[NatureNS] hooded merganser search

From: "John & Francine Belbin" <jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Helene,
Hoodies are extremely good at hiding during breeding season and early =
summer. We often get almost no reports of them during this time, despite =
the relative wealth of observations in early spring and again when they =
gather in the fall. On this years NSMC only Pictou and Victoria Counties =
recorded more than one individual - the most was 8 in Pictou. There have =
been few reports since then. Paul's suggestion of Wallace would be a =
good one. In fact the Pictou coastline becomes something of a Hoddle =
Hotbed in the fall with good numbers being seen in the Merigomish - Big =
Island - Lower Barneys River area.  I have personally seen them breeding =
in small wooded ponds in Annapolis, Kings and Hants Counties and they =
are probably more widespread than we realize. The good numbers in early =
spring and fall are of course inflated by migrants passing through. Some =
are obviously present right now but few people are noticing them, or at =
least they are not recording their observations. I hope this will give =
you a few choices.
John Belbin
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Helene Van Doninck=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 11:56 AM
  Subject: [NatureNS] hooded merganser search


  Hi all, Just wondering where people have been seeing hooded mergansers =
lately. We have 5 juveniles that we've raised and need to start scouting =
possible release sites. Officially the highest maintenance and most =
expensive set of babies we've ever had!  Have spent the last 6 weeks or =
so in a constant search for small fish :)


  Helene



  --=20
  Helene Van Doninck DVM
  Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
  RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0
  902-893-0253
  birdvet@hotmail.com
  www.cwrc.net


  No virus found in this message.
  Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
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07/19/12

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Helene,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hoodies are extremely good at hiding =
during=20
breeding season and early summer. We often get almost no reports of them =
during=20
this time, despite the relative wealth of observations in early spring =
and again=20
when they gather in the fall. On this years NSMC only Pictou and =
Victoria=20
Counties recorded more than one individual - the most was 8 in Pictou. =
There=20
have been few reports since then. Paul's suggestion of Wallace would be =
a good=20
one. In fact the Pictou coastline becomes something of a Hoddle Hotbed =
in the=20
fall with good numbers being seen in the Merigomish - Big Island - Lower =
Barneys=20
River area.&nbsp; I have personally seen them breeding in small wooded =
ponds in=20
Annapolis, Kings and Hants Counties and they are probably&nbsp;more =
widespread=20
than we realize. The good numbers in early spring and fall are of course =

inflated by migrants passing through. Some are obviously present right =
now but=20
few people are noticing them, or at least they are not recording their=20
observations. I hope this will give you a few choices.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>John Belbin</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 19, 2012 =
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  <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi all, Just wondering where people have been seeing =
hooded=20
  mergansers lately. We have 5 juveniles that we've raised and need to =
start=20
  scouting possible release sites. Officially the highest maintenance =
and most=20
  expensive set of babies we've ever had! &nbsp;Have spent the last 6 =
weeks or=20
  so in a constant search for small fish :)
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Helene<BR clear=3Dall>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>-- <BR>Helene Van Doninck DVM<BR>Cobequid Wildlife=20
  Rehabilitation Centre<BR>RR#1 Brookfield NS =
B0N1C0<BR>902-893-0253<BR><A=20
  href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" =
target=3D_blank>birdvet@hotmail.com</A><BR><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.cwrc.net" =
target=3D_blank>www.cwrc.net</A><BR><BR></DIV><A></A>
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