[NatureNS] gulls & tractor, red-tails, b. eagles, Can. geese, hooded merganser

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There is a French proverb which translates as 'Gulls follow the plow', =
but the original escapes me.
DW
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Jim Wolford=20
  To: naturens=20
  Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:55 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] gulls & tractor, red-tails, b. eagles, Can. geese, =
hooded merganser






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    From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>

    Subject: gulls & tractor, red-tails, b. eagles, Can. geese, hooded =
merganser

    Date: December 2, 2015 at 5:54:43 PM AST

    To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>

    Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>



    DECEMBER 1, 2015 - On the northeast Grand Pre dykelands, I found a =
tractor ploughing the soil of a field and it was attended by 300++ =
gulls, which were a mixture of about half herring gulls, half =
ring-billed gulls, and a handful of great black-backed gulls (less than =
10).


    Concerning raptors, on a power-pole was a probable mated pair of =
adult red-tailed hawks.  Also I saw a possible n. harrier, but it was =
distant and soaring high above the fields.  Also I saw 2 separate bald =
eagles, a subadult and an immature, both sitting on the ground.


    DEC. 2, 2015 - Both Canard Pond and Saxon St. Pond were ice-covered, =
with no water birds, but at the latter pond there were at least 17 bald =
eagles perched together in the trees along the west shore of the pond =
=97 this is a long-standing spot for variable numbers of bald eagles to =
perch socially for long periods during the day.


    The ice on those two ponds did not discourage me from checking out =
Silver Lake at Lakeville, where there was a mostly sleeping flock of =
150+ Canada geese (no variants nor neck-collars) and, separately, a =
single male hooded merganser.


    Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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<DIV>There is a French proverb which translates as 'Gulls follow the =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 02, =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] gulls &amp; =
tractor,=20
  red-tails, b. eagles, Can. geese, hooded merganser</DIV>
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    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
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    </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">Jim Wolford =
&lt;<A=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</A>&gt;<BR>=
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    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
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    </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>gulls &amp; =
tractor,=20
    red-tails, b. eagles, Can. geese, hooded =
merganser</B><BR></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
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at=20
    5:54:43 PM AST<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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    </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">Nature BNS =
&lt;<A=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.=
ca</A>&gt;<BR></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
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    </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">Jim Wolford =
&lt;<A=20
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    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><B>DECEMBER 1, 2015</B> - On the =
northeast Grand=20
    Pre dykelands, I found a <B>tractor ploughing</B> the soil of a =
field and it=20
    was attended by <B>300++ gulls</B>, which were a mixture of about =
half=20
    <B>herring gulls</B>, half <B>ring-billed gulls</B>, and a handful =
of=20
    <B>great black-backed gulls</B> (less than 10).</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Concerning raptors, on a power-pole was a =
probable=20
    mated pair of adult <B>red-tailed hawks</B>.&nbsp; Also I saw a =
<B>possible=20
    n. harrier</B>, but it was distant and soaring high above the =
fields.&nbsp;=20
    Also I saw 2 separate <B>bald eagles</B>, a subadult and an =
immature, both=20
    sitting on the ground.</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><B></B><BR></DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><B>DEC. 2, 2015 </B>- Both <B>Canard =
Pond</B> and=20
    <B>Saxon St. Pond</B> were ice-covered, with no water birds, but at =
the=20
    latter pond there were at least 17<B> bald eagles</B> perched =
together in=20
    the trees along the west shore of the pond =97 this is a =
long-standing spot=20
    for variable numbers of bald eagles to perch socially for long =
periods=20
    during the day.</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">The ice on those two ponds did not =
discourage me=20
    from checking out <B>Silver Lake at Lakeville</B>, where there was a =
mostly=20
    sleeping flock of 150+ <B>Canada geese </B>(no variants nor =
neck-collars)=20
    and, separately, a single male <B>hooded merganser</B>.</DIV>
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    <DIV>Cheers from Jim in=20
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