[NatureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns

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Hi Rick and All=0AI have difficulty telling which is a martin=A0 and which =
is a fisher. I've never seen enough of either to be sure of the difference.=
 Any easy clues?=0AMy best m/f story was at Keji maybe 20 years ago. It was=
 in March and the snow was nearly gone so I walked from the Fish Hatchery t=
o Loon Lake Cabin. Its 9 km so when I got there I sat in a sunny spot to ha=
ve my tea. It was beside the river.=0AAs I was eating I saw a squirrel in a=
 big red maple tree across the river. The branches came out over the water.=
 I was watching the squirrel when I spotted a martin or a fisher - not sure=
 which - chasing the squirrel which thought it was on the m/f lunch menu. T=
he squirrel kept getting out on smaller branches, with the weasel just behi=
nd. When the squirrel could go no further both were on the same branch no b=
igger than my thumb. In a last attempt the squirrel jumped to another branc=
h and this set the branch the m/f was on vibrating rather badly. The m/f lo=
st its balance and fell in the water.=0AThe water was cold and the m/f didn=
't know how to swim but kept trying to walk on the water. Finally its effor=
ts plus the current got it close enough that it could climb out on shore.=
=0AIt was cold and wet and started to shake the water out of its coat. That=
 animal could shake - walk a few feet and shake again. finally it disappear=
ed in the forest.=0AA great memory.=0AI hope you all take the chance to wal=
k in the forest - never know what you will see. Its not important if you kn=
ow the difference between a martin and a fisher - lots of folks know who ne=
ver saw either in the wild!=0AEnjoy the summer=0APaul =0A=0A=0AOn Friday, J=
une 27, 2014 7:59:39 AM, Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com> wrote:=0A  =0A=
=0A=0AInterestingly, just after I read this, I read an article regarding a =
Fisher found living in the Bronx in New York City. Probably a smorgasbord o=
f squirrels and rats. =0A=0Ahttp://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/mystery-=
solved-for-strange-animal-found-scurrying-around-the-bronx/=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=
=0A=0AOn Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 6:39 AM, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.c=
a> wrote:=0A=0ABack in the early spring of 2007, something long , low, dark=
, and very fast shot across a wooded road between Hectanooga and Norwood, j=
ust inside Digby county, about 100 meters in front of our car.=A0 My wife n=
oticed a fairly bushy tail, and the picture of a fisher looked right. =0A>=
=A0=0A>Plenty of porcupines around to feed them. =0A>=A0=0A>From:naturens-o=
wner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of des=
olatechair=0A>Sent: June-26-14 10:19 PM=0A>To: naturens=0A>Subject: Re: [Na=
tureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns=0A>=A0 =0A>George=0A>=A0=0A>I =
saw a Fisher in woods on the Bog road, between Hantsport and Falmouth,in Fe=
b. 2010. =0A>=A0=0A>It was way too fast to get a photo but I do have excell=
ent photos of the prints, which have been verified by reliable third partie=
s. =0A>=A0=0A>Jamie=0A>=A0=0A>=A0=0A>=A0=0A>=A0=0A>Sent from Samsung Mobile=
=0A>=A0=0A>-------- Original message --------=0A>From: "George E. Forsyth" =
=0A>Date:06-26-2014 9:55 PM (GMT-04:00)  =0A>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =
=0A>Subject: [NatureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns  =0A>=A0=0A>He=
llo All,=0A>=0A>My son called me this afternoon from his truck in a new orc=
hard he is=A0 =0A>managing near Morristown, Kings Co,NS. 44.987921, -64.753=
974=A0 He said=A0 =0A>that he had seen a badger, I told him that they didn'=
t live in Nova=A0 =0A>Scotia. He has seen badgers in Alberta and Saskatchew=
an while he=A0 =0A>worked in wilderness areas, he did habitat assessments a=
nd badger=A0 =0A>surveys. This animal today ran in front of his truck and u=
nderneath a=A0 =0A>large pile if poles that will be used to build a trellis=
 for the new=A0 =0A>orchard. He didn't get out of the truck as he believed =
it to be a=A0 =0A>badger, and he was unable to take a picture of the animal=
.=0A>=0A>After he described the animal that he had seen, I looked up the=A0=
 =0A>article that was written by Barry Sabean a number of years ago, and=A0=
 =0A>read the description to him. The two descriptions matched, and I then=
=A0 =0A>linked him to a video of a fisher taken in Connecticut.=A0 He felt =
that=A0 =0A>this also matched what he had seen.=0A>=0A>He then told me that=
 there had been three areas in the orchard where=A0 =0A>he had daily seen g=
roundhogs, but he now notes that they are now not=A0 =0A>being seen. A fish=
er in the area would do well having groundhog dinners!=0A>=0A>How common ar=
e fishers, and have they been seen in Kings County?=0A>=0A>George Forsyth=
=0A>=0A>=0A=0A=0A-- =0ARick Ballard =0ADartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada 
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:14pt"><div><span>Hi Rick and All</span></div><div><span>I have diff=
iculty telling which is a martin&nbsp; and which is a fisher. I've never se=
en enough of either to be sure of the difference. Any easy clues?</span></d=
iv><div><span>My best m/f story was at Keji maybe 20 years ago. It was in M=
arch and the snow was nearly gone so I walked from the Fish Hatchery to Loo=
