[NatureNS] Woodcock?

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2016 16:42:28 -0400
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rees about 30 feet to the north of our 

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The timing (season) and habitat are right for early returning (male?) =
woodcocks, I think, although more usually the earliest reports are later =
in March. =20

For those who don=92t know, Wyman Road is in Yarmouth or near there, I =
think, for John=92s report. =20

Cheers from Jim, in Wolfville.

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> From: John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Woodcock?
> Date: March 5, 2016 at 3:44:45 PM AST
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> Possible.  Pretty dark-looking, but against sunlit snow, most colours =
are dark!
> =20
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of James King
> Sent: March 5, 2016 3:11 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Woodcock?
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> Snipe?
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> James King
> Sou'west House
> 273 Dauphinee Drive RR#2
> Hubbards, Nova Scotia, Canada
> B0J 1T0
> 1-902-857-1189 (Home)
> 1-902-857-1926 (Fax)
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> On Mar 5, 2016, at 12:36 PM, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> =
wrote:
> =20
> There=92s a line of youngish spruce trees about 30 feet to the north =
of our house on Wyman Road.  About 11 A.M., my gaze fell on a dark, =
jay-to-flicker-sized bird shape on the ground on the sunlit (yup!) snow =
in front of the trees.  The bird turned its head and showed a very long =
bill.  Then it flipped under the spruces, never to be seen again.
> =20
> Didn=92t have much tail.
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> Can=92t think of anything else it could have been, other than a =
woodcock.
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">The =
timing (season) and habitat are right for early returning (male?) =
woodcocks, I think, although more usually the earliest reports are later =
in March. &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>For those who don=92t know, Wyman =
Road is in Yarmouth or near there, I think, for John=92s report. =
&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim, in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">John and Nhung &lt;<a =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>RE: [NatureNS] =
Woodcock?</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span =
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rgb(31, 73, 125);">Possible.&nbsp; Pretty dark-looking, but against =
sunlit snow, most colours are dark!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div =
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class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
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a</a> [<a =
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to.ns.ca</a>]<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>On =
Behalf Of<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>James =
King<br><b>Sent:</b><span =
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PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&