[NatureNS] weird eagle nest-checks, + robins, red-wings, grackle

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:11:31 -0300
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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.
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after-white-space;"><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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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 &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
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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 &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<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 &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:millspl@gov.ns.ca">millspl@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;, Kimberley =
Huskins &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca">HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;, Mark =
Elderkin &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</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;"><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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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&nbsp;</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=
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