[NatureNS] Miner's Marsh, June 3/15 -- grebe call, C. goose on nest, ducklings,

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] Miner's Marsh, June 3/15 -- grebe call, C. =
goose on nest, ducklings, etc.
> Date: June 3, 2015 at 7:32:42 PM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
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> JUNE 3, 2015 - MINER=92S MARSH:
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> My highlight today was watching a pied-billed grebe actually =
delivering its wonderful weird swampy call =97 this grebe had a blackish =
throat =97 a male??
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> In the same spot I watched a muskrat swim to me and dive with some =
cattail leaves? into the entrance of its presumed bank den?
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> Canada goose still on its nest on one of the islands, and its mate =
(male?) still nearby and very approachable by us walkers.
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> I saw at least three broods of mallard ducklings =97 two broods were =
very small youngsters (up to 10 in one brood).  Latter female & =
ducklings were extremely approachable, to almost arm=92s length.  Also =
about 5 male mallards seen.
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> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
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Miner's Marsh, June 3/15 -- grebe call, C. goose on nest, ducklings, =
etc.</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">June 3, 2015 at =
7:32:42 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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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><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>JUNE 3, 2015 - =
MINER=92S MARSH</b>:</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">My highlight today was =
<b>watching a pied-billed grebe actually delivering its wonderful weird =
swampy call</b> =97 this grebe had a blackish throat =97 a =
male??</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">In the same spot I watched a <b>muskrat </b>swim =
to me and dive with some <b>cattail leaves?</b> into the entrance of its =
presumed bank den?</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>Canada goose still on =
its nest </b>on one of the islands, and its mate (male?) still nearby =
and very approachable by us walkers.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">I saw at least =
three <b>broods of mallard ducklings</b> =97 two broods were very small =
youngsters (up to 10 in one brood).&nbsp; Latter female &amp; ducklings =
were extremely approachable, to almost arm=92s length.&nbsp; Also about =
5 male mallards seen.</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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