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--Apple-Mail-45--488654730 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: June 9, 2013 4:10:04 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: Paul Murray <murraypaul@ns.sympatico.ca>, Nancy Nickerson > <nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca>, "George E. Forsyth" > <g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] re Kentville Field Trip this Morning > > Here are some notes of my own to complement those from Richard: > > JUNE 9, 2013 - Blomidon Naturalists Society field trip at Miner's > Marsh in Kentville and adjacent rail trail, led by Richard Stern > and George Forsyth. Five others showed up, including Paul Murray > of Dartmouth. Also present were Nancy Nickerson, John Belbin, > Murray Colbo, and ?? > > Today was very cool (forecast high of 14 C.) and overcast but not > windy. > > I only jotted down a few selective observations: > > - quite a few swallows flying about, both low and high, mostly tree > swallows, several bank swallows, a few barn swallows (totals > estimated at 30 to 50 or more); > - one bull frog called just a few times, no frogs seen; > - bur-reed in bloom; > - oat crown rust fungus seen on leaves and stems of glossy > buckthorn -- alternate host is oats, and this rust is an > important agricultural pest, but unfortunately buckthorn > tolerates the infection well and is not badly affected (fide Nancy > N.); > - another fungus, Taphrina sp., was shown on choke cherry -- it > infects and deforms the flowers and fruits; > - beech trees showed young fruits just past flowering; > - George F. showed us a red-winged blackbird nest (with youngsters > apparently) low in an isolated clump of new cattails; > - George pointed out a native black cherry tree in full bloom in a > yard along the rail trail; > - at least two muskrats were seen in the marsh, and I saw one in > the river near the bridge; > - another trail user mentioned seeing a raccoon with a baby in a > cavity with a big opening near the bridge; > - George tutored us on telling Norway maple from sugar maple from > red maple and pointed out various other trees and shrubs as we > walked; > - small to good-sized elms were seen, and most of them showed > leaves that were being devoured by something -- also one elm > (Siberian?) with very small leaves was seen along the rail trail; > - a few of us drove to the bald eagle nest in New Minas by NOVA > welding business in New Minas -- two large nestlings, looking > almost like fledglings (early), were on the nest, and an adult > arrived with food; > - at least two catbirds seen, and Nancy heard a Baltimore oriole; > - we also heard a sora rail; > - Richard & George will produce a bird list for our group. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Date: June 9, 2013 3:56:38 PM ADT >> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> >> Subject: [ValleyNature] Kentville Field Trip this Morning >> >> >>> From: Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> >>> Date: June 9, 2013 3:12:47 PM ADT >>> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>, BNS nature >>> <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> >>> Subject: [NatureNS] Kentville Field Trip this Morning >>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>> >>> We had the BNS field trip around the Miner's Marsh trail in >>> Kentville and then along the rail bed trail a little way to the >>> east this morning. The group was small, but full of expertise, on >>> many aspects of nature, from trees to birds to insects to fungi >>> -- made it a really interesting 3 hours. From a birder's point of >>> view, there weren't many species, but we heard a Sora, a Common >>> Yellowthroat, and a Baltimore Oriole, and saw a number of >>> Catbirds, 3 E. Kingbirds, Yellow Warblers >>> and adult Crows feeding begging young, many Red-winged Blackbirds >>> including a nest, and in particular, 50+ swallows, and a further >>> 100+ along the road at Stella's Pond - mostly Bank, but some Tree >>> and a few Barn and Cliff. 2 of us went to photograph an active >>> Bald Eagle's nest in New Minas, and later saw the adults being >>> dive-bombed by Red-wings as they brought food in for the two >>> large young. >>> >>> If any of the other participants want to add to this message, >>> especially the non-bird nature sightings, please do so. >>> >>> Many thanks for coming, Richard >>> >>> -- >>> ################# >>> Richard Stern, >>> Port Williams, NS, Canada >>> sternrichard@gmail.com >>> ################### >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nature mailing list >> Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca >> http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ >> nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-45--488654730 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">June 9, 2013 4:10:04 PM = ADT</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>></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>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Paul Murray <<a = href=3D"mailto:murraypaul@ns.sympatico.ca">murraypaul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&= gt;, Nancy Nickerson <<a = href=3D"mailto:nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca">nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca</a>>, = "George E. Forsyth" <<a = href=3D"mailto:g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca">g4syth@staff.ednet.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>[ValleyNature] re Kentville Field = Trip this Morning</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> Here are some notes of my own to complement those = from Richard:<div><br></div><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: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>JUNE = 9, 2013 - Blomidon Naturalists Society field trip</b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> at Miner's Marsh in </font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>Kentville</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> and = adjacent rail trail, led by Richard Stern and George Forsyth. Five = others showed up, including Paul Murray of Dartmouth. Also present = were Nancy Nickerson, John Belbin, Murray Colbo, and = ?? </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 28, 213); 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" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">Today was very cool (forecast high of 14 C.) and overcast but = not windy. </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 28, 213); 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" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">I only jotted down a few selective = observations:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 28, 213); 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" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">- quite a few </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>swallows</b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> flying about, both low and high, mostly tree = swallows, <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>several bank swallows, a few barn swallows (totals estimated at = 30 to 50 or <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>more);</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"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">- one</font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><b> bull frog</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5"> called just a few times, no frogs seen;</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"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5">- </font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>bur-reed</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> in = bloom; </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"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">- </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><b>oat crown rust </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">fungus seen on leaves and stems of </font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>glossy = buckthorn</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> -- <span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>alternate = host is oats, and this rust is an important agricultural pest, but <span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>unfortunately buckthorn tolerates the infection well and is not = badly affected <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>(fide Nancy N.);</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"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001cd5">- another</font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b> fungus</b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001cd5">, </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i>Taphrina</i></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> sp., was shown </font><font face=3D"Helvetica"= size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>on choke = cherry</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> -- it infects and = <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>deforms the flowers and fruits;</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"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5">-</font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b> = beech</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> trees showed = </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>young fruits</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> just = past flowering;</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"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">- George F. showed us a</font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"= style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b> red-winged blackbird = nest</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> (with youngsters = apparently) <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>low in an isolated clump of new cattails;</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"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5">- George pointed out a = native</font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b> black cherry</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> tree = in full bloom in a yard along the rail <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>trail;</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"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5">- at least two muskrats = were seen in the marsh, and I saw one in the river near the <span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>bridge;</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"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">- another trail user mentioned seeing a </font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>raccoon with a baby</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5"> in a cavity with a big <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>opening near the = bridge;</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"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">- George tutored us on telling</font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b> Norway = maple</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> from </font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>sugar = maple</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> from </font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>red = maple</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> <span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>and = pointed out various other trees and shrubs as we = walked;</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"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5">- small to good-sized </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>elms</b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> were seen, and most of them showed leaves = that were <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>being devoured by something -- </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>also one elm (Siberian?) = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5">with very small <span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>leaves = was seen along the rail trail;</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"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001cd5">- a few of us drove to the </font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>bald = eagle nest in New Minas</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> by = NOVA welding business <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>in New Minas -- two large = nestlings, looking almost like fledglings (early), <span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>were on = the nest, and an adult arrived with food;</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"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5">- at least two = </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>catbirds</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> = seen, and Nancy heard a </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Baltimore oriole</b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001cd5">;</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"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001cd5">- we also heard a</font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b> = sora</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5"> rail;</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"#001cd5" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001cd5">- Richard & George = will produce a </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><b>bird list</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#001cd5" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001cd5"> for our group.</font></div><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">June 9, 2013 3:56:38 PM = ADT</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>></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>[ValleyNature] Kentville Field Trip = this Morning</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> <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">Richard Stern <<a = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</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">June 9, 2013 3:12:47 PM = ADT</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">NatureNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>>, = BNS nature <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</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>[NatureNS] Kentville Field Trip this = Morning</b></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>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = dir=3D"ltr"><div>We had the BNS field trip around the Miner's Marsh = trail in Kentville and then along the rail bed trail a little way to the = east this morning. The group was small, but full of expertise, on many = aspects of nature, from trees to birds to insects to fungi -- made it a = really interesting 3 hours. =46rom a birder's point of view, there = weren't many species, but we heard a Sora, a Common Yellowthroat, and a = Baltimore Oriole, and saw a number of Catbirds, 3 E. Kingbirds, = Yellow Warblers <br> and adult Crows feeding begging young, many = Red-winged Blackbirds including a nest, and in particular, 50+ swallows, = and a further 100+ along the road at Stella's Pond - mostly Bank, but = some Tree and a few Barn and Cliff. 2 of us went to photograph an active = Bald Eagle's nest in New Minas, and later saw the adults being = dive-bombed by Red-wings as they brought food in for the two large = young.<br> <br></div><div>If any of the other participants want to add = to this message, especially the non-bird nature sightings, please do = so.<br></div><div><br></div>Many thanks for = coming, Richard<br clear=3D"all"><div><div><br> = -- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>Port Williams, NS, = Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>################### = </div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-45--488654730--
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