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--Apple-Mail=_ACB3A4B9-9510-4136-B0CF-9FA2196F684C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Can. geese, shoveler, Am. wigeon, ring-necked duck, eagle = nests, raven nest > Date: April 16, 2016 at 12:07:51 AM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Gina Newcombe = <gina@cheshire-grin.ca>, Lisa & Dale Eye <dleye@hotmail.ca>, Junie = Hutchinson <juniehutchinson@gmail.com>, Sylvia Holmes = <sylviaholmes27@gmail.com> > Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, Mark Elderkin = <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca>, Pam Mills <millspl@gov.ns.ca>, Kimberley Huskins = <HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca>, Bob Thexton <bobthexton@hotmail.com> >=20 > APRIL 15, 2016 - Stella=92s Pond (Ducks Unlimited pond, adjacent to = Cornwallis River, along Middle Dyke Road, nw. of New Minas): this = morning I saw 5 Canada geese on and near the island, and there appear to = be two Canada goose nests, one on the west end, and another at the east = end, of the small island; 2 other geese were on the island, and a fifth = goose was nearby in the water. >=20 > At 3:30 I revisited the Lower Church Street bald eagle nest-site. On = the partly rebuilt nest were both adult eagles, and one was on top of = the other, for a longer time than was necessary for copulation, which = must have occurred, probably just when I arrived. They eventually = separated, and at least one flew off. >=20 > Then I visited Dale & Lisa Eye, who live a kilometre or less to the = west, and they showed me their occupied raven nest in a woodlot just sw. = of their house.=20 >=20 > More notes on two other bald eagle nests checked today:=20 >=20 > (1) The nest south of Lower Canard Road (west from Jawbone Corner) now = seems to have no adult eagle in or on it (more checks need to be made); = and >=20 > (2) I checked the Seaview Poultry property on Starr=92s Point (Chris = Cox=92s land) where the previous nest had fallen in the winter-spring of = 2014-2015, and I was delighted to see that a new nest has been built, = not far from the old location, in the oak? trees along the shore of the = mouth of the Canard River; however, I couldn=92t see any eagle on the = nest =97 I will continue to check this site. Today was a miserable day = for a check there, with a very cold wind blowing from the north or = northeast? >=20 > Then I checked a bunch of ponds for waterfowl: >=20 > (a) Kidston=92s Pond, which is just north of Upper Church Street =97 = loaded with ducks, mostly about 40 black ducks, but also a male Am. = wigeon or baldpate, a few mallards, 2 pairs of green-winged teals, 1 = male ring-necked duck. >=20 > (b) Canard Pond =97 6 Canada geese together, small numbers of mallards = & black ducks, and about 20 great black-backed gulls;=20 >=20 > (c) Saxon Street Pond =97 no waterfowl nor eagles. >=20 > (d) Canning riverside park =97 1 pair of black ducks. >=20 > (e) Canning Aboiteau (Habitant River) =97 250+ Canada geese, 1 male n. = shoveler, a few mallards, & about 20 black ducks. >=20 > (f) Van Nostrand=92s Pond =97 no waterfowl seen. >=20 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. --Apple-Mail=_ACB3A4B9-9510-4136-B0CF-9FA2196F684C 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;"><br><div style=3D""><br><div>Begin forwarded = message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br><= /span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Can. geese, = shoveler, Am. wigeon, ring-necked duck, eagle nests, raven = nest</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">April 16, 2016 at = 12:07:51 AM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>>, Gina Newcombe <<a = href=3D"mailto:gina@cheshire-grin.ca">gina@cheshire-grin.ca</a>>, = Lisa & Dale Eye <<a = href=3D"mailto:dleye@hotmail.ca">dleye@hotmail.ca</a>>, Junie = Hutchinson <<a = href=3D"mailto:juniehutchinson@gmail.com">juniehutchinson@gmail.com</a>>= ;, Sylvia Holmes <<a = href=3D"mailto:sylviaholmes27@gmail.com">sylviaholmes27@gmail.com</a>><= br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>, = Mark Elderkin <<a = href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>>, Pam Mills = <millspl@gov.ns.ca>, = Kimberley Huskins <<a = href=3D"mailto:HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca">HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca</a>>, Bob = Thexton <<a = href=3D"mailto:bobthexton@hotmail.com">bobthexton@hotmail.com</a>><br><= /span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" = content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"> <b>APRIL 15, = 2016</b> - <b>Stella=92s Pond</b> (Ducks Unlimited pond, adjacent to = Cornwallis River, along Middle Dyke Road, nw. of New Minas): this = morning I saw<b> 5 Canada geese</b> on and near the island, and there = appear to be <b>two Canada goose nests</b>, one on the west end, and = another at the east end, of the small island; 2 other geese were on the = island, and a fifth goose was nearby in the water.</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">At 3:30 I revisited the <b>Lower Church Street bald eagle = nest-site</b>. On the partly rebuilt nest were <b>both adult = eagles, and one was on top of the other</b>, for a longer time than was = necessary for copulation, which must have occurred, probably just when I = arrived. They eventually separated, and at least one flew = off.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;">Then I visited Dale & Lisa Eye, who live a = kilometre or less to the west, and they showed me their occupied = <b>raven nest</b> in a woodlot just sw. of their house. </div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">More notes on <b>two other bald eagle nests checked = today</b>: </div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">(1) The nest south of <b>Lower Canard Road</b> (west from Jawbone = Corner) now seems to have <b>no adult eagle</b> in or on it (more checks = need to be made); and</div></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(2) I checked the = <b>Seaview Poultry property on Starr=92s Point (Chris Cox=92s land)</b> = where the previous nest had fallen in the winter-spring of 2014-2015, = and I was delighted to see that <b>a new nest </b>has been built, not = far from the old location, in the oak? trees along the shore of the = mouth of the Canard River; however, I couldn=92t see any eagle on the = nest =97 I will continue to check this site. Today was a miserable = day for a check there, with a very cold wind blowing from the north or = northeast?</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Then I checked a bunch of = ponds for waterfowl:</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(a) Kidston=92s Pond, which = is just north of Upper Church Street =97 loaded with ducks, mostly about = 40 black ducks, but also a male <b>Am. wigeon or baldpate</b>, a few = mallards, 2 pairs of <b>green-winged teals, </b>1 male <b>ring-necked = duck</b>.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(b) Canard Pond =97 <b>6 = Canada geese</b> together, small numbers of mallards & black ducks, = and about 20 great black-backed gulls; </div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(c) Saxon = Street Pond =97 no waterfowl nor eagles.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; = min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(d) Canning = riverside park =97 1 pair of black ducks.</div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">(e) = Canning Aboiteau (Habitant River) =97 <b>250+ Canada geese</b>, 1 = male<b> n. shoveler</b>, a few mallards, & about 20 black = ducks.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;">(f) Van Nostrand=92s Pond =97 no waterfowl = seen.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_ACB3A4B9-9510-4136-B0CF-9FA2196F684C--
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