next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects
--Apple-Mail=_572772B4-E5AF-44DC-8DEC-16264B26C09C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] 2 local amphibian sites to be checked at night = (or day) > Date: May 1, 2015 at 3:43:59 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: Andrew Hebda <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca>, Fred Scott = <fwscott@eastlink.ca>, John Gilhen <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca> >=20 > MAY 1, 2015 - I checked on a couple of local amphibian spots this = afternoon (too early in the day for any possible calling?). =20 >=20 > (a) In West Kentville, behind Palmeter=92s Evergreen Home, and just = about 100 metres west of the parking lot, along the rail trail, is a = marsh/swamp that is loaded in recent years with calling wood frogs; = today the marsh is mostly open water but still with snowbanks on the = sides, thus very cold water temperature, no frogs seen. >=20 > (b) At the Greenwich/Wolfville/Pt. Wms. exit on Highway 101, along the = off-ramp for cars getting off from the west, is a roadside ditch with = water & cattails, that every year holds calling spring peepers = abundantly enough to form a calling chorus. The water in the ditch is = very shallow but open, with no snow left. >=20 > Both of these sites should be checked in the next few nights, = especially since we are going to experience warming temperatures through = Monday, May 3, and beyond? >=20 > Cheers and happy spring from Jim in Wolfville. > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > = http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.= ca --Apple-Mail=_572772B4-E5AF-44DC-8DEC-16264B26C09C 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';">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] 2 = local amphibian sites to be checked at night (or = day)</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';">May 1, 2015 at = 3:43:59 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';">Andrew Hebda <<a = href=3D"mailto:HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca">HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca</a>>, Fred Scott = <fwscott@eastlink.ca>, = John Gilhen <<a = href=3D"mailto:GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca">GILHENJA@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>MAY 1, 2015</b> - I checked on a couple of = local amphibian spots this afternoon (too early in the day for any = possible calling?). </div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(a) In West Kentville, = behind <b>Palmeter=92s Evergreen Home</b>, and just about 100 metres = west of the parking lot, along the <b>rail trail,</b> is a marsh/swamp = that is loaded in recent years with calling <b>wood frogs</b>; today the = marsh is mostly open water but still with snowbanks on the sides, thus = very cold water temperature, no frogs seen.</div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(b) At the = <b>Greenwich/Wolfville/Pt. Wms. exit on Highway 101</b>, along the = off-ramp for cars getting off from the west, is a roadside ditch with = water & cattails, that every year holds calling <b>spring = peepers</b> abundantly enough to form a calling chorus. The water = in the ditch is very shallow but open, with no snow left.</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">Both of these <b>sites should be checked in the next few = nights</b>, especially since we are going to experience warming = temperatures through Monday, May 3, and beyond?</div><div style=3D"margin:= 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Cheers and happy spring = 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=_572772B4-E5AF-44DC-8DEC-16264B26C09C--
next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects