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--Apple-Mail=_8CD17A16-7F6D-49A3-878A-A735ACB77CFF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] weird eagle nest-checks, + robins, red-wings, = grackle > Date: April 7, 2015 at 5:05:09 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 7, 2015 - There were about 30 snow buntings again among our = feeder-birds at our apartment, plus my first red-winged blackbird, a = male. Later I saw another red-winged blackbird male at north Grand Pre, = and my first male c. grackle a bit east of Wolfville. I saw several = robins today along roadsides in Wolfville, and many people have been = seeing lots of robins all over this general area. >=20 > In early afternoon I made two bald eagle nest-checks, and found = surprises at both: > (a) on west Long Island, north Grand Pre, at Jean Leung=92s nest, an = adult eagle was present, but was perched on a branch next to the nest =97 = I couldn=92t see another adult in the nest, so I was surprised because = today is quite cold, ca. 0 C., with a slight wind-chill, so any = incubating eagle should have been in the nest; and=20 > (b) east of Wolfville, se. of jct. of Eye Road with Highway 1, I could = not see any adult eagles, BUT there were TWO IMMATURE EAGLES very close = to or on the nest and apparently both eating something, probably chicken = carcasses (unsure of this)(also there was a third immature eagle perched = in a tree to the south)(the two immatures at the nest were very = different-looking, one showing a lot of very light brown in its plumage, = the other being very dark all over). >=20 > Also the north-south paved road across the Grand Pre dykelands is a = bit flooded with shallow water in one spot, despite the large banks of = non-melting snow all along both roadsides. >=20 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > = http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.= ca --Apple-Mail=_8CD17A16-7F6D-49A3-878A-A735ACB77CFF 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><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';">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'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] = weird eagle nest-checks, + robins, red-wings, = grackle</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';">April 7, 2015 at = 5:05:09 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'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><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'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Pam Mills <<a = href=3D"mailto:millspl@gov.ns.ca">millspl@gov.ns.ca</a>>, 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 7, 2015 </b>- There were about 30 = <b>snow buntings</b> again among our feeder-birds at our apartment, plus = my first <b>red-winged blackbird</b>, a male. Later I saw another = red-winged blackbird male at north Grand Pre, and my first male <b>c. = grackle</b> a bit east of Wolfville. I saw several <b>robins = </b>today along roadsides in Wolfville, and many people have been seeing = lots of robins all over this general area.</div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">In early = afternoon I made <b>two bald eagle nest-checks</b>, and found = <b>surprises at both</b>:</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(a) on = <b>west Long Island</b>, north Grand Pre, at Jean Leung=92s nest, an = <b>adult eagle </b>was present, but was <b>perched on a branch next to = the nest </b>=97 I couldn=92t see another adult in the nest, so I was = surprised because today is quite cold, ca. 0 C., with a slight = wind-chill, so any incubating eagle should have been in the nest; = and </div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(b) <b>east of Wolfville</b>, = se. of jct. of Eye Road with Highway 1, I could not see any adult = eagles, BUT there were <b>TWO IMMATURE EAGLES very close to or on the = nest </b>and apparently both eating something, probably chicken = carcasses (unsure of this)(also there was a third immature eagle perched = in a tree to the south)(the two immatures at the nest were very = different-looking, one showing a lot of very light brown in its plumage, = the other being very dark all over).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; = min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Also the = north-south paved <b>road across the Grand Pre dykelands is a bit = flooded</b> with shallow water in one spot, despite the large banks of = non-melting snow all along both roadsides.</div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">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>= --Apple-Mail=_8CD17A16-7F6D-49A3-878A-A735ACB77CFF--
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