[NatureNS] re surf coot & cockawees?? -- was Miner's Marsh-2014-11-6

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Hi,

Here's what I found by googling Cockawee -- The Cockawee is a local name
for the Long-Tailed Duck that would winter on the Bay of Gaspe.

Richard

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> Paul, an easy guess for surf coot is surf scoter, but cockawee has me
> stumped =E2=80=94 maybe what we used to call old-squaw duck but now long-=
tailed
> duck??  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
> *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Kentville--Miner's Marsh-2014-11-6*
> *Date: *November 6, 2014 at 6:07:12 PM AST
> *To: *"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> hi Richard and All
> Today at Mahone Bay - the bay not the town
> where a little brook flows into the salt I saw
> water splashing and something black in the middle.
> I thought otter but when I put my binos on the spot, it
> was a crow having a bath. I never saw one with such
> an aggressive bath before.
> Out in the bay was a flock of about 50 surf coot and the
> same number about of cockawees. Whatever they are called today.
> Enjoy the rain
> Paul
>
>
>   On Thursday, November 6, 2014 3:53 PM, Richard Stern <
> sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Observer: rb_stern
> 2014-11-06 15:10
> Kentville--Miner's Marsh
> Protocol: Traveling
> Observers: 1
>     2    Mallard
>     5    Hooded Merganser    All f/Imm type
>     1    Belted Kingfisher
>     1    Northern Flicker
>     X    American Crow    Large number diving into trees. Impossible to
> estimate total.
>     10    Black-capped Chickadee
> This report was created and sent using BirdsEye BirdLog (
> http://birdseyebirding.com/)
> Richard Stern
> Sternrichard@gmail.com
> Sent from my Android device
>
>
>
>


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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>Here&#39;s what I found by goog=
ling Cockawee -- The Cockawee is a local name for the Long-Tailed Duck that=
 would winter on the Bay of Gaspe.<br><br></div>Richard<br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 2:20=
 PM, Jim Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlin=
k.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #=
ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Paul, an ea=
sy guess for surf coot is surf scoter, but cockawee has me stumped =E2=80=
=94 maybe what we used to call old-squaw duck but now long-tailed duck??=C2=
=A0 Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:=
</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-rig=
ht:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;H=
elvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"fon=
t-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">Paul MacDonald &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita=
2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>&gt;<br></span>=
</div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margi=
n-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0=
,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39=
;"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Kentville--Miner&#39;s Marsh-2014-11-6</b><br></span><=
/div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin=
-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,=
1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">N=
ovember 6, 2014 at 6:07:12 PM AST<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:=
0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font=
-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">&quot;<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@=
chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&quot; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto=
.ns.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0p=
x;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvet=
ica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font=
-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" tar=
get=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></span></div><br><div><div st=
yle=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:HelveticaNeue,&#39;Hel=
vetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,&#39;Lucida Grande&#39;,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:14px"><div><span>hi Richard and All</span></div><div style=3D"font-famil=
y:HelveticaNeue,&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,&#39;Lucida Grande=
&#39;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;background-color:transpar=
ent"><span>Today at Mahone Bay - the bay not the town</span></div><div styl=
e=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue,&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,&#3=
9;Lucida Grande&#39;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;background=
-color:transparent"><span>where a little brook flows into the salt I saw</s=
pan></div><div style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue,&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,=
Helvetica,Arial,&#39;Lucida Grande&#39;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-styl=
e:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>water splashing and something =
black in the
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