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--Apple-Mail=_E72692C2-DF3D-4B0A-A59B-221108A92E1A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 The note below reminds me about my recent return (from BC) to Wolfville =97= when I parked in mid-afternoon in Wolfville, there was a very cold & stron= g wind blowing out of the west, and out on the dykeland (locally called =93= the dykes=94) was a hovering bird of prey who was using that wind as a tool= for very easy hovering =97 this was not a rough-legged hawk, nor a kestrel= of any species, but was of course one of our very common/abundant winterin= g red-tailed hawk. I watched it hover for perhaps two minutes or more, the= n it plummeted downward and struck the ground with considerable force. I= =92m sure a lot of you have seen such behaviour, which is very common here = in The Valley on the dyked flatlands. From its behaviour on the ground, it= did catch something and took a few minutes to deal with it, and then took = wing again to continue its hovering behaviour, which is not very different = in a strong wind from hunting from a perch on a fence post or power pole or= tree or bush or whatever. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. P.S. I recall many years ago the Eurasian Kestrel that was at Minudie?, N.S= .?, bordering on Fundy, and driving up there with many others only to get a= n extremely distant view of an undeterminable kind of falcon being being pu= shed around the dykelands there by several people with long lenses. I hope= someone in the group got something to show for that =97 nowadays, of cours= e, all of us would quickly find out such info=92 and see some of the photo-= results and learn the key field marks etc. THANKS and kudos to those of yo= u on this list who keep providing such to all of us field and arm-chair bir= ders!! Begin forwarded message: > From: "'C. Davis' nuthatch@ns.sympatico.ca [NS-RBA]" <NS-RBA-noreply@yaho= ogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [NS-RBA] FWD: Further Eurasian Kestrel Updates - 29 Dec 2014 > Date: December 29, 2014 at 3:17:47 PM AST > To: bmaybank@gmail.com > Cc: NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com > Reply-To: "C. Davis" <nuthatch@ns.sympatico.ca> >=20 > Hello, >=20 >=20 > A small group of us finally got to see the Kestrel in around 2:00 at the = Caldwell / Shore Road location, where it put on a pretty good show. Not onl= y did we watch it hunt and hover, but it also landed and preened in one of = the spruce trees in the field.=20 >=20 > Cheryl Davis > Dartmouth, NS >=20 >=20 >> On Dec 29, 2014, at 3:03 PM, bmaybank@gmail.com [NS-RBA] <NS-RBA-noreply= @yahoogroups.com> wrote: >>=20 >> 29 Dec 2014 >>=20 >> The Eurasian Kestrel was seen by many birders near the corner of Caldwel= l Road and Shore Road at 12:00 and then shortly after 13:00 today. It was = also seen on the golf course between those times. There was word that it w= as also seen at the corner at first light (07:30).=20 >>=20 >> There is a small crushed rock parking area near this corner (on the wate= r side) where birders had gathered and the bird was hunting in the field be= low the ridge that you see if you look northeast from the lot.=20 >>=20 >> It's hard to tell if one's luck is increased by chasing the bird or by s= taking it out - certainly those who had staked out that corner had very goo= d views. Thermal gear is recommended if that's your strategy. >>=20 >> There was a journalist present at the corner taping footage this morning= and he said that they would be running a story on the Global 6:00 o'clock = news.=20 >>=20 >> Best of luck! >>=20 >> Lynn Karchewski >>=20 >> Forwarded by Blake Maybank >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >=20 >=20 > __._,_.___ > Posted by: "C. Davis" <nuthatch@ns.sympatico.ca> > Reply via web post =95 Reply to sender =95 Reply to group =95 Start a New= Topic =95 Messages in this topic (2) > VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 1 > =95 Privacy =95 Unsubscribe =95 Terms of Use >=20 > . >=20=20 >=20 > __,_._,___ --Apple-Mail=_E72692C2-DF3D-4B0A-A59B-221108A92E1A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html charset= =3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-= mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">The note below reminds= me about my recent return (from BC) to Wolfville =97 when I parked in mid-= afternoon in Wolfville, there was a very cold & strong wind blowing out= of the west, and out on the dykeland (locally called =93the dykes=94) was = a hovering bird of prey who was using that wind as a tool for very easy hov= ering =97 this was not a rough-legged hawk, nor a kestrel of any species, b= ut was of course one of our very common/abundant wintering red-tailed hawk.= I watched it hover for perhaps two minutes or more, then it plummete= d downward and struck the ground with considerable force. I=92m sure = a lot of you have seen such behaviour, which is very common here in The Val= ley on the dyked flatlands. From its behaviour on the ground, it did = catch something and took a few minutes to deal with it, and then took wing = again to continue its hovering behaviour, which is not very different in a = strong wind from hunting from a perch on a fence post or power pole or tree= or bush or whatever.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</div= ><div><br></div><div>P.S. I recall many years ago the Eurasian Kestrel that= was at Minudie?, N.S.?, bordering on Fundy, and driving up there with many= others only to get an extremely distant view of an undeterminable kind of = falcon being being pushed around the dykelands there by several people with= long lenses. I hope someone in the group got something to show for t= hat =97 nowadays, of course, all of us would quickly find out such info=92 = and see some of the photo-results and learn the key field marks etc. = THANKS and kudos to those of you on this list who keep providing such to al= l of us field and arm-chair birders!!<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded mess= age:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; marg= in-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, = 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">"'C. Da= vis' <a href=3D"mailto:nuthatch@ns.sympatico.ca">nuthatch@ns.sympatico.ca</= a> [NS-RBA]" <<a href=3D"mailto:NS-RBA-noreply@yahoogroups.com">NS-RBA-n= oreply@yahoogroups.com</a>><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0p= x; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: