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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000604020706090006030503 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Perhaps the other birds were juvenile males. I am not sure when the males achieve adult breeding. Don Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net On 23/05/2013 1:49 PM, Paul MacDonald wrote: > Strange indeed Nancy > As female Common Mergansers have a tendency to lay > in another females nest - that might have been the situation. > The 3 unwanted females wanted the nest site. > Sometimes very large broods as a result. > Good observation > Paul > > --- On *Thu, 5/23/13, nancy dowd /<nancypdowd@gmail.com>/* wrote: > > > From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> > Subject: [NatureNS] Common merganser behavior > To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Received: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 5:36 AM > > I was just watching some strange C Merganser behavior along the > shore (L Torment, E Dalhousie, Kings Co). A lone male was > corralling one female and driving off a group if 3 other females > who were hanging around. > > Seems like breeding activity but I thought they would have nested > long ago and the males departed. We do have a nest box nearby. > Perhaps the cold spring has delayed things? > > I also find it strange that the male was driving off the other > females- the more the merrier seems to the usual case for male ducks. > > Any comments? > > Nancy > --------------000604020706090006030503 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Calibri">Perhaps</font> the other birds were juvenile males. I am not sure when the males achieve adult breeding.<br> <br> Don<br> <br> <div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div> On 23/05/2013 1:49 PM, Paul MacDonald wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:1369327755.79470.YahooMailClassic@web160903.mail.bf1.yahoo.com" type="cite"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font: inherit;" valign="top"> <div>Strange indeed Nancy</div> <div>As female Common Mergansers have a tendency to lay</div> <div>in another females nest - that might have been the situation.</div> <div>The 3 unwanted females wanted the nest site.</div> <div>Sometimes very large broods as a result.</div> <div>Good observation</div> <div>Paul<br> <br> --- On <b>Thu, 5/23/13, nancy dowd <i><nancypdowd@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><br> From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com><br> Subject: [NatureNS] Common merganser behavior<br> To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br> Received: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 5:36 AM<br> <br> <div id="yiv1743865894">I was just watching some strange C Merganser behavior along the shore (L Torment, E Dalhousie, Kings Co). A lone male was corralling one female and driving off a group if 3 other females who were hanging around. <div><br> </div> <div>Seems like breeding activity but I thought they would have nested long ago and the males departed. We do have a nest box nearby. Perhaps the cold spring has delayed things?</div> <div><br> </div> <div>I also find it strange that the male was driving off the other females- the more the merrier seems to the usual case for male <span></span>ducks. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Any comments?</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Nancy</div> </div> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html> --------------000604020706090006030503--
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