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and then we saw a --Apple-Mail=_43425C79-8E6E-4F0D-980A-127F7DFA0CAF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 The Cow Bay eagels (3yr old nest on Moses I.) appear to be breeding. = Last year they failed to produce offspring as far as I could tell. Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS. On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:37 PM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: >=20 >=20 > Begin forwarded message: >=20 >> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Subject: [ValleyNature] 2 more b. eagle nests in incubation?, New = Minas & Scots' Bay >> Date: April 3, 2015 at 5:28:04 PM ADT >> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> >> Cc: Pam Mills <millspl@gov.ns.ca>, Kimberley Huskins = <HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca>, Mark Elderkin <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca> >>=20 >> APRIL 4, 2015 (Good Friday) - Pat & I took a local drive today to New = Minas and then to Scots=92 Bay, just so I could check on a couple of = bald eagle nest sites. Little did we know that it would clear and get = very warm, very spring-like, and a wonderful day to be out. And many = businesses were closed, on account of Good Friday, so that we had a = difficult time finding a place for coffee and a muffin. >>=20 >> First nest checked was at Nova Drive in western New Minas. It is = difficult to see into this eagle nest, but, from the eastern edge of the = pavement, we could see the top of the head of an adult bald eagle, = apparently incubating (I told Pat they normally lay 1 to 3 eggs, and can = raise up to 3 youngsters per nest). >>=20 >> Then we drove first to Canning, where we did a walk and checked the = raven nest in the lone pine between Wilma Gibson=92s and Glenys Gibson=92s= homes =97 no ravens seen. >>=20 >> Next we drove to Scots=92 Bay, to the Huntley Road bald eagle nest = east of the community centre/fire hall. In the nest we could easily see = the head of an apparently incubating adult eagle. When we arrived two = adult bald eagles flew past the nest together, from south to north, and = then we saw an immature bald eagle fly by in the opposite direction. >>=20 >> Finally we got our coffee etc. in a cafe in Wolfville. On our drive = we saw a few single robins, and 2 more were at home in Wolfville, but no = sightings of grackles, geese, or ducks. >>=20 >> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. >> _______________________________________________ >> Nature mailing list >> Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca >> = http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.= ca >=20 --Apple-Mail=_43425C79-8E6E-4F0D-980A-127F7DFA0CAF 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 = Cow Bay eagels (3yr old nest on Moses I.) appear to be breeding. Last = year they failed to produce offspring as far as I could = tell.<div><br><div>Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, = NS.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:37 PM, = Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>> = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><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;"><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;"><b>From: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = 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>[ValleyNature] 2 more b. eagle = nests in incubation?, New Minas & Scots' = Bay</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';">April 3, 2015 at 5:28:04 PM = ADT<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';">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</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';">Pam= Mills <millspl@gov.ns.ca>,= Kimberley Huskins <<a = href=3D"mailto:HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca">HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca</a>>, Mark = Elderkin <<a = href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>><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;"><b>APRIL 4, 2015 </b>(Good Friday) - Pat & I = took a local drive today to New Minas and then to Scots=92 Bay, just so = I could check on a couple of <b>bald eagle nest sites</b>. Little = did we know that it would clear and get very warm, very spring-like, and = a wonderful day to be out. And many businesses were closed, on = account of Good Friday, so that we had a difficult time finding a place = for coffee and a muffin.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">First nest checked was at = Nova Drive in western <b>New Minas</b>. It is difficult to see = into this eagle nest, but, from the eastern edge of the pavement, <b>we = could see the top of the head of an adult bald eagle, apparently = incubating</b> (I told Pat they normally lay 1 to 3 eggs, and can raise = up to 3 youngsters per nest).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; = min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Then we drove = first to <b>Canning</b>, where we did a walk and checked the <b>raven = nest</b> in the lone pine between Wilma Gibson=92s and Glenys Gibson=92s = homes =97 <b>no ravens seen</b>.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; = min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Next we drove = to <b>Scots=92 Bay,</b> to the Huntley Road bald eagle nest east of the = community centre/fire hall. <b>In the nest we could easily see the = head of an apparently incubating adult eagle</b>. When we arrived = two adult bald eagles flew past the nest together, from south to north, = and then we saw an immature bald eagle fly by in the opposite = direction.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Finally we got our coffee = etc. in a cafe in Wolfville. On our drive we saw a few single = robins, and 2 more were at home in Wolfville, but no sightings of = grackles, geese, or ducks.</div><div><br></div><div>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><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></di= v><br></div></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_43425C79-8E6E-4F0D-980A-127F7DFA0CAF--
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