[NatureNS] ponds & ducks, field gulls, blueberry colours

From: Robert Stevens <rocks@xcountry.tv>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:19:11 -0300
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Well over a hundred Canada Geese in at least three flights arrived at =
Harris' Pond, Canning yesterday. They are still there now.
Bob Stevens
On 2012-10-23, at 3:13 PM, James W. Wolford wrote:

> OCT. 23, 2012 - (early afternoon) Gesner's Pond, ne. of Kentville: a =
m/f pair of wood ducks, 5 hooded mergansers (1 ad. male with 4 fem./imm. =
(2 of latter had normal hood or crest behind head, other 2 younger?), a =
m/f pair of mallards.
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> Canard Pond: 1 m. gadwall, 1 unidentified brown surface-feeding duck =
(yg. gadwall?, tipping-up), 4 male n. pintails getting their breeding =
plumage back, only 1 Am. wigeon (f/imm) noticed, about 20 green-winged =
teals, perhaps 40 Am.black ducks, a few mallards.
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> Saxon St. Pond: 8 hooded mergansers (2 ad. males, 6 f/imm) about 20 =
mallards, a few black ducks.
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> In a large field, newly & currently plowed, along Middle Dyke Road, a =
large flock of herring gulls included at least two lesser black-backed =
gulls (subadults).=20
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> At Blueberry Acres, lovely red fall colours on the highbush blueberry =
bushes.
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> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.=20
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Well =
over a hundred Canada Geese in at least three flights arrived at Harris' =
Pond, Canning yesterday. They are still there now.<div>Bob =
Stevens<br><div><div>On 2012-10-23, at 3:13 PM, James W. Wolford =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: =
space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><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. 23, =
2012</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce"> -</font><font face=3D"Arial"=
 size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"> (early afternoon) <b>Gesner's =
Pond</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">, ne. of Kentville: a m/f =
pair of </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px =
Arial"><b>wood ducks</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">, 5 =
</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"> (1 ad. =
male with 4 fem./imm. (2 of latter had normal hood or crest behind head, =
other 2 younger?), a m/f pair 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; =
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>Canard Pond:</b></font><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce"> 1 m. </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>gadwall</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: =
#0a28ce">, 1 unidentified brown surface-feeding duck (yg. gadwall?, =
tipping-up), 4 male</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: =
13.0px Arial"><b> n. pintails</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce"> getting =
their breeding plumage back, only 1</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b> Am. wigeon</b></font><font face=3D"Arial"=
 size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: =
#0a28ce"> (f/imm) noticed, about 20 </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4"=
 style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>green-winged teals</b></font><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce">, perhaps 40 </font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>Am.black ducks</b></font><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce">, a few </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; =
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>Saxon St. Pond:</b></font><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; =
color: #0a28ce"> 8</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">(2 ad. males, 6 f/imm) about 20 </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">, a few</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b> black ducks</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; 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 a =
large field, newly &amp; currently plowed, along Middle Dyke Road, a =
large flock of</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: =
13.0px Arial"><b> herring gulls</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce"> included =
at least two</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px =
Arial"><b> lesser black-backed gulls</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"4" color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: =
#0a28ce"> (subadults).&nbsp;</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">At =
</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px =
Arial"><b>Blueberry Acres</b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">, =
lovely</font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px =
Arial"><b> red fall colours </b></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0a28ce">on the =
highbush blueberry bushes.</font></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"><br></font></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">Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.&nbsp;</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#0a28ce" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial; color: =
#0a28ce"><br></font></div>
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