[NatureNS] local eagles, robins, cedar waxwings, King's County

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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Date: February 21, 2014 5:30:44 PM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] local eagles, robins, cedar waxwings,  
> King's County
>
> FEB. 21, 2014 - Brenda Thexton and her son Bob drove around locally  
> during the last two days; yesterday they saw 40+ bald eagles, and  
> today there were over 30 bald eagles in the Grand Pre area.  It  
> would be interesting to know roughly what the ratio of  
> adult:immature eagles was, since back on Feb. 2 our annual count of  
> eagles and other raptors had a ratio of 60 adults; 40 immatures.   
> This month we guess that a proportion of the overwintering adults  
> disperse back toward wherever their nesting territories are.  Of  
> course, many of the wintering adults here are probably also local  
> nesters (we guess there must be perhaps at least 25 local nests and  
> quite possibly many more than that -- another reason to be  
> interested in the results of the 2nd Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas.
>
> Brenda & Bob also report that, 3 days ago, there were about 35+  
> robins in easternmost Wolfville.  This is probably part of the same  
> assemblage seen in western and eastern Wolfville on Feb. 12 by  
> myself and Jake MacDonald, respectively.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] local eagles, robins, =
cedar waxwings, King's County</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica"><b>FEB. =
21, 2014 </b>- Brenda Thexton and her son Bob drove around locally =
during the last two days; yesterday they saw <b>40+ bald eagles</b>, and =
today there were <b>over 30 bald eagles</b> in the Grand Pre area.&nbsp; =
It would be interesting to know roughly what the ratio of adult:immature =
eagles was, since back on Feb. 2 our annual count of eagles and other =
raptors had a ratio of 60 adults; 40 immatures.&nbsp; This month we =
guess that a proportion of the overwintering adults disperse back toward =
wherever their nesting territories are.&nbsp; Of course, many of the =
wintering adults here are probably also local nesters (we guess there =
must be perhaps at least 25 local nests and quite possibly many more =
than that -- another reason to be interested in the results of the 2nd =
Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">Brenda &amp; Bob also report =
that, 3 days ago, there were about <b>35+ robins</b> in easternmost =
Wolfville.&nbsp; This is probably part of the same assemblage seen in =
western and eastern Wolfville on Feb. 12 by myself and Jake MacDonald, =
respectively.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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16.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div><div =
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