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--Apple-Mail-12--240434998 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > Subject: [ValleyNature] eagle & raven nest-checks, geese, ducks, > robins > > MARCH 10, 2014 - Relatively for this very cold long winter, today > is mild (-1 C.) and mostly sunny, very pleasant, with light wind > from northwest. > > Since it is nearing time for eagle nesting activities, I checked > two local bald eagle nests for occupancy and incubation or pseudo- > incubation: > > (1) eagle nest north of Noggins Farm Market at Greenwich -- no > eagles visible at all; > > (2) Eye Road/Hwy. 1 eagle nest -- one adult eagle sitting on/in > nest (present but not even pseudo-incubating yet?), but not deeply > in the cup -- also a second adult perched a few hundred metres to > northwest of nest, and an immature eagle perched across the nest- > field to the south. > > I also checked the perennial raven nest just north of the Acadia > Arena in a small copse of planted pines: no ravens seen or heard > there, which surprised me a bit. > > In Canning, Glenys Gibson reported ravens courting and adding > sticks to their nest between the two Gibson houses a few days ago, > so I will have to check there soon. > > MARCH 11, 2014 - More eagle and raven nest-checks: > > (1) Noggins Market eagle nest, Greenwich - one adult sitting on > nest-rim; > > (2) Lower or East Church St. eagle nest - 1 adult sitting deeply in > nest (hard to see), and other adult perched very nearby; > > (3) East or Lower Canard Rd. eagle nest - 1 adult sitting fairly > deeply in nest: > > (4) Canning raven nest (Gibsons' properties) - none on or in nest, > but one raven nearby; > > (5) Eagle Landing eagle nest, n. of Kentville - no eagles visible; > > (6) New Minas, Nova Dr. eagle nest - no eagles visible; > > - plus several robins in small numbers seen in various places; > > - and, at Port Williams sewage/sewer ponds, with the approx. 50 > mallards and black ducks were several unidentified goldeneyes, > which flew off before I could check them (and a check the next day > struck out when the water agency scared them all away just before I > got there). > > MARCH 12, 2014 - More greenhouse gasses created by driving to check > more eagle and raven nests: > > (1) Scots' Bay eagle nest - no eagles seen, BUT a nice wavy 'V' > flock of 60 Canada geese were flying north over Scots' Bay Beach > and then turned to fly toward the east, I think, over my head while > I was sitting in my car at the eagle nest; > > (2) eagle nest on cliff at Blomidon - 1 adult sitting in incubation > position (only the top of her head was visible); > > (3) Canning raven nest - 2 adult ravens at the nest, and 1 was in > the nest at least briefly; > > (4) Noggins Market eagle nest, Greenwich - 1 adult in nest, and > only head visible); > > (5) North Grand Pre campground eagle nest - no eagles seen; > > (6) North Grand Pre, West Long Island, Leungs' eagle nest - no > eagles visible today, BUT Brenda & Bob Thexton saw 2 adults on the > same nest yesterday; > > - again today, small numbers of robins were seen in several places, > easy to notice against the remaining snow; > > -also lots of dabbling ducks flying about over the dykelands and > landing there (normal at this time of year, but just today Lance > Bishop passed on the observation that this year seems to have a lot > more ducks locally. > > There are still a few more local eagle nests to check out, but > those visited on March 10,11,&12 tell enough of a tale for now. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-12--240434998 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><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] eagle & raven = nest-checks, geese, ducks, robins</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; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica"><b>MARCH = 10, 2014</b> - Relatively for this very cold long winter, today is mild = (-1 C.) and mostly sunny, very pleasant, with light wind from northwest. = </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">Since it is nearing time for eagle nesting activities, = I checked two local <b>bald eagle nests</b> for occupancy and incubation = or pseudo-incubation:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(1) eagle nest north of Noggins Farm Market at = Greenwich -- no eagles visible at all;</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">(2) Eye = Road/Hwy. 1 eagle nest --<b> one adult eagle sitting on/in nest</b> = (present but not even pseudo-incubating yet?), but not deeply in the cup = -- also a second adult perched a few hundred metres to northwest of = nest, and an immature eagle perched across the nest-field to the = south.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">I also checked the perennial<b> raven nest </b>just = north of the Acadia Arena in a small copse of planted pines: no ravens = seen or heard there, which surprised me a bit.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">In = Canning, Glenys Gibson reported <b>ravens</b> courting and adding sticks = to their nest between the two Gibson houses a few days ago, so I will = have to check there soon.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica"><b>MARCH 11, 2014 </b>-<b> More eagle and raven = nest-checks:</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(1) Noggins Market eagle nest, Greenwich - one adult = sitting on nest-rim;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(2) Lower or East Church St. eagle nest - 1 adult = sitting deeply in nest (hard to see), and other adult perched very = nearby;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(3) East or Lower Canard Rd. eagle nest - 1 adult = sitting fairly deeply in nest:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">(4) Canning<b> raven = nest</b> (Gibsons' properties) - none on or in nest, but one raven = nearby;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(5) Eagle Landing eagle nest, n. of Kentville - no = eagles visible;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(6) New Minas, Nova Dr. eagle nest - no eagles = visible;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">- plus several <b>robins</b> in small numbers seen in = various places;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">- and, at <b>Port Williams sewage/sewer ponds</b>, = with the approx. 50 mallards and black ducks were <b>several = unidentified goldeneyes</b>, which flew off before I could check them = (and a check the next day struck out when the water agency scared them = all away just before I got there).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica"><b>MARCH 12, 2014 </b>- More = greenhouse gasses created by driving to <b>check more eagle and raven = nests:</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><b></b><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(1) Scots' Bay eagle nest - no eagles seen, BUT a nice = wavy 'V' flock of <b>60 Canada geese</b> were flying north over Scots' = Bay Beach and then turned to fly toward the east, I think, over my head = while I was sitting in my car at the eagle nest;</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">(2) eagle = nest on cliff at Blomidon - 1 adult sitting in incubation position (only = the top of her head was visible);</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">(3) Canning<b> raven nest = </b>- 2 adult ravens at the nest, and 1 was in the nest at least = briefly;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(4) Noggins Market eagle nest, Greenwich - 1 adult in = nest, and only head visible);</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(5) North Grand Pre campground eagle nest - no eagles = seen;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">(6) North Grand Pre, West Long Island, Leungs' eagle = nest - no eagles visible today, BUT Brenda & Bob Thexton saw 2 = adults on the same nest yesterday;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">- again today, small numbers = of <b>robins</b> were seen in several places, easy to notice against the = remaining snow;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 16.0px Helvetica">-also lots of <b>dabbling ducks</b> flying about over = the dykelands and landing there (normal at this time of year, but just = today Lance Bishop passed on the observation that this year seems to = have a lot more ducks locally.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">There are still a few more = local eagle nests to check out, but those visited on March 10,11,&12 = tell enough of a tale for now.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px = Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-12--240434998--
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