[NatureNS] shorebirds & tides, Euonymus showy fruits, hooded mergansers, robins

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Date: October 16, 2012 12:02:32 AM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] shorebirds & tides, Euonymus showy fruits,  
> hooded mergansers, robins
>
> OCT. 15, 2012 - In Gesner's Pond (M. Dyke Rd.), 3 hooded mergansers  
> (a m/f pair + a f/imm, and 3 m/f pairs of mallards.
>
> In Wolfville, robins seen flying and also gleaning mountain-ash  
> berries.
>
> Along the Rail Trail in nw. Wolfville, a showy species of Euonymus  
> has oodles of pink fruits that have now split their outer envelopes  
> to reveal 1-4 gaudy orange seeds per fruit -- Euonymus is the genus  
> that includes "burning bush" and several other species/varieties,  
> but I don't yet have a common name for this showy species.  A  
> different species with winged stems in a "burning bush" with  
> gorgeous purple-pink leaves, which are visible all over town in  
> residential yards and parks.
>
> Daytime high tide was at 13:11 or 1:11 p.m.  NOTE the VERY LARGE- 
> AMPLITUDE TIDES predicted for the next three days, a coincidence of  
> Perigee and New Moon -- see BNS Calendar for Oct. 2012.
>
> In Wolfville Harbour with the tide totally out of the harbour at 4  
> p.m., 17 semipalmated plovers and 3 "peeps", i.e., either  
> semipalmated or, less likely from colours, least sandpipers.  No  
> sign of any larger shorebirds at that time.  However, at 2:45 p.m.  
> with the tide considerably higher, Pat Hawes and Erica Garrett saw  
> (without binoculars) 10 yellowlegs and, they think, a/the godwit?!  
> on the rocks at the harbour edge.  This needs to be checked out,  
> obviously.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
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Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" &lt;<a =
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#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 16, 2012 12:02:32 AM =
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a</a>&gt;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] shorebirds &amp; =
tides, Euonymus showy fruits, hooded mergansers, =
robins</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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<div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: =
13.0px Arial"><b>OCT. 15, 2012</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce"> - In =
</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px =
Arial"><b>Gesner's Pond</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce"> (M. Dyke =
Rd.), 3</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px =
Arial"><b> hooded mergansers</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce"> (a m/f =
pair + a f/imm, and 3 m/f pairs of </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>mallards</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: =
#0a28ce">.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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13px/normal Arial; color: rgb(10, 40, 206); min-height: 15px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0A28CE" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px;"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">In Wolfville, </font><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px =
Arial"><b>robins</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce"> seen =
flying and also gleaning mountain-ash =
berries.</font></div></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 13px/normal Arial; color: rgb(10, 40, 206); min-height: =
15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">Along the =
Rail Trail in nw. Wolfville, a showy species of</font><font face=3D"Arial"=
 size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><i> Euonymus</i></font><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce"> has oodles of</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b> pink fruits</b></font><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce"> that have now split their outer envelopes to reveal 1-4 =
gaudy </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px =
Arial"><b>orange seeds</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce"> per =
fruit -- </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px =
Arial"><i>Euonymus</i></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce"> is the =
genus that includes </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: =
13.0px Arial"><b>"burning bush" </b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4"=
 color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">and =
several other species/varieties, but I don't yet have a common name for =
this showy species.&nbsp; A different species with winged stems in a =
"burning bush" with gorgeous purple-pink leaves, which are visible all =
over town in residential yards and parks.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; color: =
rgb(10, 40, 206); min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>Daytime high =
tide </b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">was at 13:11 or 1:11 =
p.m.&nbsp; NOTE the </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: =
13.0px Arial"><b>VERY LARGE-AMPLITUDE TIDES predicted for the next three =
days</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">, a coincidence of Perigee =
and New Moon -- see BNS Calendar for Oct. 2012.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; color: =
rgb(10, 40, 206); min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce">In Wolfville Harbour with the tide totally out of the =
harbour at 4 p.m., 17 </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>semipalmated plovers</b></font><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce"> and 3 </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>"peeps"</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: =
#0a28ce">, i.e., either semipalmated or, less likely from colours, least =
sandpipers.&nbsp; No sign of any larger shorebirds at that time.&nbsp; =
However, at 2:45 p.m. with the tide considerably higher, Pat Hawes and =
Erica Garrett saw (without binoculars) 10 </font><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>yellowlegs</b></font><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce"> and, they think, a/the </font><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>godwit?! </b>on the rocks at =
the harbour edge.</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">&nbsp; This needs to be =
checked out, obviously.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
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face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div><div><font =
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