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Index of Subjects --=====================_6631125==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I visited the Uniacke Estate on Sunday, and for the first time ever, in my experience of 30+ years of occasional visits, there were Canada Geese on Lake Martha. They sure are increasing in numbers. I see them in so many places now. (Nice observation of feeding methods, Nancy.) Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax At 06:37 AM 30/07/2013, Nancy P. Dowd wrote: >I just saw the first Canada Goose brood I have ever seen on L >Torment, E Dalhousie, Kings Co (2 adults-M+D?- plus 3 large young). >And I have been coming here for over 40yrs. They stopped in the >reeds, closed their beaks over the part just above the surface and >pulled to the top. Gleaning insects I would guess. > >In small numbers, so long as it stays that way, they should not pose >much competition to the fish-eating C Mergansers and Loons who breed >here. Might be worse for the other breeding dabblers like Wood Ducks >and Ring Necks though. --=====================_6631125==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> <font size=3>I visited the Uniacke Estate on Sunday, and for the first time ever, in my experience of 30+ years of occasional visits, there were Canada Geese on Lake Martha. They sure are increasing in numbers. I see them in so many places now.<br><br> (Nice observation of feeding methods, Nancy.)<br><br> Patricia L. Chalmers<br> Halifax<br><br> At 06:37 AM 30/07/2013, Nancy P. Dowd wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I just saw the first Canada Goose brood I have ever seen on L Torment, E Dalhousie, Kings Co (2 adults-M+D?- plus 3 large young). And I have been coming here for over 40yrs. They stopped in the reeds, closed their beaks over the part just above the surface and pulled to the top. Gleaning insects I would guess. <br><br> In small numbers, so long as it stays that way, they should not pose much competition to the fish-eating C Mergansers and Loons who breed here. Might be worse for the other breeding dabblers like Wood Ducks and Ring Necks though. </font></blockquote></body> </html> --=====================_6631125==.ALT--
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