[NatureNS] nature: eaglets (4 nests), C. geese on nests, flowering plants,

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 18:15:13 -0300
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] nature: eaglets (4 nests), C. geese on nests, =
flowering plants, mustard whites, etc.
> Date: May 21, 2015 at 6:12:57 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
> I saw my first bald eaglet for this year on May 1 near Windsor.  A =
couple of days ago, Ian McKay reported an eaglet in the Scots=92 Bay =
nest, and yesterday I reported an eaglet in the Blomidon cliff-top nest. =
 Two more eaglet reports follow below:
>=20
> MAY 21, 2015 - Noggins bald eagle nest, Greenwich: at least one =
eaglet, young, small, with creamy whitish down (7-10 days old?) =97 this =
eaglet seemed to be unattended, at noon (?);
>=20
> Lower Church St. bald eagle nest, n. of Pt. Wms.: one adult eagle =
(prob. female) in the nest, plus at least one eaglet, but quite large, =
much larger than Noggins eaglet, with darkish gray down (2-3 weeks old, =
sitting on nest-rim already).
>=20
> Canard Pond: 1 adult bald eagle, 1 m/f pr mallards, Canada goose still =
on nest atop muskrat lodge along east edge of main pond, and Canada =
goose mate? standing on shore nearby, and 1 spotted sandpiper.
>=20
> [NOTE: Canada goose was off its nest on Stella=92s Pond a couple of =
days ago, and perhaps its eggs had hatched?]
>=20
> MINER=92S MARSH: plants in bloom included red-berried elderberry, =
ground ivy, shadbush, Norway maple, dandelions, and red oak with open =
dangling catkins.
>=20
> Sunny & fairly warm today, but the wind from the west was extremely =
strong in open areas, making it difficult to hear other sounds.  =
However, I MAY have heard a sora whinny once, and I=92m pretty sure that =
a few leopard frogs were still calling.  I definitely heard a =
pied-billed grebe, and saw 2 separate ones in different parts of the =
marsh.
>=20
> A Canada goose appeared to still be on a nest on an island, and nearby =
a second C. goose was seen (the mate?).  An eastern kingbird was seen, =
plus 3+ tree swallows, and a song sparrow was foraging among the =
cattails.  Red-winged blackbirds of both sexes were abundant and =
everywhere as usual.
>=20
> Finally, I got good looks at 2 whites (butterflies) together, and they =
were both mustard whites.
>=20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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after-white-space;"><br><div style=3D""><br><div>Begin forwarded =
message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
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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] =
nature: eaglets (4 nests), C. geese on nests, flowering plants, mustard =
whites, etc.</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 21, 2015 at =
6:12:57 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>I =
saw my first bald eaglet for this year on May 1 near Windsor. &nbsp;A =
couple of days ago, Ian McKay reported an eaglet in the Scots=92 Bay =
nest, and yesterday I reported an eaglet in the Blomidon cliff-top nest. =
&nbsp;Two more eaglet reports follow =
below:</div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>MAY 21, =
2015 </b>- <b>Noggins bald eagle nest</b>, Greenwich: at least one =
<b>eaglet,</b> young, small, with <b>creamy whitish down </b>(7-10 days =
old?) =97 this eaglet seemed to be <b>unattended</b>, at noon =
(?);</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>Lower Church St. bald eagle nest</b>, n. of =
Pt. Wms.: one <b>adult eagle</b> (prob. female) in the nest, plus at =
least one <b>eaglet,</b> but quite large, much larger than Noggins =
eaglet, with <b>darkish gray down </b>(2-3 weeks old, sitting on =
nest-rim already).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>Canard Pond: </b>1 adult =
<b>bald eagle</b>, 1 m/f pr <b>mallards</b>, <b>Canada goose still on =
nest </b>atop muskrat lodge along east edge of main pond, and <b>Canada =
goose mate?</b> standing on shore nearby, and 1 <b>spotted =
sandpiper.</b></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b><br></b></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>[NOTE: Canada goose was off its nest on =
Stella=92s Pond a couple of days ago, and perhaps its eggs had =
hatched?]</b></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><b></b><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>MINER=92S MARSH: =
</b>plants in bloom included red-berried elderberry, ground ivy, =
shadbush, Norway maple, dandelions, and red oak with open dangling =
catkins.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Sunny &amp; fairly warm =
today, but the wind from the west was <b>extremely strong</b> in open =
areas, making it <b>difficult to hear</b> other sounds.&nbsp; However, I =
MAY have heard a <b>sora</b> whinny once, and I=92m pretty sure that a =
few <b>leopard frogs</b> were still calling.&nbsp; I definitely heard =
a<b> pied-billed grebe</b>, and saw 2 separate ones in different parts =
of the marsh.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><b></b><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>A </b>Canada =
goose appeared to <b>still be on a nest </b>on an island, and nearby a =
<b>second C. goose</b> was seen (the mate?).&nbsp; An <b>eastern =
kingbird </b>was seen, plus 3+<b> tree swallows</b>, and a <b>song =
sparrow</b> was foraging among the cattails.&nbsp;<b> Red-winged =
blackbirds</b> of both sexes were abundant and everywhere as =
usual.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">Finally, I got good looks at 2 <b>whites =
(butterflies)</b> together, and they were both <b>mustard =
whites</b>.</div></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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uralists.ca<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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