[NatureNS] local ponds & ducks etc.

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:06:51 -0400
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> Subject: [ValleyNature] local ponds & ducks etc.
> Date: December 4, 2014 at 4:05:47 PM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
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> DEC. 4, 2014 - Saxon Street Pond: several dozens of mallards =97 =
backlighting made spotting other species difficult =97 5 hooded =
mergansers, a single wood duck, and 2 n. pintails noted.
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> Canard Pond: 15+ mallards, 1+2 male n. pintails, 3 Am. wigeons, and a =
low-soaring hawk was probably a n. harrier.
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> Sod farm just east of Port Williams: no Canada geese (only about 9 =
cut-out goose decoys) in that field =97 but two pieces of agricultural =
machinery were working nearby.
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> Port Williams sewage ponds: about 17 mallards, nothing else noted, =
except a hovering buteo hawk that might well have been a rough-legged =
hawk.
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> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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> P.S. Julie Paquet in s. N.B. saw the Cape Tormentine LONG-BILLED =
CURLEW yesterday morning.
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margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] local ponds &amp; =
ducks etc.</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">December 4, 2014 at =
4:05:47 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:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<br></span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" =
content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;"><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
font-family: Arial;"><b>DEC. 4, 2014 </b>- <b>Saxon Street Pond</b>: =
several dozens of <b>mallards</b> =97 backlighting made spotting other =
species difficult =97 5 <b>hooded mergansers</b>, a single <b>wood =
duck</b>, and 2 <b>n. pintails</b> noted.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; min-height: =
15px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
font-family: Arial;"><b>Canard Pond</b>: 15+ <b>mallards</b>, 1+2 male =
<b>n. pintails</b>, 3 <b>Am. wigeons</b>, and a low-soaring hawk was =
probably a <b>n. harrier</b>.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: =
13px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 15px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial;">Sod farm =
just east of <b>Port Williams: no Canada geese</b> (only about 9 cut-out =
<b>goose decoys</b>) in that field =97 but two pieces of agricultural =
machinery were working nearby.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 15px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial;"><b>Port =
Williams sewage ponds</b>: about 17 <b>mallards</b>, nothing else noted, =
except a hovering buteo hawk that might well have been a <b>rough-legged =
hawk</b>.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: =
Arial;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
font-family: Arial;">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: =
Arial;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
font-family: Arial;">P.S. Julie Paquet in s. N.B. saw the Cape =
Tormentine LONG-BILLED CURLEW yesterday =
morning.</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Nat=
ure mailing list<br><a =
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a</a><br>http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnat=
uralists.ca<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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