n Lake Cabin. Its 9 km so when I got there I sat in a sunny spot to have my=
 tea. It was beside the river.</span></div><div><span>As I was eating I saw=
 a squirrel in a big red maple tree across the river. The branches came out=
 over the water. I was watching the squirrel when I spotted a martin or a f=
isher - not sure which - chasing the squirrel which thought it was on the m=
/f lunch menu. The squirrel kept getting out on smaller branches, with
 the weasel just behind. When the squirrel could go no further both were on=
 the same branch no bigger than my thumb. In a last attempt the squirrel ju=
mped to another branch and this set the branch the m/f was on vibrating rat=
her badly. The m/f lost its balance and fell in the water.</span></div><div=
><span>The water was cold and the m/f didn't know how to swim but kept tryi=
ng to walk on the water. Finally its efforts plus the current got it close =
enough that it could climb out on shore.</span></div><div><span>It was cold=
 and wet and started to shake the water out of its coat. That animal could =
shake - walk a few feet and shake again. finally it disappeared in the fore=
st.</span></div><div><span>A great memory.</span></div><div><span>I hope yo=
u all take the chance to walk in the forest - never know what you will see.=
 Its not important if you know the difference between a martin and a fisher=
 - lots of folks know who never saw either in the
 wild!</span></div><div><span>Enjoy the summer</span></div><div><span>Paul<=
/span></div> <div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class=3D"yahoo=
_quoted" style=3D"display: block;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeu=
e, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: =
14pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica=
, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <f=
ont face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Friday, June 27, 2014 7:59:39 AM, Rick Ba=
llard &lt;ideaphore@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <br><br> <div =
class=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv2133791061"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
div class=3D"yiv2133791061gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: georgia, ser=
if;">Interestingly, just after I read this, I read an article regarding a F=
isher found living in the Bronx in New York City. Probably a smorgasbord of=
 squirrels and rats.</div>=0A<div class=3D"yiv2133791061gmail_default" styl=
e=3D"font-family: georgia, serif;"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div class=3D"y=
iv2133791061gmail_default"><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><a href=3D"http://=
newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/mystery-solved-for-strange-animal-found-scu=
rrying-around-the-bronx/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect"=
>http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/mystery-solved-for-strange-animal-f=
ound-scurrying-around-the-bronx/</a></font><br clear=3D"none">=0A</div><div=
 class=3D"yiv2133791061gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: georgia, serif;=
"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family: georgia, serif;"><br clear=3D"none"></div></div><div class=
=3D"yiv2133791061gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><div cl=
ass=3D"yiv2133791061yqt6908567953" id=3D"yiv2133791061yqt99819"><div class=
=3D"yiv2133791061gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 6:39 AM, John and Nhu=
ng <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca" target=3D=
"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastli=
nk.ca">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br clear=3D"none">=0A<bl=
ockquote class=3D"yiv2133791061gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.=
8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-=
width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div lang=3D"EN-CA"><div><div class=
=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">Back in the ea=
rly spring of 2007, something long , low, dark, and very fast shot across a=
 wooded road between Hectanooga and Norwood, just inside Digby county, abou=
t 100 meters in front of our car.&nbsp; My wife noticed a fairly bushy tail=
, and the picture of a fisher looked right.<u></u><u></u></span></div>=0A<d=
iv class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;"><u></u=
>&nbsp;<u></u></span></div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size: 11pt;">Plenty of porcupines around to feed them.<u></u><u><=
/u></span></div>=0A<div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size: 11pt;"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></div><div><div style=3D"border-w=
idth: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(1=
81, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;">=0A<div cla=
ss=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 1=
0pt;">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 10pt;"> <a h=
ref=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofol=
low" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">nature=
ns-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebuc=
to.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mail=
to:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On =
Behalf Of </b>desolatechair<br clear=3D"none">=0A<b>Sent:</b> June-26-14 10=
