next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects
--_000_SN2PR11MB009381580CB601E1746FE90EB5600SN2PR11MB0093namp_
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I ran my second owl monitoring route on the evening of April 22. This rout=
e starts at Rhodes Corner, runs through Whynott's Settlement and goes out t=
o Station Road and up through Sweetland. Dorothy Poole and Kevin Lantz acc=
ompanied me. We had six barred owls, but unlike other years these owls wer=
e all distant. I noticed the same thing on my Lapland/Laconia route with t=
he exception of one owl. In both cases owl numbers were down. Also, no no=
rthern saw-whets on either route. I don't know if they are later returning=
or if it will be a poor year here for owls.
Of note on the route that I ran this evening. It was a beautiful, warm ev=
ening compared to normal. The wind was low and sound traveled nicely. On =
the down side I rarely encounter ATVs while doing this route. Maybe one if=
I'm lucky. This evening on six out of ten stops there were ATVs burning u=
p and down the road and very load in the wooded areas. This put the noise =
level way up there. Spring peepers were in fine form, but on half of the r=
oute wood frog numbers were way down. On the other half of the route their=
numbers were healthy and at a few locations very loud. There also were pl=
entiful toads trilling at five out of ten stops. We stopped to watch one l=
arge toad crossing the road. I hardly ever see deer on that owl monitoring=
route. This evening they were everywhere. We had two ruffed grouse drumm=
ing and one American woodcock. A rodent or maybe a weasel crossed the road=
in a wet boggy area at one point. Loons are usually very vocal on this ro=
ute. We heard none at all this evening.
James R. Hirtle
LaHave
--_000_SN2PR11MB009381580CB601E1746FE90EB5600SN2PR11MB0093namp_
Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-=
1">
<style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"><!-- P {margin-top:0;margi=
n-bottom:0;} --></style>
</head>
<body dir=3D"ltr">
<div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:24pt;color:#000000;back=
ground-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<p>I ran my second owl monitoring route on the evening of April 22. T=
his route starts at Rhodes Corner, runs through Whynott's Settlement and go=
es out to Station Road and up through Sweetland. Dorothy Poole and Ke=
vin Lantz accompanied me. We had six barred
owls, but unlike other years these owls were all distant. I noticed =
the same thing on my Lapland/Laconia route with the exception of one owl.&n=
bsp; In both cases owl numbers were down. Also, no northern saw-whets=
on either route. I don't know if they are later
returning or if it will be a poor year here for owls. </p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Of note on the route that I ran this evening. It was a beaut=
iful, warm evening compared to normal. The wind was low and sound tra=
veled nicely. On the down side I rarely encounter ATVs while doing th=
is route. Maybe one if I'm lucky. This evening on
six out of ten stops there were ATVs burning up and down the road and very=
load in the wooded areas. This put the noise level way up there.&nbs=
p; Spring peepers were in fine form, but on half of the route wood frog num=
bers were way down. On the other half of
the route their numbers were healthy and at a few locations very loud.&nbs=
p; There also were plentiful toads trilling at five out of ten stops. =
We stopped to watch one large toad crossing the road. I hardly ever =
see deer on that owl monitoring route. This evening
they were everywhere. We had two ruffed grouse drumming and one Amer=
ican woodcock. A rodent or maybe a weasel crossed the road in a wet b=
oggy area at one point. Loons are usually very vocal on this route.&n=
bsp; We heard none at all this evening.
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>James R. Hirtle</p>
<p>LaHave<br>
</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
--_000_SN2PR11MB009381580CB601E1746FE90EB5600SN2PR11MB0093namp_--
next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects