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--Apple-Mail-44-912171607 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: January 27, 2013 3:56:26 PM AST > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Jim Wolford > <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, Richard Hennigar <hennigar@xcountry.tv>, > Bob & Doreen Cote <bob.cote@eastlink.ca>, Vicki Cameron > <vcameron@eastlink.ca>, John Webb <johnwmwebb@eastlink.ca>, Vince > Brown <va.brown@ns.sympatico.ca>, Mark F Elderkin > <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca>, Randy Milton <miltongr@gov.ns.ca>, Sherman > Boates <boatesjs@gov.ns.ca> > Subject: Eagle Watch report, cont. + raptors count > > JAN. 27, 2013 (Sunday) -- EAGLE WATCH report (cont.) -- Basically > the same weather as yesterday, but windier from the northwest -- > -10 C. in morning, -8 C. in afternoon -- not much Sun until > afternoon. I got to Sheffield Mills at 11 a.m. The eagle viewing > site at the north end of Middle Dyke Road had only about 3 bald > eagles, all perched separately around the feeding field. Nothing > on the ground then. But at the Community Hall I heard that an hour > earlier there had been lots of eagles there with minimal "action"? > > Again today there were relatively few cars at the viewing site and > at the Hall, and not many people either eating or looking at the > displays and videos while I was there. But I wasn't there for long > when I found out there had been a breakdown with the coffee-making > machine(s)! > > This was a crisis for myself, and I drove to Canning (by way of > Bains Road and Woodside) for coffee etc., returning to the viewing > site by 1 p.m., by which time many bald eagles had re-assembled. > On the ground were 10 eagles, all adults, and quite a few other > eagles were flying back and forth over them, including a few > immatures. And I counted another 25 or more perched eagles, so > that there was a minimum of 40+ eagles in that area. But on > Saturday and again today, I heard from others that there had been > 75 or more eagles there at one time or another. > > The lesson on eagle watching is to drive around a lot and revisit > hoped areas like the Sheffield Mills site many times, and > eventually you will get lucky and be in the right place at the > right time. OR, better yet, with fewer greenhouse gases emitted, > sit in your car at the site for long periods, or bundle up and > stand there with the would-be photographers for long periods. This > cold weather and snowy ground are great conditions for getting the > eagles to the feeding sites. > > A bunch of us are going to try doing our annual count of eagles and > other raptors next Sunday, Feb. 3. For perspective, last year's > count on Feb. 5 totalled 477 bald eagles, 56 red-tailed hawks, > etc. Speaking of red-tails, I forgot to mention that yesterday I > saw at least 4 of them during my drives. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. --Apple-Mail-44-912171607 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; "> <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">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></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">January 27, 2013 3:56:26 PM = AST</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">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>>, Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>, = Richard Hennigar <<a = href=3D"mailto:hennigar@xcountry.tv">hennigar@xcountry.tv</a>>, Bob = & Doreen Cote <<a = href=3D"mailto:bob.cote@eastlink.ca">bob.cote@eastlink.ca</a>>, Vicki = Cameron <<a = href=3D"mailto:vcameron@eastlink.ca">vcameron@eastlink.ca</a>>, John = Webb <<a = href=3D"mailto:johnwmwebb@eastlink.ca">johnwmwebb@eastlink.ca</a>>, = Vince Brown <<a = href=3D"mailto:va.brown@ns.sympatico.ca">va.brown@ns.sympatico.ca</a>>,= Mark F Elderkin <<a = href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>>, Randy = Milton <<a = href=3D"mailto:miltongr@gov.ns.ca">miltongr@gov.ns.ca</a>>, Sherman = Boates <<a = href=3D"mailto:boatesjs@gov.ns.ca">boatesjs@gov.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>Eagle Watch report, cont. + raptors = count</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b>JAN. 27, = 2013</b> (Sunday) -- EAGLE WATCH report (cont.) -- Basically the = same weather as yesterday, but windier from the northwest -- -10 C. in = morning, -8 C. in afternoon -- not much Sun until = afternoon. I got to <b>Sheffield Mills</b> at 11 = a.m. The eagle viewing site at the north end of Middle Dyke = Road had only about 3 <b>bald eagles</b>, all perched separately = around the feeding field. Nothing on the ground = then. But at the Community Hall I heard that an hour earlier = there had been lots of eagles there with minimal = "action"? </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Again today there were = relatively few cars at the viewing site and at the Hall, and not many = people either eating or looking at the displays and videos while I was = there. But I wasn't there for long when I found out there had = been a <b>breakdown with the coffee-making = machine</b>(s)! </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">This was = a <b>crisis</b> for myself, and I drove to Canning (by way of = Bains Road and Woodside) for coffee etc., returning to = the <b>viewing site by 1 p.m., by which time many bald eagles had = re-assembled</b>. On the ground were 10 eagles, all adults, = and quite a few other eagles were flying back and forth over them, = including a few immatures. And I counted another 25 or more = perched eagles, so that there was a minimum of <b>40+ = eagles </b>in that area. But on Saturday and again = today, I heard from others that there had been 75 or more eagles there = at one time or another.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">The<b> lesson on = eagle watching</b> is to drive around a lot and revisit hoped areas = like the Sheffield Mills site many times, and eventually you will get = lucky and be in the right place at the right time. OR, better = yet, with fewer greenhouse gases emitted, sit in your car at the site = for long periods, or bundle up and stand there with the would-be = photographers for long periods. This cold weather and snowy = ground are great conditions for getting the eagles to the feeding = sites.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">A bunch of us are going to = try doing our <b>annual count of eagles and other = raptors </b>next Sunday, Feb. 3. For = perspective,<b> last year's count </b>on Feb. 5 = totalled <b>477 bald eagles, 56 red-tailed hawks</b>, = etc. Speaking of red-tails, I forgot to mention that = yesterday I saw at least 4 of them during my drives.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.</font></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-44-912171607--
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