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--Apple-Mail=_CA66749D-6754-49B4-BC23-542A168F8D10 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > Subject: [ValleyNature] EAGLE WATCH REPORT -- was Difficult Weather = Birding - Greenwich/Port Williams > Date: February 2, 2015 at 3:58:43 PM AST >=20 > I have to contradict Richard a bit here. He is correct that driving = on Sunday was very tricky and dangerous on account of blowing snow from = the gale-force westerly winds that were very very cold!! So white-outs = were common but thankfully not extensive, and most drivers were sensibly = driving slowly. I was stuck in the Community Hall at Sheffield Mills = from mid-morning to early afternoon. But Bob Cote was out at the = viewing and feeding site at the north end of Middle Dyke Road for an = extensive period, with the relatively small numbers of would-be = photographers standing with their backs to that wind. Bob said there = were three different feedings, starting at 10:30 a.m., then at about = noon, and again at 1 p.m. or so, and he said there were always about 50 = or more bald eagles there as well as the ravens and gulls etc. >=20 > I got to the viewing site at 2:15 p.m., weather was still the same = then, but the SKY WAS FULL OF FLYING EAGLES AND RAVENS etc., all flying = and soaring and chasing in that stiff, cold wind. The first chase I saw = was an eagle closely behind a raven that had food in its beak. I agree = with Bob that at least 50 eagles were present, some in the trees but = mostly up at all heights in the sky, and up to 10 or more were on the = ground too where there must have been carcasses that were mostly hidden = by the snow. >=20 > So my report here is a testimonial to the toughness of our scavenger = birds, who are not only tolerant of very cold temperatures, but also = seem to revel in strong winds. I recall even noticeing the latter = during the famous Groundhog Day Wind-storm of 1976, my first year in = Nova Scotia. (I am writing this on Groundhog Day of 2015, and it is = still quite cold but we are now to experience some heavy snow plus = freezing rain over the next 24 hours.) >=20 > Eagle Watch=92s Weekend One experienced very bad conditions this year, = such that the Saturday activities were cancelled completely. Sunday was = slightly better but very slow at the Community Hall. Hopefully next = Saturday and Sunday will be more normal for this time of year. We are = also hoping to do a regional count of eagles and other raptors next = Sunday, during the Eagle Watch Weekend Two. >=20 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > -------------------------------=20 >=20 > Begin forwarded message: >=20 >> From: Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] PS - Difficult Weather Birding - = Greenwich/Port Williams >> Date: February 1, 2015 at 6:10:16 PM AST >> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>=20 >> All the roads across the dykes between the Wolfville/ Kentville = corridor and the Canning area, including Sheffield Mills, were snow = covered, some had drifts, and there were a lot of white-outs due to = blowing snow. It was hard to find any birds, even eagles, today. >>=20 >> Richard >>=20 >> On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Christopher <cpetershfx@hotmail.com> = wrote: >> The town is spelled Canard not Cunard. The Horned Lark flock of 30 = was there. >>=20 >> Chris >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> ################# >> Dr.R.B.Stern, =20 >> P.O. Box 300, >> Port Williams, >> N.S., Canada, >> B0P 1T0 >> Richard Stern,=20 >> Port Williams, NS, Canada >> sternrichard@gmail.com >> ################### >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > = http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.= ca --Apple-Mail=_CA66749D-6754-49B4-BC23-542A168F8D10 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;"><br><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><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>Subject: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] EAGLE WATCH REPORT = -- was Difficult Weather Birding - Greenwich/Port = Williams</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';">February 2, 2015 at = 3:58:43 PM AST</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;">I have to contradict Richard a bit here. He is = correct that driving on Sunday was very tricky and dangerous on account = of blowing snow from the gale-force westerly winds that were very very = cold!! So white-outs were common but thankfully not extensive, and = most drivers were sensibly driving slowly. I was stuck in the = Community Hall at Sheffield Mills from mid-morning to early afternoon. = But Bob Cote was out at the viewing and feeding site at the north = end of Middle Dyke Road for an extensive period, with the relatively = small numbers of would-be photographers standing with their backs to = that wind. Bob said there were three different feedings, starting = at 10:30 a.m., then at about noon, and again at 1 p.m. or so, and he = said there were always about 50 or more bald eagles there as well as the = ravens and gulls etc.<div><br></div><div>I got to the viewing site at = 2:15 p.m., weather was still the same then, but the SKY WAS FULL OF = FLYING EAGLES AND RAVENS etc., all flying and soaring and chasing in = that stiff, cold wind. The first chase I saw was an eagle closely = behind a raven that had food in its beak. I agree with Bob that at = least 50 eagles were present, some in the trees but mostly up at all = heights in the sky, and up to 10 or more were on the ground too where = there must have been carcasses that were mostly hidden by the = snow.</div><div><br></div><div>So my report here is a testimonial to the = toughness of our scavenger birds, who are not only tolerant of very cold = temperatures, but also seem to revel in strong winds. I recall = even noticeing the latter during the famous Groundhog Day Wind-storm of = 1976, my first year in Nova Scotia. (I am writing this on = Groundhog Day of 2015, and it is still quite cold but we are now to = experience some heavy snow plus freezing rain over the next 24 = hours.)</div><div><br></div><div>Eagle Watch=92s Weekend One experienced = very bad conditions this year, such that the Saturday activities were = cancelled completely. Sunday was slightly better but very slow at = the Community Hall. Hopefully next Saturday and Sunday will be = more normal for this time of year. We are also hoping to do a = regional count of eagles and other raptors next Sunday, during the Eagle = Watch Weekend Two.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.</div><div>------------------------------- <br><div><br><di= v>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>From: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Richard Stern <<a = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>><br><= /span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: = Helvetica;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Re: [NatureNS] PS - Difficult = Weather Birding - Greenwich/Port Williams</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;"><b>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">February 1, 2015 at = 6:10:16 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;"><b>To: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">NatureNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br= ></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: = Helvetica;"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s= pan></div><br><div><div dir=3D"ltr">All the roads across the dykes = between the Wolfville/ Kentville corridor and the Canning area, = including Sheffield Mills, were snow covered, some had drifts, and there = were a lot of white-outs due to blowing snow. It was hard to find = any birds, even eagles, = today.<div><br></div><div>Richard</div></div><div = class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 = at 5:52 PM, Christopher <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:cpetershfx@hotmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">cpetershfx@hotmail.com</a>></span> = wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The town is spelled = Canard not Cunard. The Horned Lark flock of 30 was = there.<br> <br> Chris<br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div = class=3D"gmail_signature">#################<br>Dr.R.B.Stern, = <br>P.O. Box 300,<br>Port Williams,<br>N.S., Canada,<br>B0P = 1T0<br>Richard Stern, <br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br><a = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>###################</div> </div> = </div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>_________________________________= ______________<br>Nature 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>= --Apple-Mail=_CA66749D-6754-49B4-BC23-542A168F8D10--
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