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Index of Subjects --498176207-957539376-1362002161=:39693 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi AllThis morning was so nice I went with my wife to townand she dropped m= e of 6 - 7 kms so I could walk home.The walking was good - the snow well pa= cked and not many slippy patches.As I was coming along, I went up on a Drum= lin along the trail. It had a nice groveof white pine - not large perhaps 4= 0 cm diameter at breast height, I thought to checkfor early nests. In the g= rove was an old stone foundation or well casing. It was about2 m in diamete= r and had a walk way into it. The stone rose up about 1 m above the local= =A0ground, As there was snow on the ground the area wasn't visible. The roc= k work waswell done - no mortar - just the stones properly placed. Someone = knew what they were doing.=A0Not impossible it was Acadian.On the way I pas= sed through a spot where Ruffed Grouse seem to like. Today therewas 2 that = I saw plus a few that I heard flying off - also tracks in the snow. Nobody = drumming yet although I was hoping but soon.Further on the trail has a ditch along a south facing cut in a drumlin. There is a little brook in th= e ditch and it was trickling today. About 20 small birds had gathered and s= eemed to be drink out of the ditch or maybe getting insects, About half wer= e Goldfinches and the rest was Juncos and Chickadees with a few sparrows. A= nice flock.At a bridge which crosses over a tidal inlet the tide was half = down and going out. About 16 mallards were sitting among the rocks, rock we= eds and dead grass. Well camoflaged - need look closely to see them. There = was also a Black Duck nearby and 3 Hooded Mergansers 2 males and a female. = The males well very sharp with the dark water and the sun shining on there = feathers.=A0A =A0great walk - enjoy the winterPaul --498176207-957539376-1362002161=:39693 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><div id=3D"yiv1327562821"><table cellspacing= =3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" id=3D"yiv1327562821bodyDrftID" class= =3D"yiv1327562821"><tbody><tr><td id=3D"yiv1327562821drftMsgContent" style= =3D"font:inherit;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;">Hi All<div>This morning= was so nice I went with my wife to town</div><div>and she dropped me of 6 = - 7 kms so I could walk home.</div><div>The walking was good - the snow wel= l packed and not many slippy patches.</div><div>As I was coming along, I we= nt up on a Drumlin along the trail. It had a nice grove</div><div>of white = pine - not large perhaps 40 cm diameter at breast height, I thought to chec= k</div><div>for early nests. In the grove was an old stone foundation or we= ll casing. It was about</div><div>2 m in diameter and had a walk way into i= t. The stone rose up about 1 m above the local </div><div>ground, As t= here was snow on the ground the area wasn't visible. The rock work was</div><div>well done - no= mortar - just the stones properly placed. Someone knew what they were doin= g. <span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: = inherit; line-height: inherit;">Not impossible it was Acadian.</span></div>= <div>On the way I passed through a spot where Ruffed Grouse seem to like. T= oday there</div><div>was 2 that I saw plus a few that I heard flying off - = also tracks in the snow. Nobody drumming yet although I was hoping but soon= .</div><div>Further on the trail has a ditch along a south facing cut in a = drumlin. There is a little brook in the ditch and it was trickling today. A= bout 20 small birds had gathered and seemed to be drink out of the ditch or= maybe getting insects, About half were Goldfinches and the rest was Juncos= and Chickadees with a few sparrows. A nice flock.</div><div>At a bridge wh= ich crosses over a tidal inlet the tide was half down and going out. About 16 mallards were sitting among the rocks, rock weeds and dead grass.= Well camoflaged - need look closely to see them. There was also a Black Du= ck nearby and 3 Hooded Mergansers 2 males and a female. The males well very= sharp with the dark water and the sun shining on there feathers. </di= v><div>A great walk - enjoy the winter</div><div>Paul</div><div><br><= /div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table> --498176207-957539376-1362002161=:39693--
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