[NatureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns

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Interestingly, just after I read this, I read an article regarding a Fisher
found living in the Bronx in New York City. Probably a smorgasbord of
squirrels and rats.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/mystery-solved-for-strange-animal-found-scurrying-around-the-bronx/




On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 6:39 AM, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>
wrote:

> Back in the early spring of 2007, something long , low, dark, and very
> fast shot across a wooded road between Hectanooga and Norwood, just inside
> Digby county, about 100 meters in front of our car.  My wife noticed a
> fairly bushy tail, and the picture of a fisher looked right.
>
>
>
> Plenty of porcupines around to feed them.
>
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> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:
> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *desolatechair
> *Sent:* June-26-14 10:19 PM
> *To:* naturens
> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns
>
>
>
> George
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> I saw a Fisher in woods on the Bog road, between Hantsport and Falmouth,in
> Feb. 2010.
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> It was way too fast to get a photo but I do have excellent photos of the
> prints, which have been verified by reliable third parties.
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>
>
> Jamie
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> Sent from Samsung Mobile
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>
> -------- Original message --------
>
> From: "George E. Forsyth"
>
> Date:06-26-2014 9:55 PM (GMT-04:00)
>
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Subject: [NatureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns
>
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> My son called me this afternoon from his truck in a new orchard he is
> managing near Morristown, Kings Co,NS. 44.987921, -64.753974  He said
> that he had seen a badger, I told him that they didn't live in Nova
> Scotia. He has seen badgers in Alberta and Saskatchewan while he
> worked in wilderness areas, he did habitat assessments and badger
> surveys. This animal today ran in front of his truck and underneath a
> large pile if poles that will be used to build a trellis for the new
> orchard. He didn't get out of the truck as he believed it to be a
> badger, and he was unable to take a picture of the animal.
>
> After he described the animal that he had seen, I looked up the
> article that was written by Barry Sabean a number of years ago, and
> read the description to him. The two descriptions matched, and I then
> linked him to a video of a fisher taken in Connecticut.  He felt that
> this also matched what he had seen.
>
> He then told me that there had been three areas in the orchard where
> he had daily seen groundhogs, but he now notes that they are now not
> being seen. A fisher in the area would do well having groundhog dinners!
>
> How common are fishers, and have they been seen in Kings County?
>
> George Forsyth
>
>


-- 
Rick Ballard
Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,=
serif">Interestingly, just after I read this, I read an article regarding a=
 Fisher found living in the Bronx in New York City. Probably a smorgasbord =
of squirrels and rats.</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><a href=3D=
"http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/mystery-solved-for-strange-animal-f=
ound-scurrying-around-the-bronx/">http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/my=
stery-solved-for-strange-animal-found-scurrying-around-the-bronx/</a></font=
><br>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br>=
</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O=
n Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 6:39 AM, John and Nhung <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca<=
/a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"p=
urple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-fam=
ily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Back in the e=
arly spring of 2007, something long , low, dark, and very fast shot across =
a wooded road between Hectanooga and Norwood, just inside Digby county, abo=
ut 100 meters in front of our car.=C2=A0 My wife noticed a fairly bushy tai=
l, and the picture of a fisher looked right.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&q=
uot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Plenty of porcupine=
s around to feed them.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p><div><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding=
:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&qu=
ot;sans-serif&quot;"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" targ=
et=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:n=
aturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.=
ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>desolatechair<br>
<b>Sent:</b> June-26-14 10:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> naturens<br><b>Subject:</b> =
Re: [NatureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns<u></u><u></u></span></p=
></div></div><div><div class=3D"h5"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u>=
</u></p&