[NatureNS] species ID of "flatfish?"

From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644

Hi Dusan
Maybe a Flounder species- (winter, yellowtail, witch) or American =
Plaice. These may be some of the species that occur in the area. There =
are quite a number of varieties of "flatfish".=20
No Double-crested Cormorants are in Pictou Co. yet that I can see. There =
is much harbour ice although today's south winds opened up some water =
off Merigomish Harbour and Big Island. The DC Cormorants usually arrive =
in the last week of March.=20
I wonder if the cormorants  you saw were over-wintering Great =
Cormorants. We had 3 over-winter here near the Trenton power plant =
outflow although I only saw one last weekend.A large number of Common =
Mergansers, and Bald Eagles joined in catching what seemed to be =
abundant fish this winter at the outflow of the Trenton power plant. A =
few fish that showed up dead on the shore looked like Striped Bass.
cheers
ken

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  Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:37 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] species ID of "flatfish?"


  Yesterday, while waiting for the ferry at the Bras d=E2=80=99Or =
Lakes=E2=80=99 Little Passage, I was impressed by the 20 =E2=80=93 40 =
cormorants fishing and frequently catching. All the caught fish looked =
to be the same species. About 30 cm in length, quite silvery, and very =
round when seen from the side. A ferry crew member called them =
=E2=80=9Cflatfish.=E2=80=9D =20

  The path of the ferry was the only open water around, as the nearby =
portion of the lake was frozen solid. The cormorants were quite =
habituated to the back-and-fro movement of the ferry. The ones sitting =
on the edge of the ice barely moved when the ferry went by, and the ones =
swimming avoided it by mere feet. A bald eagle and some mergansers were =
also present but less active than the cormorants. What a show! Does =
anyone know the proper scientific name of =E2=80=9Cflatfish?=E2=80=9D Is =
there a run on right now?

  Dusan Soudek
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<DIV>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 =
752-7644<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hi Dusan</DIV>
<DIV>Maybe a Flounder species- (winter, yellowtail, witch) or American =
Plaice.=20
These&nbsp;may be&nbsp;some of the&nbsp;species that occur in the area. =
There=20
are quite a number of varieties of "flatfish". </DIV>
<DIV>No Double-crested Cormorants are in Pictou Co. yet that I can see. =
There is=20
much harbour ice although today's south winds opened up some water off=20
Merigomish Harbour and&nbsp;Big Island.&nbsp;The DC Cormorants usually =
arrive in=20
the last week of March. </DIV>
<DIV>I wonder if the cormorants&nbsp; you saw were over-wintering Great=20
Cormorants. We had 3 over-winter here near the Trenton power plant =
outflow=20
although I only saw one&nbsp;last weekend.A large&nbsp;number of Common=20
Mergansers, and Bald Eagles joined in catching what seemed to be =
abundant fish=20
this winter at the outflow of the Trenton power plant. A few =
fish&nbsp;that=20
showed up dead on the shore&nbsp;looked like Striped Bass.</DIV>
<DIV>cheers</DIV>
<DIV>ken</DIV>
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  <DIV>Yesterday, while waiting for the ferry at the Bras d=E2=80=99Or =
Lakes=E2=80=99 Little=20
  Passage, I was impressed by the 20 =E2=80=93 40 cormorants fishing and =
frequently=20
  catching. All the caught fish looked to be the same species. About 30 =
cm in=20
  length, quite silvery, and very round when seen from the side. A ferry =
crew=20
  member called them =E2=80=9Cflatfish.=E2=80=9D&nbsp; </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>The path of the ferry was the only open water around, as the =
nearby=20
  portion of the lake was frozen solid. The cormorants were quite =
habituated to=20
  the back-and-fro movement of the ferry. The ones sitting on the edge =
of the=20
  ice barely moved when the ferry went by, and the ones swimming avoided =
it by=20
  mere feet. A bald eagle and some mergansers were also present but less =
active=20
  than the cormorants. What a show! Does anyone know the proper =
scientific name=20
  of =E2=80=9Cflatfish?=E2=80=9D Is there a run on right now?</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Dusan Soudek</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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