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--Apple-Mail-7--638831463 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed It's sad and quite remarkable that the mother and babies were both at/ in the nest cavity/box together (and that the mother was killed, as well), since the ducklings leave the nest site together very soon after they have all hatched and dried off, never to return. Ken McKenna always reports lots of hoodies in fall? in various places in Pictour County. Bernard Forsythe in King's County usually finds and monitors at least a few hoodie nests every year in both natural cavities and nest-boxes. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com> > Date: July 19, 2012 4:39:35 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] hooded merganser search > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Thanks, they came from Port Hawkesbury way but were in a nest and > not near water when the mother was killed so I have no idea where > SHE was from :) > > Helene > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 4:31 PM, John & Francine Belbin > <jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > 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 Hoody 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 ----- > From: Helene Van Doninck > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > 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 > > -- > 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 > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2437/5141 - Release Date: > 07/19/12 > > > > > -- > Helene Van Doninck DVM > Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre > RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 > 902-893-0253 > birdvet@hotmail.com > www.cwrc.net > --Apple-Mail-7--638831463 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; "> It's sad and quite remarkable that the mother and babies were both at/in = the nest cavity/box together (and that the mother was killed, as well), = since the ducklings leave the nest site together very soon after they = have all hatched and dried off, never to return. = <div><br></div><div>Ken McKenna always reports lots of hoodies in = fall? in various places in Pictour County. Bernard Forsythe in = King's County usually finds and monitors at least a few hoodie nests = every year in both natural cavities and = nest-boxes.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><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>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Helene Van Doninck <<a = href=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com">helene.birdvet@gmail.com</a>><= /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>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 19, 2012 4:39:35 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>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></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>Re: [NatureNS] hooded merganser = search</b></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>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> Thanks, they came = from Port Hawkesbury way but were in a nest and not near water when the = mother was killed so I have no idea where SHE was from = :)<div><br></div><div>Helene<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, = Jul 19, 2012 at 4:31 PM, John & Francine Belbin <span = dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca" = target=3D"_blank">jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> = <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div = bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Helene,</font></div> = <div><font face=3D"Arial">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 Hoody 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.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">John Belbin</font></div> = <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px = solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px"= dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"im"> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- = Original Message ----- </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt = arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b> <a = title=3D"helene.birdvet@gmail.com" = href=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Helene Van = Doninck</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a = title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div> </div><div = class=3D"im"><div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July = 19, 2012 11:56 AM</div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt = arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] hooded merganser search</div> = <div><br></div></div><div><div class=3D"h5">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 :) <div><br></div> <div>Helene<br clear=3D"all"> = <div><br></div>-- <br>Helene Van Doninck DVM<br>Cobequid Wildlife = Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0<br><a = href=3D"tel:902-893-0253" value=3D"+19028930253" = target=3D"_blank">902-893-0253</a><br><a = href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com</a><br> <a = href=3D"http://www.cwrc.net" = target=3D"_blank">www.cwrc.net</a><br><br></div><a></a> </div></div><p = align=3D"left" color=3D"#000000">No virus found in this = message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com" = target=3D"_blank">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus = Database: 2437/5141 - Release Date: 07/19/12</p></blockquote></div> = </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Helene = Van Doninck DVM<br>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1 = Brookfield NS B0N1C0<br>902-893-0253<br><a = href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com</a><br> <a = href=3D"http://www.cwrc.net" target=3D"_blank">www.cwrc.net</a><br><br> = </div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-7--638831463--
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