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--Apple-Mail=_FBA2A57E-F0D2-41F2-A5D9-BFA4281331CD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 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! --Apple-Mail=_FBA2A57E-F0D2-41F2-A5D9-BFA4281331CD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;">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.<div><br><div><div>On Feb 9, 2016, at 6:27 PM, Judy <<a = href=3D"mailto:tandove@ns.sympatico.ca">tandove@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"blue" = style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"country-region"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"Street"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"address"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"State"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"City"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"place"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"PersonName"><div class=3D"Section1" style=3D"page: = Section1;"><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;">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;"> </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. = 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;"> </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 (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;"> </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"> </span><st1:personname = w:st=3D"on">Liz Stern</st1:personname><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>who was with<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:personname = w:st=3D"on">Sheila McCurdy<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></st1:personname>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.<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;"> </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;">All the best to you and Pat,<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;"> </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;">Cheers,<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;"> <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;">Judy<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;"> </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;"> </span></font></div><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;">>>>>>>>>></span></font><font> </fo= nt></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;"> <st1:personname = w:st=3D"on"><st1:personname w:st=3D"on">Judy = Tufts</st1:personname></st1:personname></span></font><font><span = style=3D""><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:city w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Arial;">Wolfville</span></font></st1:city><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Arial;"><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state = w:st=3D"on">NS</st1:state></span></font></st1:place><font><span = style=3D""><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;"><<<<<<<<<</span></font><o:p> </o:p= ></div></div><div><div class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times = New Roman'; text-align: center;"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New = Roman"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"><hr size=3D"3" = width=3D"100%" align=3D"center" tabindex=3D"-1"></span></font></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times = New Roman';"><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span lang=3D"EN-US" = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: = bold;">From:</span></font></b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span = lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.c= a</a> [<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebuc= to.ns.ca</a>]<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Jim = Wolford<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>February-08-16 4:37 = PM<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>naturens<br><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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;"> </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;"> = <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">From:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Jim Wolford = <<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: = underline;">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><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"> </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"> </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"> </span></span></font></b><font = face=3D"Helvetica">Doug Linzey <<a href=3D"mailto:doug@fundymud.com" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: = underline;">doug@fundymud.com</a>></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;"> </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: </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;"> </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. 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<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </span>area (Kentville to Avonport = and<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </span>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.<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;"> </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"> </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). = Both totals are near record highs, but<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>this year=92s total of = 380</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>is close to = our long-term recent average. 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;"> </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? Quite a few different = places: <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;"> </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 & east of<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Grand Pre</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename = w:st=3D"on">Hist.</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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 & north of Port = Williams (between Cornwallis & Canard = Rivers); <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"> </span><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Grand Pre</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename = w:st=3D"on">Hist.</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </span><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Gaspereau</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </span><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Cornwallis</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype = w:st=3D"on">River</st1:placetype><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype = w:st=3D"on">Valley</st1:placetype></st1:place><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Kentville to = Wolfville); <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"> </span><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Grand Pre</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename = w:st=3D"on">Hist.</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </span><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Gaspereau</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype = w:st=3D"on">River</st1:placetype><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype = w:st=3D"on">Valley</st1:placetype></st1:place><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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;"> </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. <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;"> </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: </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;"> </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"> </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"> </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"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">northern = harriers</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"> </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"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">barred owl<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>(as usual, seen = at dusk by Bernard Forsythe at his feeding tray behind his house<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><span = class=3D"apple-tab-span"> <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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;"> </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"> </span>snowy owl??<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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;"> </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;"> </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"> </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"> </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"> </span>mallards & black = ducks</span></b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>in<span= class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Cornwallis</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">mallards</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>& 20<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">black ducks</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>in<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Gaspereau</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">common merganser</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">ravens</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>noted by one observer, and = 75++<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">crows</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">snow buntings</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>(2 observer groups) = &<b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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;"> </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"> </span><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold;">coyotes</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>at northeast<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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;"> </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: <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;"> </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"> </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"> </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;"> </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"> </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>= --Apple-Mail=_FBA2A57E-F0D2-41F2-A5D9-BFA4281331CD--
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