[NatureNS] leopard frog, wood frog, marsh fauna, C. goose incubating?

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> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Jim Wolford  
> <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, John Gilhen <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca>
> Subject: leopard frog, wood frog, marsh fauna, C. goose incubating?
>
> APRIL 17, 2014 - There MAY have been a singing chipping sparrow? in  
> an evergreen shrub at home in Wolfville, but I never got a look at  
> it.  My home feeders still are attracting a chipmunk, but currently  
> no red squirrel, and no rats, thankfully.
>
> Weather somewhat spring-like: brilliantly sunny day today, but the  
> wind out of the north was constant and cold at 0 to +6 C. where I was.
>
> Stella's Pond n. of New Minas next to Cornwallis River: Canada  
> goose lying on the nest-site-area on the island and perhaps  
> incubating?
>
> Miner's Marsh in Kentville (trail only slightly flooded in one  
> spot): 3 muskrats, but no lodges seen (were present during winter);  
> one leopard frog calling (snoring like distant outboard motor); 1+3  
> Canada geese (the single was on an island by itself for a while,  
> then went swimming by itself); 3 mallards (1 m + a f,m pair); 2  
> buffleheads (m,f pair); 1 pied-billed grebe (heard and then seen);  
> 10+ tree swallows foraging over the open water; 5 male red-winged  
> blackbirds, 1 c. grackle; several crows; same for starlings.
>
> Palmeter's/Evergreen Home in west Kentville: I walked for one  
> minute west along rail trail to the wood frog swamp (south side of  
> trail), which is now all unfrozen, but only a single wood frog was  
> chirping/clucking occasionally.  I'll bet, however, that over the  
> past two warm days there was a good chorus of wood frogs there.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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#000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;, Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;, =
John Gilhen &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca">GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;</font></div>=
<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>leopard frog, wood frog, marsh fauna, C. goose =
incubating?</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"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>APRIL 17, 2014</b> - There MAY have been =
a <b>singing chipping sparrow?</b> in an evergreen shrub at home in =
Wolfville, but I never got a look at it.&nbsp; My home feeders still are =
attracting a <b>chipmunk</b>, but currently no red squirrel, and no =
rats, thankfully.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: =
13.0px Arial">Weather somewhat spring-like: brilliantly <b>sunny day =
today, but</b> the wind out of the north was constant and <b>cold</b> at =
0 to +6 C. where I was.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: =
13.0px Arial"><b>Stella's Pond</b> n. of New Minas next to Cornwallis =
River: <b>Canada goose</b> lying on the nest-site-area on the island and =
perhaps<b> incubating?</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; =
"><b></b><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>Miner's Marsh</b> in Kentville (trail =
only slightly flooded in one spot): 3 <b>muskrats</b>, but no lodges =
seen (were present during winter); one<b> leopard frog calling</b> =
(snoring like distant outboard motor); 1+3 <b>Canada geese</b> (the =
single was on an island by itself for a while, then went swimming by =
itself); 3<b> mallards</b> (1 m + a f,m pair); 2<b> buffleheads</b> (m,f =
pair); 1<b> pied-billed grebe</b> (heard and then seen); 10+<b> tree =
swallows</b> foraging over the open water; 5 male <b>red-winged =
blackbirds</b>, 1 <b>c. grackle</b>; several <b>crows</b>; same for =
<b>starlings</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: =
13.0px Arial"><b>Palmeter's/Evergreen Home</b> in west Kentville: I =
walked for one minute west along rail trail to the <b>wood frog swamp =
(</b>south side of trail), which is now all unfrozen, but only a single =
wood frog was chirping/clucking occasionally.&nbsp; I'll bet, however, =
that over the past two warm days there was a good chorus of wood frogs =
there.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial">Cheers from Jim =
in Wolfville.</font></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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