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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01CFB16D.AE08D600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Hans Toom=20 To: NS-RBA=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 11:57 AM Subject: Enormous Flock of Peeps off Boot Island, Over 250,000 I went to Evangeline Beach this morning and sat in my lawn chair from = 7:30AM to 9:30AM(high tide). I took lots of photos of the peeps coming = and going, flying and sitting, in flocks of up to 1000. I will post = these photos as time permits. However, the most remarkable sight of the morning, indeed my life, was = the flock of peeps off and behind Boot Island. The distance to the flock = was about 3 kilometres as scaled from a map. Using my camera as a = measuring tool I calculated the flock as being 200 metres long, 30 = metres high, with an unknown depth. The depth of the flock and the = density of birds within the flock blocked all light from passing so the = flock looked like a moving island. I have to guess at the depth of the = flock so for the purposes of my calculations I plugged in a depth of 30 = metres. Allowing for 2 birds per cubic metre(the density) the size of = the flock calculates out to 360,000 birds. There are lots of unknowns = and variables, for example the number of birds not in flight or not = visible, the actual density of birds(birds per cubic metre) and the = depth of the flock. I have photos of this flock so I will refine my analysis later. A remarkable experience! ____________________________________________________________________ Hans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.hanstoom.com http://www.hanstoom.com/blog ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01CFB16D.AE08D600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Dhtoom@hfx.eastlink.ca href=3D"mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans = Toom</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3DNS-RBA@yahoogroups.com=20 href=3D"mailto:NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com">NS-RBA</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 06, 2014 11:57 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Enormous Flock of Peeps off Boot Island, Over=20 250,000</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I went to Evangeline Beach this morning = and sat in=20 my lawn chair from 7:30AM to 9:30AM(high tide). I took lots of photos of = the=20 peeps coming and going, flying and sitting, in flocks of up to = 1000. I will=20 post these photos as time permits.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>However, the most remarkable sight of = the morning,=20 indeed my life, was the flock of peeps off and behind Boot Island. The = distance=20 to the flock was about 3 kilometres as scaled from a map. Using my = camera as a=20 measuring tool I calculated the flock as being 200 metres long, 30 = metres high,=20 with an unknown depth. The depth of the flock and the density of birds = within=20 the flock blocked all light from passing so the flock looked like a = moving=20 island. I have to guess at the depth of the flock so for the purposes of = my=20 calculations I plugged in a depth of 30 metres. Allowing for 2 birds per = cubic=20 metre(the density) the size of the flock calculates out to 360,000=20 birds. There are lots of unknowns and variables, for example the = number of=20 birds not in flight or not visible, the actual density of birds(birds = per cubic=20 metre) and the depth of the flock.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I have photos of this flock so I = will refine=20 my analysis later.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>A remarkable experience!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2=20 face=3DArial>____________________________________________________________= ________<BR>Hans=20 Toom<BR>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com">http://www.hanstoom.com</A><BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/blog">http://www.hanstoom.com/blog</A><BR= ></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01CFB16D.AE08D600--
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