[NatureNS] goldeneyes, gadwall, etc. -- Pt. Wms. sewer ponds

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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] goldeneyes, gadwall, etc. -- Pt. Wms. sewer =
ponds
> Date: January 15, 2015 at 3:28:25 PM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
>=20
> JANUARY 15, 2015 - PORT WILLIAMS SEWER/SEWAGE PONDS: In early =
afternoon I tried the stealthy approach suggested by George Forsyth and =
others in the past.  WARNING: the circular driveway has some rocks that =
showed my Honda=92s bottom is closer to the ground than I thought!  =
Anyway, I parked below the sewage treatment building, then donned my =
binocs & spotting scope, then walked up and hid behind the south part of =
the building, in order to view the north pond, which has open water and =
usually lots of ducks.  Today was no exception, but the approximately 50 =
goldeneyes there (no doubt mostly common goldeneyes) wasted no time in =
taking off in three different groups before I could get any kind of a =
look at them.
>=20
> With them were the usual approx. 100 mallards, with about 5 black =
ducks, and a single male gadwall (which I spotted because he was =
separate from the masses of mallards)(this gadwall was a bit abnormal in =
that his black posterior area was much smaller than usual, but I did see =
the characteristic white mark on each speculum when he climbed up on the =
ice).
>=20
> I also saw 2 separate red-tailed hawks (one near the sewage ponds, the =
other just east of hwy. 358 and north of the railroad tracks.
>=20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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goldeneyes, gadwall, etc. -- Pt. Wms. sewer =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">January 15, 2015 at =
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</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>JANUARY 15, 2015 - PORT WILLIAMS SEWER/SEWAGE =
PONDS:</b> In early afternoon I tried the stealthy approach suggested by =
George Forsyth and others in the past.&nbsp; WARNING: the circular =
driveway has some rocks that showed my Honda=92s bottom is closer to the =
ground than I thought!&nbsp; Anyway, I parked below the sewage treatment =
building, then donned my binocs &amp; spotting scope, then walked up and =
hid behind the south part of the building, in order to view the north =
pond, which has open water and usually lots of ducks.&nbsp; Today was no =
exception, but the approximately <b>50 goldeneyes</b> there (no doubt =
mostly <b>common goldeneyes</b>) wasted no time in taking off in three =
different groups before I could get any kind of a look at =
them.</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;">With them were the usual approx. =
100 <b>mallards</b>, with about 5 <b>black ducks</b>, and a single male =
<b>gadwall </b>(which I spotted because he was separate from the masses =
of mallards)(this gadwall was a bit abnormal in that his black posterior =
area was much smaller than usual, but I did see the characteristic white =
mark on each speculum when he climbed up on the ice).</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;">I also saw 2 separate <b>red-tailed hawks</b> (one =
near the sewage ponds, the other just east of hwy. 358 and north of the =
railroad tracks.</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>_______________________________________________<br>N=
ature mailing list<br><a =
href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a><br>http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnat=
uralists.ca<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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