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Index of Subjects --001a11c3cd9ed0366404f27985c0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, 3 of us from the Valley were in that area too today, although we didn't visit Graves Island itself, as most of the trees there have been cut down. We visited Chester, and kept trying for the R-B Woodpecker there, but in vain. We also checked the coastline along the adjacent Blandford Peninsula. That's where all the grebes were - Horned Grebes all over the place, including 1 flock of 17 together. There were sea-ducks, especially Long-tailed, and Common loons all over the place too. Highlights, though, were a Dovekie and 2 Razorbills off Upper Blandford Road. We looked and listened in many places for Boreal Chickadees but couldn't find any. But I agree it was a beautiful day in between storms, and the ocean air is good for the soul! Richard On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>wrote: > Hi All > Since it was such a nice afternoon, I went > to Graves Island for a walk. Little snow there and > very little ice so easy walking. > There was a nice flock of Black Ducks at the bridge, maybe > 50 in all with a dozen or so Mallards mixed in. One of the Blacks > had a band. Really worn, looked like a US F&W job to read that > but he didn't offer to let me have the band. > A little farther along the shore was a piece of a Ground Fish net. > It was snarled up into a ball with all the rope on it twisted > into cat snarles. There was a couple of nice yellow bouys on it > and an anchor. The old fashioned type. A piece of metal piper > with pieces of rebar welded on for grapples. What made it interesting > was the number of sea squirts attached to the twine. Covered > would be the word. > Sea Ducks seem to have left for the cold weather. There is no ice > around the island and a couple of lobster boats were out checking traps > Only 3 grebe but 6 Loons were still here with a few Red breasted > Mergansers. I don't know where the Grebes go but they will be back > in March. > All the seal rocks had a seal or two. I counted 16 in all. Neat the way > the can balance on a rock. > A great walk. > Paul > > -- ################# Richard Stern, Port Williams, NS, Canada sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --001a11c3cd9ed0366404f27985c0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>3 of us from the Valley were in= that area too today, although we didn't visit Graves Island itself, as= most of the trees there have been cut down. We visited Chester, and kept t= rying for the R-B Woodpecker there, but in vain. We also checked the coastl= ine along the adjacent Blandford Peninsula. That's where all the grebes= were - Horned Grebes all over the place, including 1 flock of 17 together.= There were=A0 sea-ducks, especially Long-tailed, and Common loons all over= the place too. Highlights, though, were a Dovekie and 2 Razorbills off Upp= er Blandford Road. We looked and listened in many places for Boreal Chickad= ees but couldn't find any. But I agree it was a beautiful day in betwee= n storms, and the ocean air is good for the soul!<br> <br></div>Richard<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail= _quote">On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Paul MacDonald <span dir=3D"ltr">&= lt;<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">paulrita2001= @yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-famil= y:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif"><d= iv> <div><div style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,= Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif"><div>Hi All</div><div>Since it wa= s such a nice afternoon, I went</div><div>to Graves Island for a walk. Litt= le snow there and</div> <div>very little ice so easy walking.</div><div>There was a nice flock of B= lack Ducks at the bridge, maybe</div><div>50 in all with a dozen or so Mall= ards mixed in. One of the Blacks</div><div>had a band. Really worn, looked like= a US F&W job to read that</div><div>but he didn't offer to let me = have the band.</div><div>A little farther along the shore was a piece of a = Ground Fish net.</div> <div>It was snarled up into a ball with all the rope on it twisted</div><di= v>into cat snarles. There was a couple of nice yellow bouys on it</div><div= >and an anchor. The old fashioned type.=A0 A piece of metal piper</div><div= > with pieces of rebar welded on for grapples. What made it interesting</div>= <div>was the number of sea squirts attached to the twine. Covered</div><div= >would be the word.</div><div>Sea Ducks seem to have left for the cold weat= her. There is no ice</div> <div>around the island and a couple of lobster boats were out checking trap= s</div><div>Only 3 grebe but 6 Loons were still here with a few Red breaste= d Mergansers. I don't know where the Grebes go but they will be back</d= iv> <div>in March.</div><div>All the seal rocks had a seal or two. I counted 16= in all. Neat the way</div><div>the can balance on a rock.</div><div>A grea= t walk. </div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><div>Paul</div= > <div>=A0</div></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></di= v><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>= Port Williams, NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" targ= et=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br> ################### </div></div> --001a11c3cd9ed0366404f27985c0--
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