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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01CF3DE0.BFDFD640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi Jamie I am no expert on Common Raven nesting, but have seen several nests in = the past and now is about right for Ravens to be on nests. I have heard = young birds calling from nests while scouting owl route roads for = drivability for owl surveys in mid-April.=20 By the way I counted about 280 Ravens in the vicinity of the Bayview = area near Pictou on Feb 17. I think it was the most Ravens I ever saw in = one place. There were only 50 Eagles there at the time, but at times = counts of 100+ are not unusual. Iceland Gulls seem common here as well = at times with counts of over 100. Great Black-backed Gulls are also = common but for some reason, I have only seen handfuls or less of Herring = Gulls. Amazing what cattle innards will attract.=20 Good write-up in Tuft's Birds of Nova Scotia on Common Ravens.=20 cheers Ken ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Shouty McShoutsalot=20 To: naturens=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:14 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Nesting Northern Ravens Status in NS For the last week I've watched a pair of Northern Ravens build and = occupy a nest on a electrical transmission tower west of exit 2A (Upper = Sackville) off Highway 101. I've often watched and enjoyed their courtship behavior in the past - = one of my favourite early signs that winter is waning - but I've never = actually seen Ravens nest before and I was wondering if anyone knows has = any info on frequency and/or general info on Ravens in NS. Thanks, --=20 Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01CF3DE0.BFDFD640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23562"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 = 752-7644<BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi Jamie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I am no expert on Common Raven nesting, = but have=20 seen several nests in the past and now is about right for Ravens to be = on nests.=20 I have heard young birds calling from nests while scouting owl route = roads for=20 drivability for owl surveys in mid-April. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>By the way I counted about = <STRONG>280</STRONG>=20 Ravens in the vicinity of the Bayview area near Pictou on Feb 17. I = think it was=20 the most Ravens I ever saw in one place. There were only 50 Eagles there = at the=20 time, but at times counts of 100+ are not unusual. Iceland Gulls = seem=20 common here as well at times with counts of over 100. Great Black-backed = Gulls=20 are also common but for some reason, I have only seen handfuls or less = of=20 Herring Gulls. Amazing what cattle innards will attract. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Good write-up in Tuft's Birds of Nova = Scotia on=20 Common Ravens. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Ddesolatechair@gmail.com = href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">Shouty=20 McShoutsalot</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 12, 2014 = 10:14=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Nesting = Northern=20 Ravens Status in NS</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr>For the last week I've watched a pair of Northern = Ravens build=20 and occupy a nest on a electrical transmission tower west of exit 2A = (Upper=20 Sackville) off Highway 101. <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I've often watched and enjoyed their courtship behavior in the = past - one=20 of my favourite early signs that winter is waning - but I've = never=20 actually seen Ravens nest before and I was wondering if anyone knows = has any=20 info on frequency and/or general info on Ravens in NS.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Thanks,<BR clear=3Dall> <DIV><BR></DIV>-- <BR> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV>Jamie Simpson<BR></DIV>Hantsport,=20 NS<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01CF3DE0.BFDFD640--
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