category! LOL > > Pat > > > On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:07 PM, Richard Stern wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have put a few photos from today's joint NSBS and BNS field trip >> to Wolfville and Kentville here - >> >> http://richard-s.smugmug.com/Nature/NS-Birds-and-Scenes-March-2012/22243843_PJkNCK#!i >> =1817569802&k=vLTrnqB >> >> Click on the big version of the image for a full-sized one, and go >> on to the next page (menu above the thumbnails) for more. >> >> Richard >> >> >> -- >> ################# >> Richard Stern, >> Port Williams, NS, Canada >> sternrichard@gmail.com >> ################### > > > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > Patrick Kelly > Director of Computer Facilities > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > Faculty of Architecture and Planning > Dalhousie University > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > MAIL COURIER > PO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden Road > Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia > Canada Canada > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4969 - Release Date: > 04/30/12 > = = ======================================================================== Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities = = ======================================================================== Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University = = ======================================================================== MAIL COURIER PO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Canada = = ======================================================================== Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca = = ======================================================================== --Apple-Mail-484-1037825359 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The large number of swallows = over that back pond is fairly typical. You can actually get to it = relatively easily, as the train tracks that are near the corner of = Lagoon and Park have a road that goes right to them. Now is the best = time as when all the shrubs and bushes leaf out they tend to block the = view somewhat.<div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"http://g.co/maps/yejme">http://g.co/maps/yejme</a></div><div><br><= /div><div>Pat</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Apr 30, 2012, at = 5:51 PM, Bob McDonald wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Good Day,</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3