[NatureNS] add Liz Stern to Results of 35TH CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES/RAPTORS

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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THANKS, JUDY!  We were all sorry you were not up to it on Sunday, but I =
was very pleased that you had even considered going out and being a =
spotter/counter.  Continued good wishes, and thanks for the correction =
re Liz Stern, who I saw out at the Hall that day with Richard and meant =
to make a correction.  Cheers from Jim.

On Feb 9, 2016, at 6:27 PM, Judy <tandove@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Hello Jim:
> =20
> Was most disappointed not to make the Eagle Count on Sunday.  I had =
some balance probs and felt I should stay home.
> =20
> Number of eagles sighted was pretty good. I wonder if the milder =
winter we are enjoying has kept many of the eagles foraging elsewhere  =
(more open water etc.).
> =20
> I looked through your list of people participating and noted it did =
not include Liz Stern who was with Sheila McCurdy and Deb Mander.  Maybe =
Liz does not mind - Sheila was delighted that Liz could join them at the =
last minute - but Liz deserves to be included in the list of observers.
> =20
> All the best to you and Pat,
> =20
> Cheers,
> =20
> Judy
> =20
> =20
> >>>>>>>>>=20
>  Judy Tufts
> Wolfville NS
> <<<<<<<<<=20
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Jim Wolford
> Sent: February-08-16 4:37 PM
> To: naturens
> Subject: [NatureNS] Results of 35TH CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES/RAPTORS =
COUNT, Feb. 7/16
> =20
>    From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>> Subject: Results of 35TH CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES/RAPTORS COUNT, Feb. =
7/16
>> Date: February 8, 2016 at 4:33:49 PM AST
>> Cc: Doug Linzey <doug@fundymud.com>
>> =20
>> FEBRUARY 7, 2016 (SUNDAY) =97 35TH CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES/RAPTORS =
COUNT OF EASTERN KING=92S COUNTY:=20
>> =20
>> Dumb luck was a good provider this morning regarding weather.  Snow =
flurries and even a blizzard changed abruptly by stopping at 10 a.m. or =
a bit later, and the sky cleared and bright sun appeared to provide =
excellent visibility.  We had 18 field parties totalling 33 people, who =
spread out for just one hour to designated areas within our Christmas =
Count Circle area (Kentville to Avonport and Black RiverLake to Scots=92 =
Bay).  We all identified and counted all birds of prey seen and also =
kept track of other sightings of interest of all critters of general =
interest.
>> =20
>> First the BALD EAGLES: Last year=92s count at the same time of year =
we found 555 to 575 (the hedging here was from 20 eagles that might have =
gotten double-counted).  Both totals are near record highs, but this =
year=92s total of 380 is close to our long-term recent average.  Adults =
made up 60.5% of the total, vs. 39.5% for the immatures.
>> =20
>> WHERE were the eagles?  Quite a few different places:=20
>> =20
>> - 51 in the Avonport area;
>> - 41 west from Canning, including main feeding site (where eagles =
showed little hunger);
>> - 40 south & east of Grand Pre Hist. Park;
>> - 38 east & north of Port Williams (between Cornwallis & Canard =
Rivers);=20
>> - 36 north and west of Grand Pre Hist. Park;
>> - 36 at White Rock, Gordon Young=92s chicken farm **, just south of =
Gaspereau River;
>> - 24 in Cornwallis River Valley (Kentville to Wolfville);=20
>> - 24 north and east of Grand Pre Hist. Park;
>> - 23 in Gaspereau River Valley (White Rock to Avonport).
>> =20
>> ** Bernard Forsythe called Gordon the night before the count and =
arranged for an offering of chicken carrion, which the eagles quickly =
found this morning.=20
>> =20
>> OTHER BIRDS OF PREY: =20
>> =20
>> - 50 red-tailed hawks;
>> - 1 rough-legged hawk;
>> - 2 northern harriers;=20
>> - 1 sharp-shinned hawk;
>> - 1 or 2 unidentified hawks were reported;
>> - 1 barred owl (as usual, seen at dusk by Bernard Forsythe at his =
feeding tray behind his house       along Wolfville Ridge).
>> =20
>> - one other report is just hypothetical and unlikely?: Peter =
Austin-Smith talked with someone who was walking on Wolfville =
dykes/dykelands and claimed to have seen a snowy owl?? (no details nor =
photo etc.).
>> =20
>> OTHER WILDLIFE OF INTEREST:
>> =20
>> - 250 Canada geese;
>> - 150 mallards & black ducks in Cornwallis River;
>> - 40 mallards & 20 black ducks in Gaspereau River;
>> - 1 common merganser at Lumsden Reservoir;
>> - 40 ravens noted by one observer, and 75++ crows (a murder) noted by =
2 groups;
>> - a few flocks of snow buntings (2 observer groups) & horned larks.
>> =20
>> [Last year Jamie Gibson found numbers of coyotes at northeast Grand =
Pre, but Jamie was absent this year and nobody reported coyotes.]
