[NatureNS] eagle nest-checks + Canning Can. geese + ring-necked ducks + crowing

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:02:57 -0300
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] eagle nest-checks + Canning Can. geese + =
ring-necked ducks
> Date: April 16, 2015 at 4:20:43 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 15, 2015 - A cock pheasant was repeatedly crowing at home in =
Wolfville.
>=20
> APRIL 16, 2015 - Sunny again but quite cool day.  I checked five bald =
eagle nests and also found 4-500+ Canada geese, but no snow geese =
visible, in snow-patchy fields along the Habitant River just west and =
south of Canning.  Also there were a few ring-necked ducks in the river =
by the geese.
>=20
> Bald eagle nests checked:
> (a) lower Church St., n. of Pt. Wms. =97 the presumed female adult in =
the nest was just barely visible by the very white top of her head =97 =
very difficult to see;
> (b) east end of Church St., Starr=92s Point, private land belonging to =
Seaview Poultry [Chris Cox], on the bank of the mouth of the Cornwallis =
River =97 nest is gone (a winter casualty?), but two adult eagles were =
perched together in a big tree nearby =97 it=92s also interesting that =
quite nearby an injured adult bald eagle was picked up by =
hand/snowmobile back in early March, taken to Cobequid Wildlife =
Rehabilitation Centre near Truro [Helene Van Doninck], rehabbed there, =
and then released on April 12 near the site of capture =97 this is =
published in this week=92s King=92s County REGISTER newspaper [I will =
send the link separately later];
> (c) lower Canard Road, east of Hwy. 358 =97 head of incubating adult =
eagle in the nest difficult to see, but present;
> (d) Scots=92 Bay, Huntley Rd. =97 incubating adult eagle in the nest;
> (e) Blomidon, top of cliff =97 incubating adult eagle in nest.
>=20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, and HAPPY LATE LATE SPRING!
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after-white-space;"><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
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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><=
/span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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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] =
eagle nest-checks + Canning Can. geese + ring-necked =
ducks</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 16, 2015 at =
4:20:43 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 15, 2015 - A cock pheasant was =
repeatedly crowing at home in Wolfville.</b></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><b><br></b></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>APRIL 16, 2015</b> =
- Sunny again but quite cool day.&nbsp; I checked five bald eagle nests =
and also found 4-500+ <b>Canada geese</b>, but no snow geese visible, in =
snow-patchy fields along the Habitant River just west and south of =
Canning.&nbsp; Also there were a few <b>ring-necked ducks</b> in the =
river by the geese.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>Bald eagle nests =
checked:</b></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(a) <b>lower Church =
St.</b>, n. of Pt. Wms. =97 the presumed female <b>adult in the nest =
</b>was just barely visible by the very white top of her head =97 very =
difficult to see;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(b) east end of =
Church St., <b>Starr=92s Point</b>, private land belonging to Seaview =
Poultry [Chris Cox], on the bank of the mouth of the Cornwallis River =97 =
nest is gone (a winter casualty?), but <b>two adult eagles</b> were =
perched together in a big tree nearby =97 it=92s also interesting that =
quite nearby an <b>injured adult bald eagle</b> was picked up by =
hand/snowmobile back in early March, taken to <b>Cobequid Wildlife =
Rehabilitation Centre</b> near Truro [Helene Van Doninck], rehabbed =
there, and then <b>released on April 12</b> near the site of capture =97 =
this is published in this week=92s King=92s County REGISTER newspaper [I =
will send the link separately later];</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">(c)<b> lower Canard Road</b>, east of Hwy. 358 =97 head of =
<b>incubating adult eagle </b>in the nest difficult to see, but =
present;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(d) <b>Scots=92 Bay,</b> =
Huntley Rd. =97<b> incubating adult eagle</b> in the nest;</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">(e) <b>Blomidon</b>, top of cliff =97 =
<b>incubating adult eagle</b> in nest.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville, and HAPPY LATE LATE =
SPRING!</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Natu=
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