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--Apple-Mail=_DA24085B-1441-487B-9C80-9B239308823B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jake Walker <jakenwalker@yahoo.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Fwd: prob. peregrine falcon, Greenwich, King's = Co. > Date: February 19, 2015 at 3:37:46 PM AST > To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >=20 > Hi Jim, >=20 > I live right near there on Eden Row. There is a regular Merlin in the = area this winter (often perched near Elderkin's market), that buzzes my = feeders once in a while, but not daily like the sharpies. There is also = a Peregrine that has been hunting along the Cornwallis River (looks to = be a male), so I guess it could have been either. I have seen up to 2 = Peregrines regularly this winter at the facility on the corner of Canard = Rd and Fred Thomas Rd, where all the starlings, crows, and gulls hang = out. I assume this is some sort of meat processing plant? =20 >=20 > Jake Walker >=20 > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20 > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 2:54 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Fwd: prob. peregrine falcon, Greenwich, King's Co. >=20 >=20 >> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Subject: prob. peregrine falcon, Greenwich, King's Co. >> Date: February 19, 2015 at 2:53:47 PM AST >> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, "Jim Wolford ." = <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Cc: Mark Elderkin <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca> >>=20 >> FEB. 19, 2015 - While driving along Hwy. 1 in Greenwich, just south = of Noggins Farm Market, a clearly saw a flying smallish falcon. It was = flying unlike a merlin, much more like a small (male) peregrine falcon. = I had no opportunity to stop or to see any colour =97 the bird was just = a silhouette, but close to the road and to me. Thus I have to call this = a peregrine falcon, but it has to remain as =93probable=94. I hope = someone else sees and diagnoses this bird. Noggins Market farm attracts = a lot of birds, esp. starlings and house sparrows, so it=92s quite = likely to be revisited by this falcon. Our recent Eagles/Raptors Count = had 2 merlins but no other falcons, although in recent years at least = one peregrine has been detected several times on that count and/or on = other winter days. >>=20 >> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_DA24085B-1441-487B-9C80-9B239308823B 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 style=3D""><br><div>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'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jake Walker <<a = href=3D"mailto:jakenwalker@yahoo.ca">jakenwalker@yahoo.ca</a>><br></spa= n></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>Subject: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Fwd: prob. = peregrine falcon, Greenwich, King's Co.</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 19, 2015 at 3:37:46 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';">"<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>" = <<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'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, = 1.0);"><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 style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); = font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica = Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: = 16px;"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40909">Hi Jim,</div><div = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40908"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40820">I live right near there on Eden = Row. There is a regular Merlin in the area this winter (often = perched near Elderkin's market), that buzzes my feeders once in a while, = but not daily like the sharpies. There is also a Peregrine that = has been hunting along the Cornwallis River (looks to be a male), so I = guess it could have been either. I have seen up to 2 Peregrines = regularly this winter at the facility on the corner of Canard Rd and = Fred Thomas Rd, where all the starlings, crows, and gulls hang = out. I assume this is some sort of meat processing = plant? </div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_41224" = dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_41225" = dir=3D"ltr">Jake Walker<br></div><div = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40815"><span></span></div><br> <div = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40819" style=3D"font-family: = HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, = Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40818" style=3D"font-family: = HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, = sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40817" dir=3D"ltr"> <hr = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40816" size=3D"1"> <font = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_41226" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> = <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br> = <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>> = <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, = February 19, 2015 2:54 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: = bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Fwd: prob. peregrine falcon, = Greenwich, King's Co.<br> </font> </div> <div = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40931" class=3D"y_msg_container"><br><div= id=3D"yiv8213811633"><div = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40930"><br><div = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40929"><blockquote = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40928" 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';">Jim Wolford <<a rel=3D"nofollow" = ymailto=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank" = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.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>Subject: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>prob. peregrine falcon, Greenwich, = King's Co.</b><br></span></div><div = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_41144" = 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 = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_41143" = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">February 19, 2015 at 2:53:47 PM = AST<br></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40927" = 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 = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40926" = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS <<a = id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1424366291389_40925" rel=3D"nofollow" = ymailto=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca" target=3D"_blank" = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>>, "Jim Wolford ." <<a rel=3D"nofollow" = ymailto=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank" = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.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>Cc: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Mark Elderkin <<a rel=3D"nofollow" = ymailto=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" = href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>><br></span></= div><br><div><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;"><div = style=3D"margin:0px;"><b>FEB. 19, 2015 </b>- While driving along Hwy. 1 = in Greenwich, just south of Noggins Farm Market, a clearly saw a = <b>flying smallish falcon</b>. It was flying unlike a merlin, much = more like a <b>small (male) peregrine falcon</b>. I had no = opportunity to stop or to see any colour =97 the bird was just a = silhouette, but close to the road and to me. Thus I have to call = this a peregrine falcon, but it has to remain as =93probable=94. I = hope someone else sees and diagnoses this bird. Noggins Market = farm attracts a lot of birds, esp. starlings and house sparrows, so it=92s= quite likely to be revisited by this falcon. Our recent = Eagles/Raptors Count had 2 merlins but no other falcons, although in = recent years at least one peregrine has been detected several times on = that count and/or on other winter days.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers = from Jim in = Wolfville.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div><br><br></d= iv> </div> </div> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_DA24085B-1441-487B-9C80-9B239308823B--
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