>> =20
>> OBSERVERS:=20
>> =20
>> George Alliston, Peter Austin-Smith Jr., Charlane Bishop-Boates, =
Sherman Boates, Soren Bondrup-Nielsen, John Brazner, James Churchill, =
Lana Churchill, Peggy Crawford, George Forsyth, Harold Forsyth, Bernard =
Forsythe, Glenys Gibson, Gerry Hardy, Pat Hawes, Tom Herman, Angus =
MacLean, Debbie Mander, Mark Mander, Sheila McCurdy, Terry Murphy, Mike =
O=92Brien, Ian Paterson, Meg Raven, Stan Riggs, Pia Skaarer-Nielsen, =
Richard Stern, Rick Whitman, Hannah Williams, Kent Williams, Olivia =
Williams, Sherman Williams, Jim Wolford.
>> =20
>> THANKS AGAIN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS, AND, UNLESS I HEAR COMMENTS FROM =
SOME OF YOU TO THE CONTRARY, WE ARE DONE FOR ANOTHER YEAR!


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after-white-space;">THANKS, JUDY! &nbsp;We were all sorry you were not =
up to it on Sunday, but I was very pleased that you had even considered =
going out and being a spotter/counter. &nbsp;Continued good wishes, and =
thanks for the correction re Liz Stern, who I saw out at the Hall that =
day with Richard and meant to make a correction. &nbsp;Cheers from =
Jim.<div><br><div><div>On Feb 9, 2016, at 6:27 PM, Judy &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:tandove@ns.sympatico.ca">tandove@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; =
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style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Hello =
Jim:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial;">&nbsp;</span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial;">Was most disappointed not to make the Eagle Count on Sunday. =
&nbsp;I had some balance probs and felt I should stay =
home.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial;">&nbsp;</span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial;">Number of eagles sighted was pretty good. I wonder if the milder =
winter we are enjoying has kept many of the eagles foraging =
elsewhere&nbsp; (more open water =
etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial;">&nbsp;</span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial;">I looked through your list of people participating and noted it =
did not include<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:personname =
w:st=3D"on">Liz Stern</st1:personname><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>who was with<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:personname =
w:st=3D"on">Sheila McCurdy<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></st1:personname>and Deb =
Mander. &nbsp;Maybe Liz does not mind - Sheila was delighted that Liz =
could join them at the last minute - but Liz deserves to be included in =
the list of observers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin:=
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Arial;">All the best to you and Pat,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div =
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font-family: Arial;">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div =
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nt></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
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style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;<st1:personname =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:personname w:st=3D"on">Judy =
Tufts</st1:personname></st1:personname></span></font><font><span =
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Wolford<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b><span =
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PM<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>naturens<br><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>[NatureNS] Results of 35TH =
CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES/RAPTORS COUNT, Feb. 7/16</span></font><span =
lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp; =
&nbsp;<b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">From:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></b>Jim Wolford =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" style=3D"color: blue; =
text-decoration: =
underline;">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><=
div><span style=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"margin-top: 5pt; =
margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b><font size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: =
Helvetica; font-weight: bold;">Subject:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span>Results of 35TH =
CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES/RAPTORS COUNT, Feb. =
7/16</font></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><span style=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';"><b><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Helvetica"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: =
bold;">Date:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></font></b><font =
face=3D"Helvetica">February 8, 2016 at 4:33:49 PM =
AST</font><o:p></o:p></div></span></div><div><span style=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';"><b><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Helvetica"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: =
bold;">Cc:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></font></b><font =
face=3D"Helvetica">Doug Linzey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:doug@fundymud.com" =
style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: =
underline;">doug@fundymud.com</a>&gt;</font><o:p></o:p></div></span></div>=
<div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: =
'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><div =
style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman';"><b>FEBRUARY 7, 2016 (SUNDAY) =97 35TH CYRIL K. COLDWELL =
EAGLES/RAPTORS COUNT OF EASTERN KING=92S =
COUNTY:&nbsp;</b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">Dumb luck was a good provider this morning regarding =
weather.&nbsp; Snow flurries and even a blizzard changed abruptly by =
stopping at 10 a.m. or a bit later, and the sky cleared and bright sun =
appeared to provide excellent visibility.&nbsp; We had 18 field parties =
totalling 33 people, who spread out for just one hour to designated =
areas within our<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:street =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">Christmas Count =
Circle</st1:address></st1:street><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>area (Kentville to Avonport =
and<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Black =
River</st1:placename><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">Lake</st1:placetype></st1:place><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>to Scots=92 Bay).&nbsp; We =
all identified and counted all birds of prey seen and also kept track of =
other sightings of interest of all critters of general =
interest.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"min-height: =
14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; =
font-weight: bold;">First the BALD EAGLES:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></font></b>Last =
year=92s count at the same time of year we found 555 to 575 (the hedging =
here was from 20 eagles that might have gotten double-counted).&nbsp; =
Both totals are near record highs, but<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>this year=92s total of =
380</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>is close to =
our long-term recent average.&nbsp; Adults made up 60.5% of the total, =
vs. 39.5% for the immatures.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div =
style=3D"min-height: 14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">WHERE were the eagles?&nbsp; Quite a few different =
places:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div =
style=3D"min-height: 14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- =
51 in the Avonport area;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 41 west from Canning, including main =
feeding site (where eagles showed little =
hunger);<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 40 south &amp; east of<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Grand Pre</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placename =
w:st=3D"on">Hist.</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></di=
v></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 38 east &amp; north of Port =
