[NatureNS] re dolphins, Cornwallis R, west side of bridge, Port Williams

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> Subject: re dolphins, Cornwallis R, west side of bridge Port Williams
>
> Here's a link to a Chronicle Herald story on this spectacle on  
> Thursday, ending with the dolphins being herded back out into the  
> Minas Basin by two boats of firefighters in late afternoon.  I  
> heard the TV News reporter say "New Minas Basin", but that's an  
> easy mistake to make.  Cheers again from Jim in Wolfville, early  
> Friday morning.
>
>> http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1149334-dolphin-sojourn- 
>> makes-splash
>>
>> Dolphin sojourn makes splash
>>
>> pod of dolphins created some excitement Thursday in the village of  
>> Port Williams. About 50 people ... ...
>> ------------------------
>> Dolphin sojourn makes splash
>> Marine mammals cavort in Cornwallis River to delight of Port  
>> Williams onlookers
>>
>> August 22, 2013 - 12:50pm GORDON DELANEY
> ------------------------------------
>
>> Subject: [ValleyNature] re dolphins, Cornwallis R, west side of  
>> bridge Port Williams
>>
>> Thanks, George!  Tonight's late CBC-TV News coverage was very  
>> confusing, because they only had video footage from 2004?, I  
>> think, and I'm sorry I didn't tape the broadcast.  The newscast  
>> mentioned several fire departments as well as MARS, the Marine  
>> Animal Response Society.   Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, early  
>> Friday morning.
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca
>>> Date: August 22, 2013 6:24:48 PM ADT
>>> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>>> Cc: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Tonya Wimmer  
>>> <twimmer@dal.ca>
>>> Subject: Re: re dolphins, Cornwallis R, west side of bridge Port  
>>> Williams
>>>
>>> The dolphins were identified by the Marine Animal Response  
>>> Society http://www.marineanimals.ca/   from photos taken by Colin  
>>> Mackenzie as Atlantic White-sided Dolphins. The dorsal fins were  
>>> much longer than porpoises. This is the same species that was  
>>> stranded west of the bridge in Port Williams about five years ago.
>>>
>>> This afternoon as the tide began to recede, a number of local  
>>> fire departments used zodiacs to chase the dolphins under the  
>>> bridge on the Hwy 358. At high tide they were seen east of the  
>>> bridge on Middle Dyke Road.
>>>
>>>
>>> George Forsyth
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>:
>>>
>>>> Sorry I did not see this earlier.  George, are you sure these  
>>>> were  not
>>>> harbour porpoises?  If definitely dolphins, could you see any   
>>>> markings
>>>> on them at all, especially whitish or beige markings on  their  
>>>> flanks?
>>>> If not hbr. porpoises, then Atl. white-sided dolphins  would be  
>>>> second
>>>> choice, I'd guess.  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>>> From: g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca
>>>>> Date: August 22, 2013 9:03:09 AM ADT
>>>>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>>>> Subject: [NatureNS] dolphins, Cornwallis R, west side of  
>>>>> bridge   Port Williams
>>>>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>>>>
>>>>> Good Morning,
>>>>>
>>>>> There are four dolphins in the Cornwallis River just west of  
>>>>> the   bridge on the Hwy 358.  The tide is low and they seem to  
>>>>> not want   to swim below the bridge. There is one animal that  
>>>>> is smaller than   the other three, a young one with its mother?
>>>>>
>>>>> George Forsyth
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>re dolphins, Cornwallis R, west side =
of bridge Port Williams</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div>  Here's a link to a Chronicle Herald story on this =
spectacle on Thursday, ending with the dolphins being herded back out =
into the Minas Basin by two boats of firefighters in late afternoon. =
&nbsp;I heard the TV News reporter say "New Minas Basin", but that's an =
easy mistake to make. &nbsp;Cheers again from Jim in Wolfville, early =
Friday morning.<div><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><a =
href=3D"http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1149334-dolphin-sojourn-ma=
kes-splash">http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1149334-dolphin-sojour=
n-makes-splash</a></div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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style=3D"font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; "><b><a =
href=3D"http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1149334-dolphin-sojourn-ma=
kes-splash">Dolphin sojourn makes splash</a></b></font></div><div =
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style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(51, =
51, 51); ">pod of&nbsp;<b>dolphins</b>&nbsp;created some excitement =
Thursday in the village of Port Williams. About 50 people ... =
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background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"7" =
style=3D"font: normal normal normal 34px/normal Arial; ">Dolphin sojourn =
makes splash&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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40px; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); "><font =
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style=3D"font-size: 34px; line-height: normal; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 17px; "><b>Marine mammals =
cavort in Cornwallis River to delight of Port Williams =
onlookers</b></span></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#999999" style=3D"font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; =
color: rgb(153, 153, 153); ">August 22, 2013 - 12:50pm&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://thechronicleherald.ca/author/gordon-delaney"><font =
color=3D"#b92930" style=3D"color: rgb(185, 41, 48); "><b>GORDON =
DELANEY</b></font></a></font></div></font></div></blockquote>-------------=
-----------------------<br><div><div><br></div><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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] re dolphins, =
Cornwallis R, west side of bridge Port Williams</b></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div>  Thanks, George! =
&nbsp;Tonight's late CBC-TV News coverage was very confusing, because =
they only had video footage from 2004?, I think, and I'm sorry I didn't =
tape the broadcast. &nbsp;The newscast mentioned several fire =
departments as well as MARS, the Marine Animal Response Society. &nbsp; =
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, early Friday =
morning.&nbsp;<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"><a =
href=3D"mailto:g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca">g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.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">August 22, 2013 6:24:48 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">"James W. Wolford" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</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>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;, Tonya Wimmer &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:twimmer@dal.ca">twimmer@dal.ca</a>&gt;</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>Re: re dolphins, Cornwallis R, west side of bridge Port =
Williams</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; =
"><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The dolphins were identified by =
the Marine Animal Response Society <a =
href=3D"http://www.marineanimals.ca">http://www.marineanimals.ca</a>/ =
<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>from photos taken by =
Colin Mackenzie as Atlantic White-sided Dolphins. The dorsal fins were =
much longer than porpoises. This is the same species that was stranded =
west of the bridge in Port Williams about five years ago.</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">This =
afternoon as the tide began to recede, a number of local fire =
departments used zodiacs to chase the dolphins under the bridge on the =
Hwy 358. At high tide they were seen east of the bridge on Middle Dyke =
Road.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">George =
Forsyth</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Quoting "James W. Wolford" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;:</di=
v><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sorry I did not see this =
earlier.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>George, are =
you sure these were<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
</span>not</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">harbour porpoises?<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>If definitely dolphins, =
could you see any<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
</span>markings</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">on them at all, especially =
whitish or beige markings on<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
</span>their flanks?</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">If not hbr. porpoises, then =
Atl. white-sided dolphins<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
</span>would be second</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">choice, I'd guess.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Begin forwarded message:</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From: <a =
href=3D"mailto:g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca">g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca</a></div=
><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Date: August 22, 2013 9:03:09 AM ADT</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">To: <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><=
div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: [NatureNS] dolphins, Cornwallis R, west =
side of bridge <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Port =
Williams</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Reply-To: <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><=
div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Good =
Morning,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">There are four dolphins in the Cornwallis River just =
west of the <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>bridge =
on the Hwy 358.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>The =
tide is low and they seem to not want <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>to swim below the bridge. =
There is one animal that is smaller than <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>the other three, a young =
one with its mother?</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">George Forsyth</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> =
</blockquote></blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> =
</blockquote></div><br><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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