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Index of Subjects --0023544713c48d87a404dae3be60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 You can take exit 8A on the 102 and follow the Becky States across to the Bishopville Rd (3k) then down the Old Post Rd (dirt, 3k) to the Bog Rd. head south to Akin Marsh, about 3k on the right. All distances approximate. The marsh is managed by Ducks Unlimited and the Hants West Wildlife Association and there's a large sign and parking area. Besides the 2 trails(inner/outer) you can also follow the logging road up the mountain about 4k or further, a lovely hike. Lots of old pine/hemlocks, decent view of Avon River Valley at the top where transmission lines cross. The marsh is full of amphibians, turtles and water birds. I've had Barred owls there and my son and I once called a Sora into with 5 feet! There's also some pretty interesting plants and fungi. BTW at the SW corner of the Old Post Road and the Bog Road, about 10' in and partially covered by brush you can find a small stone monument (about 24" diameter) placed there by Senator Ezra Churchill in 1865 marking the spot where his wife was killed when her buggy overturned while traveling from their home (Churchill House on the current Hantsport Memorial Community Centre grounds) to pick the Senator up at the Windsor rail depot. On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Andy Dean <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > ** > Hi Richard, > Can you supply directions to Akin marsh please? Thanks > > Andy Dean > 86 Baden Powell drive, > Kentville, N.S. > B4N 5P5 > > (902) 678-6243 > aadean@ns.sympatico.ca > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> > *To:* NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Sent:* Sunday, April 21, 2013 1:54 PM > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Birding and Beavering this morning > > Hi, > > Rick Whitman and I did some exploring this morning, starting with nice > looks at the Eastern Phoebe presumably nesting as usual under the White > Rock Bridge. > > We then went to East Point, Grand Pre, where there were Savannah Sparrows > singing, and 2 G.B.Herons flying across from Boot Island. No Shorebirds yet. > > Yesterday I bumped into Patrick Kelly, who told me about Akin Marsh, near > Falmouth. I had never been there before, so we went. There's a nice trail > through the woods, with good looks at some marshy ponds at a couple of > spots. We had some nice Spring migrants, including very close looks at 2 > Hermit Thrushes, also 2 bright Palm Warblers, at least 6 Swamp Sparrows > singing, a Sapsucker, and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, plus a singing Brown > Creeper. We also watched a Beaver swim close to its lodge. > > We then did the whole traverse of Mines and Butler Roads, from Falmouth to > the New Ross Road - mainly to see if I could get through for my owl survey. > The road is a long, rough, logging road that is very potholed and soft in > places, and very remote if you get stuck - but we made it. We saw some > pretty vigorous Beaver activity along the route, with large trees felled, > and another Beaver by the bridge near the end. We didn't stop much, but did > see a pair of Hooded Mergansers, several more Hermit Thrushes fly across, > Robins and a soaring Bald Eagle. It's a great road to bird in late May/ > June. > > We heard many choruses of Spring Peepers and also Wood Frogs. > > Richard > > -- > ################# > Richard Stern, > Port Williams, NS, Canada > sternrichard@gmail.com > ################### > > --0023544713c48d87a404dae3be60 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div>You can take exit 8A on the 102 and fo= llow the Becky States across to the Bishopville Rd (3k) then down the Old P= ost Rd (dirt, 3k) to the Bog Rd.=A0 head south to Akin Marsh, about 3k on t= he right.=A0 All distances approximate.=A0 The marsh is managed by Ducks Un= limited and the Hants West Wildlife Association and there's a large sig= n and parking area.<br> <br></div>Besides the 2 trails(inner/outer) you can also follow the logging= road up the mountain about 4k or further, a lovely hike.=A0 Lots of old pi= ne/hemlocks, decent view of Avon River Valley at the top where transmission= lines cross.<br> <br></div>The marsh is full of amphibians, turtles and water birds.=A0 I= 9;ve had Barred owls there and my son and I once called a Sora into with 5 = feet!<br><br></div>There's also some pretty interesting plants and fung= i.<br> <br></div>BTW at the=A0 SW corner of the Old Post Road and the Bog Road, ab= out 10' in and partially covered by brush you can find a small stone mo= nument (about 24" diameter) placed there by Senator Ezra Churchill in = 1865 marking the spot where his wife was killed when her buggy overturned w= hile traveling from their home (Churchill House on the current Hantsport Me= morial Community Centre grounds) to pick the Senator up at the Windsor rail= depot. =A0 <br> </div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun,= Apr 21, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Andy Dean <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto= :aadean@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></= span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Hi Richard,</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Can you supply directions to Akin marsh=20 please?=A0 Thanks </font></div> <div>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Andy=A0 Dean<br>86 Baden Powell=20 drive,<br>Kentville,=A0 N.S.<br>B4N 5P5</font></div> <div>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"><a href=3D"tel:%28902%29%20678-6243" value=3D"+19= 026786243" target=3D"_blank">(902) 678-6243</a><br><a href=3D"mailto:aadean= @ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br></font></= div><div> <div class=3D"h5"> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING= -RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px" dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>=20 <a title=3D"sternrichard@gmail.com" href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com= " target=3D"_blank">Richard=20 Stern</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">&