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Index of Subjects --089e0115ed38c4e17104e221dcb3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The lake is connected to the ocean and has regular yearly runs of Gaspereaux. I used to catch nothing but trout in the lake, but in the last ten years or so the White Perch have taken over. Sometimes I can catch a nice perch on every cast of a fly. Normally there is only a resident pair, with some years having two pair, one at each end of the lake. Occasionally, like this weekend, I see larger groups of loons. The pairs appear to have good success hatching on this lake, most years I see one or two chicks. Now, if only the speedboats would go away. On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>wrote: > You can depend there is a very good source of food in this lake Rick. > I don't know the lake so my guess would be Gaspereaux or Alewife parr > if open to the salt water or White Suckers if not. > Sure a nice sight! > Paul > > *From:* Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com> > *To:* NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Sent:* Monday, July 22, 2013 7:27:57 PM > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Loon Flotilla > > After reading the Chronicle Herald article "Loon population in peril<http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1143580-loon-population-in-peril> > ", I thought I would post this photo of a Loon Flotilla<http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/9344700921/>, > taken this weekend at Indian Harbour Lake, Guysborough Co. The photo shows > a group of 6 mature loons. Also seen the same day, probably not in the > group photo, were the resident pair with their half grown chick. So > possibly there were 9 loons on the lake at once. The lake generally has a > single resident pair, and is about 5km long by less than 1km wide. > > -- > Rick Ballard > Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada > > > -- Rick Ballard Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada --089e0115ed38c4e17104e221dcb3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,= serif">The lake is connected to the ocean and has regular yearly runs of Ga= spereaux. I used to catch nothing but trout in the lake, but in the last te= n years or so the White Perch have taken over. Sometimes I can catch a nice= perch on every cast of a fly.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div>= <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Normally t= here is only a resident pair, with some years having two pair, one at each = end of the lake. =A0Occasionally, like this weekend, I see larger groups of= loons. The pairs appear to have good success hatching on this lake, most y= ears I see one or two chicks.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div>= <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Now, if on= ly the speedboats would go away.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>= <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Paul MacDonald <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr= ef=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">paulrita2001@yahoo.c= om</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg= in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><= div><span>You can depend there is a very good source of food in this lake R= ick.</span></div> <div style=3D"font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent= ;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>I don't know the lake so= my guess would be Gaspereaux or Alewife parr</span></div> <div style=3D"font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent= ;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>if open to the salt water or= White Suckers if not.</span></div> <div style=3D"font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent= ;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Sure a nice sight!</span></d= iv> <div style=3D"font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent= ;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Paul<var></var></span></div> <div><br></div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:12pt"> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:times new roman,new york,times,serif;FONT-SIZE:12= pt"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM:#ccc 1px solid;BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;PADDI= NG-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:0;MARGIN:5px 0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:0= px;min-height:0px;FONT-SIZE:0px;BORDER-TOP:#ccc 1px solid;BORDER-RIGHT:#ccc= 1px solid;PADDING-TOP:0px" readonly> </div><font face=3D"Arial"><b><span style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT:bold">From:</span>= </b> Rick Ballard <<a href=3D"mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com" target=3D"_bla= nk">ideaphore@gmail.com</a>><br><b><span style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT:bold">To:<= /span></b> NatureNS <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target= =3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>> <br> <b><span style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 22, 2013 = 7:27:57 PM<br><b><span style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Natu= reNS] Loon Flotilla<br></font></div><div><div class=3D"h5"> <div><br> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:georgia,serif">After reading the Chronicle Herald= article "<span style=3D"line-height:1.2em;background-color:rgb(238,23= 8,238);font-family:NovelSansProSemiBold,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href= =3D"http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1143580-loon-population-in-peri= l" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">Loon population in peril</a></span> <div style=3D"line-height:1.2em;display:inline">", I thought I would p= ost this photo of a <a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/93447= 00921/" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">Loon Flotilla</a>, taken this we= ekend at Indian Harbour Lake, Guysborough Co. The photo shows a group of 6 = mature loons. Also seen the same day, probably not in the group photo, were= the resident pair with their half grown chick. So possibly there were 9 lo= ons on the lake at once. The lake generally has a single resident pair, and= is about 5km long by less than 1km wide.=A0</div> </div> <div><br></div>-- <br><spa