Williams (between Cornwallis &amp; Canard =
Rivers);&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 36 north and west of<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Grand Pre</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placename =
w:st=3D"on">Hist.</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></di=
v></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 36 at White Rock, Gordon =
Young=92s chicken farm **, just south of<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Gaspereau</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">River</st1:placetype></st1:place>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></d=
iv></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 24 in<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Cornwallis</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">River</st1:placetype><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">Valley</st1:placetype></st1:place><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(Kentville to =
Wolfville);&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 24 north and east of<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Grand Pre</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placename =
w:st=3D"on">Hist.</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></di=
v></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 23 in<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Gaspereau</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">River</st1:placetype><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">Valley</st1:placetype></st1:place><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(White Rock to =
Avonport).<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"min-height: =
14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">** =
Bernard Forsythe called Gordon the night before the count and arranged =
for an offering of chicken carrion, which the eagles quickly found this =
morning.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div =
style=3D"min-height: 14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b>OTHER =
BIRDS OF PREY: &nbsp;</b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style=3D"min-height: =
14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- =
50<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">red-tailed =
hawks</span></b>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 1<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">rough-legged =
hawk</span></b>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 2<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">northern =
harriers</span></b>;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 1<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">sharp-shinned =
hawk</span></b>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 1 or 2 unidentified hawks were =
reported;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 1<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">barred owl<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></b>(as usual, seen =
at dusk by Bernard Forsythe at his feeding tray behind his house<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span =
class=3D"apple-tab-span">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span>along Wolfville =
Ridge).<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"min-height: =
14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- =
one other report is just hypothetical and unlikely?: Peter Austin-Smith =
talked with someone who was walking on Wolfville dykes/dykelands and =
claimed to have seen a<b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;"><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>snowy owl??<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></b>(no details nor =
photo etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"min-height:=
 14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b>OTHER =
WILDLIFE OF INTEREST:</b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style=3D"min-height: =
14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- =
250<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><b><span style=3D"font-weight: =
bold;">Canada</span></b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;"><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>geese</span></b>;<o:p></o:p><=
/span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 150<b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;"><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>mallards &amp; black =
ducks</span></b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>in<span=
 class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Cornwallis</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">River</st1:placetype></st1:place>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></d=
iv></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 40<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">mallards</span></b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>&amp; 20<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">black ducks</span></b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>in<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Gaspereau</st1:placename><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:placetype =
w:st=3D"on">River</st1:placetype></st1:place>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></d=
iv></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 1<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">common merganser</span></b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>at Lumsden =
Reservoir;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- 40<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">ravens</span></b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>noted by one observer, and =
75++<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">crows</span></b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(a murder) noted by 2 =
groups;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">- a few flocks of<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">snow buntings</span></b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(2 observer groups) =
&amp;<b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;"><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>horned =
larks</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div =
style=3D"min-height: 14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">[Last year Jamie Gibson found numbers of<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><span =
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">coyotes</span></b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>at northeast<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Grand =
Pre</st1:place>, but Jamie was absent this year and nobody reported =
coyotes.]<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"min-height: =
14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">OBSERVERS:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div =
style=3D"min-height: 14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">George Alliston, Peter Austin-Smith Jr., Charlane Bishop-Boates, =
Sherman Boates, Soren Bondrup-Nielsen, John Brazner, James Churchill, =
Lana Churchill, Peggy Crawford, George Forsyth,<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:personname =
w:st=3D"on">Harold Forsyth</st1:personname>, Bernard Forsythe, Glenys =
Gibson, Gerry Hardy, Pat Hawes, Tom Herman,<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><st1:personname =
w:st=3D"on">Angus MacLean</st1:personname>, Debbie Mander, Mark Mander, =
Sheila McCurdy, Terry Murphy, Mike O=92Brien, Ian Paterson, Meg Raven, =
Stan Riggs, Pia Skaarer-Nielsen, Richard Stern, Rick Whitman, Hannah =
Williams, Kent Williams, Olivia Williams, Sherman Williams, Jim =
Wolford.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"min-height: =
14px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman';"><b>THANKS AGAIN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS</b>, AND, UNLESS I HEAR =
COMMENTS FROM SOME OF YOU TO THE CONTRARY,<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>WE ARE DONE FOR ANOTHER =
YEAR!</b></div></div></div></div></blockquote></span></div></div></o:smart=
tagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtyp=
e></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></di=
v></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>=

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