[NatureNS] Miner's Marsh July 30/15 -- new brood of p.-b. grebes, etc.

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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] Miner's Marsh July 30/15 -- new brood of p.-b.	=
grebes, etc.
> Date: July 31, 2015 at 1:54:48 PM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
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> JULY 30, 2015 - MINER=92S MARSH: Just east of the entrance bridge, I =
found a brood of six very young pied-billed grebe chicks, which were out =
in the open water and attended by a single adult, who was foraging and =
feeding them gradually.  Also present there was a full-grown young =
pied-billed grebe.=20
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> Later at the east end of the marsh I found an adult pied-billed grebe =
who seemed to be tending a floating platform that I think was previously =
used as a nest.
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> I also saw 2 Canada geese; an eastern kingbird; 2 male goldfinches =
that were foraging on the drooping tips of multiflora rose canes (but no =
food was detectable there by me); plus the usual abundant mallards and =
red-winged blackbirds.
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> 2-3 green frogs were gronking.
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> And both cabbage white and mustard white butterflies were common.  A =
couple of small orange butterflies were not identified.
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Miner's Marsh July 30/15 -- new brood of p.-b.	grebes, =
etc.</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">July 31, 2015 at =
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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 =
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after-white-space;"><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>JULY 30, 2015</b> =
-&nbsp;<b>MINER=92S MARSH</b>: Just east of the entrance bridge, I found =
a <b>brood of six very young pied-billed grebe chicks</b>, which were =
out in the open water and attended by a single adult, who was foraging =
and feeding them gradually.&nbsp; Also present there was a full-grown =
young pied-billed grebe.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Later at the =
east end of the marsh I found an adult <b>pied-billed grebe</b> who =
seemed to be tending a <b>floating platform</b> that I think was =
previously used as a nest.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">I also saw 2 <b>Canada =
geese</b>; an<b> eastern kingbird</b>; 2 male <b>goldfinches</b> that =
were foraging on the drooping tips of multiflora rose canes (but no food =
was detectable there by me); plus the usual abundant mallards and =
red-winged blackbirds.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">2-3 <b>green frogs</b> were =
gronking.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">And both <b>cabbage =
white</b> and <b>mustard white</b> butterflies were common.&nbsp; A =
couple of small orange butterflies were not =
identified.</div><div><br></div></div>____________________________________=
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