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ics Engineering</em></font><br><br><font size=3D"1">292 --001a113e3db8bf6952051d59e88b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Alix Northern Gannets are very numerous in the Northumberland Strait this summer and it's not uncommon to see them hunting or in transit around the shore. Last Thursday there was a flock of ~200 birds over a school of whatever, major feeding, about halfway between Caribou and Wood Islands PEI. Observed from the ferry. On 12 August 2015 at 15:20, Alix d'Entremont <alixdentremont@hotmail.com> wrote: > Since at least August 9th there have been a number of Northern Gannets > very close to shore in the Pubnico Area. I was watching them go into > Pubnico Harbour, then make a turn and head back out towards sea. They were > also passing near shore from Pubnico Point all the way north until Abbotts > Harbour Wharf. Ervin Olsen saw one land in the water off of Cook's Beach > near Pinkney's Point recently. Frank Gummett also mentioned to me that he > had four in Halifax Harbour on August 11. > > A CBC article from July discusses multiple gannets found dead in > the Maritimes. > > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dead-injured-gannets-wash-up-on-shore-in-new-brunswick-1.3174528 > > I can assume that the near shore sightings of gannets must be food > related. Is there more food near shore than usual, or is there less > food offshore? I was scoping around where I was seeing the gannets and > didn't see any other species that are typically farther offshore. > > Has anyone else noticed this? > > *---* > > *Alix Arthur d'Entremont* > *BSc Geomatics Engineering* > > 292 Abbott's Harbour Road > Middle West Pubnico > Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia > Canada B0W 2M0 > > Phone: +1 902 762 2082 > Mobile: +1 902 307 0373 > e-mail: alixdentremont@hotmail.com > Bird Photography http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/ > Bird Documentation Photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/130170873@N08/ > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/130170873%40N08/> > Blog http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/ > > -- Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS --001a113e3db8bf6952051d59e88b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Alix Northern Gannets are very numerous in the Northumberl= and Strait this summer and it's not uncommon to see them hunting or in = transit around the shore.=C2=A0 Last Thursday there was a flock of ~200 bir= ds over a school of whatever, major feeding, about halfway between Caribou = and Wood Islands PEI.=C2=A0 Observed from the ferry.</div><div class=3D"gma= il_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 12 August 2015 at 15:20, Alix d= 'Entremont <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:alixdentremont@hotma= il.com" target=3D"_blank">alixdentremont@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<= br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left= :1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div dir=3D"ltr">Since at least August 9th there have been a number of= Northern Gannets very close to shore in the Pubnico Area. I was watching t= hem go into Pubnico Harbour, then make a turn and head back out towards sea= . They were also passing near shore from=C2=A0Pubnico Point all the way nor= th until=C2=A0Abbotts Harbour Wharf. Ervin Olsen saw one land in the water = off of Cook's Beach near Pinkney's Point recently. Frank Gummett al= so mentioned to me that he had four in Halifax Harbour on August 11. <br>= =C2=A0<br>A CBC article from July discusses multiple gannets found dead in = the=C2=A0Maritimes.<br><br><a href=3D"http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-bru= nswick/dead-injured-gannets-wash-up-on-shore-in-new-brunswick-1.3174528" ta= rget=3D"_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dead-injured-ga= nnets-wash-up-on-shore-in-new-brunswick-1.3174528</a><br>=C2=A0<br>I can as= sume that=C2=A0the near shore sightings of gannets must be food related. Is= there more food near shore than usual, or is there less food=C2=A0offshore= ? I=C2=A0was scoping around where I was seeing the gannets and didn't s= ee any other species=C2=A0that are typically=C2=A0farther offshore.<br>=C2= =A0<br>Has anyone else noticed this?=C2=A0<br><br><strong><font size=3D"3" = style=3D"font-size:12pt">---</font></strong><br><strong><font size=3D"3" st= yle=3D"font-size:12pt"></font></strong>=C2=A0<br><strong><font size=3D"3" s= tyle=3D"font-size:12pt">Alix Arthur d'Entremont</font></strong><br><fon= t size=3D"1"><em>BSc Geomatics Engineering</em></font><br><br><font size=3D= "1">292 Abbott's Harbour Road</font><br><div><font size=3D"1">Middle We= st Pubnico</font></div><div><font size=3D"1">Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia</fon= t></div><div><font size=3D"1">Canada B0W 2M0</font></div><div><font size=3D= "1"><br></font><div><font size=3D"1">Phone: <a href=3D"tel:%2B1%20902%20762= %202082" value=3D"+19027622082" target=3D"_blank">+1 902 762 2082</a></font= ></div><div><font size=3D"1">Mobile: <a href=3D"tel:%2B1%20902%20307%200373= " value=3D"+19023070373" target=3D"_blank">+1 902 307 0373</a><br></font> <font size=3D"1">e-mail: <a href=3D"mailto:alixdentremont@hotmail.com" targ= et=3D"_blank">alixdentremont@hotmail.com</a><br> Bird Photography=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/" targe= t=3D"_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/</a></font><br></div></div>= <div><font size=3D"1">Bird Documentation Photos=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www= .flickr.com/photos/130170873%40N08/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.flickr.co= m/photos/130170873@N08/</a></font></div><div><font size=3D"1">Blog=C2=A0<a = href=3D"http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/" target=3D"_blank">http://alixde= ntremont.blogspot.ca/</a></font></div>=C2=A0 </div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class= =3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantsport= , NS<br></div></div> </div> --001a113e3db8bf6952051d59e88b--
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