:19 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> naturens<br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:<=
/b> Re: [NatureNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns<u></u><u></u></span=
></div></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061h5"><div class=3D"yiv213=
3791061MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div>=0A<div><div class=3D"yiv213379=
1061MsoNormal">George<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv213379=
1061MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv213379=
1061MsoNormal">I saw a Fisher in woods on the Bog road, between Hantsport a=
nd Falmouth,in Feb. 2010.<u></u><u></u></div>=0A</div><div><div class=3D"yi=
v2133791061MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yi=
v2133791061MsoNormal">It was way too fast to get a photo but I do have exce=
llent photos of the prints, which have been verified by reliable third part=
ies.<u></u><u></u></div>=0A</div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal"=
><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal"=
>Jamie<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal">=
<u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal">=
<u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal">=
=0A<u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNorma=
l"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div></div><div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061Mso=
Normal"><span style=3D"color: rgb(87, 87, 87); font-size: 7pt;">Sent from S=
amsung Mobile<u></u><u></u></span></div></div></div><div class=3D"yiv213379=
1061MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom: 12pt;">=0A<u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div>=
<div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal">-------- Original message ------=
--<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal">From=
: "George E. Forsyth" <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv21337=
91061MsoNormal">Date:06-26-2014 9:55 PM (GMT-04:00) <u></u><u></u></div>=0A=
</div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal">To: <a href=3D"mailto:natu=
rens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymai=
lto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <u></u><=
u></u></div></div><div><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal">Subject: [Natu=
reNS] probable fisher sighting kings co ns <u></u><u></u></div>=0A</div><di=
v><div class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></div></div><di=
v class=3D"yiv2133791061MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom: 12pt;">Hello All=
,<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">My son called me this afternoon from=
 his truck in a new orchard he is&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">managing near Mo=
rristown, Kings Co,NS. 44.987921, -64.753974&nbsp; He said&nbsp; <br clear=
=3D"none">=0Athat he had seen a badger, I told him that they didn't live in=
 Nova&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">Scotia. He has seen badgers in Alberta and S=
askatchewan while he&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">worked in wilderness areas, h=
e did habitat assessments and badger&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">surveys. This=
 animal today ran in front of his truck and underneath a&nbsp; <br clear=3D=
"none">=0Alarge pile if poles that will be used to build a trellis for the =
new&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">orchard. He didn't get out of the truck as he =
believed it to be a&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">badger, and he was unable to t=
ake a picture of the animal.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">After he =
described the animal that he had seen, I looked up the&nbsp; <br clear=3D"n=
one">=0Aarticle that was written by Barry Sabean a number of years ago, and=
&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">read the description to him. The two descriptions=
 matched, and I then&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">linked him to a video of a fi=
sher taken in Connecticut.&nbsp; He felt that&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">=0At=
his also matched what he had seen.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">He =
then told me that there had been three areas in the orchard where&nbsp; <br=
 clear=3D"none">he had daily seen groundhogs, but he now notes that they ar=
e now not&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">being seen. A fisher in the area would d=
o well having groundhog dinners!<br clear=3D"none">=0A<br clear=3D"none">Ho=
w common are fishers, and have they been seen in Kings County?<br clear=3D"=
none"><br clear=3D"none">George Forsyth<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none=
"><u></u><u></u></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br =
clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"all"><div><br clear=3D"none"></div>-- <br clear=
=3D"none"><span style=3D"font-family: georgia, serif;">Rick Ballard </span>=
<br clear=3D"none" style=3D"font-family: georgia, serif;">=0A<span style=3D=
"font-family: georgia, serif;">Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada </span><br cle=
ar=3D"none" style=3D"font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly: georgia, serif;"></span>=0A</div></div></div><br><br></div>  </div> </d=
iv>  </div> </div></body></html>
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