[NatureNS] Miner's Marsh nature notes, July 9/13

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I sent this with no subject line to NatureBNS, alias ValleyNature,  
just a bit earlier.  Apologies.  Jim.

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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Date: July 9, 2013 5:27:59 PM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
>
> JULY 9, 2013 - In mid-afternoon I spent an hour walking the trail  
> around Miner's Marsh in Kentville.
>
> Common milkweed is abundant there and now at its peak of blooming  
> with oodles of pink flowers, but no monarch butterflies were seen.   
> Other plants in bloom include yellow loosestrife (not related to  
> purple loosestrife), narrow-leaved cattail, bur-reed, oodles of  
> goutweed (nasty weed), Canada thistle, hedge bindweed, evening  
> primrose, St. John's-wort, knapweed, sulphur or rough-fruited  
> cinquefoil, Deptford pink, Queen-Anne's-lace, etc. etc.
>
> I also noted galls/swellings on willow leaves, possibly from sawflies?
>
> Green frogs were calling, but no bull frogs were heard.
>
> Red-winged blackbirds abundant as usual, and I saw a male feed a  
> fully fledged juvenile.  A sora rail whinnied close to me at 2:45  
> p.m., a bit east from the small bridge where the cross trail meets  
> the main trail.  At one point in my walk, not far in from the big  
> bridge, I thought I heard the peeping of young ducklings, but I  
> couldn't see them.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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I sent this with no subject line to NatureBNS, alias ValleyNature, just =
a bit earlier. &nbsp;Apologies. &nbsp;Jim.<br><div><br><div>Begin =
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class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; ">In mid-afternoon =
I spent an hour walking the trail around<b> Miner's Marsh </b>in =
Kentville.&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b>Common =
milkweed</b> is abundant there and now at its peak of blooming with =
oodles of pink flowers, but <b>no monarch butterflies</b> were =
seen.&nbsp; <b>Other plants in bloom include</b> yellow loosestrife (not =
related to purple loosestrife), narrow-leaved cattail, bur-reed, oodles =
of goutweed (nasty weed), Canada thistle, hedge bindweed, evening =
primrose, St. John's-wort, knapweed, sulphur or rough-fruited =
cinquefoil, Deptford pink, Queen-Anne's-lace, etc. etc. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">I also =
noted <b>galls/swellings on willow leaves</b>, possibly from<b> =
sawflies?&nbsp;</b></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 =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>Green frogs</b> were calling, but no bull frogs =
were heard. &nbsp;</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: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>Red-winged blackbirds</b> abundant as usual, and I =
<b>saw a male feed a fully fledged juvenile.</b>&nbsp; A<b> sora rail =
</b>whinnied close to me at 2:45 p.m., a bit east from the small bridge =
where the cross trail meets the main trail.&nbsp; At one point in my =
walk, not far in from the big bridge, I thought I heard the peeping of =
<b>young ducklings</b>, but I couldn't see =
them.&nbsp;</font></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span =
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