[NatureNS] barred owl calling at Miner's Marsh, + killifish,

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Jim - last week Krista Melville photographed a barred owl at Miners Marsh.
Last year one was present for many weeks and tended to hoot  mid morning, i=
n
the area where all the Private keep out signs are. Likely the same bird.

R.

On Tuesday, 26 April 2016, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:

>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jimwolford@eastlink.ca');>>
> *Subject: **barred owl calling at Miner's Marsh, + killifish,
> sticklebacks, leopard frogs, painted turtles, etc.*
> *Date: *April 26, 2016 at 1:20:53 AM ADT
> *To: *Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca');>>
> *Cc: *Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jimwolford@eastlink.ca');>>
>
> *APRIL 24, 2016 - MINER=E2=80=99S MARSH*: at least 3* leopard frogs calli=
ng*
> (long snores, then chuckles); male *red-winged blackbirds* were
> =E2=80=98everywhere=E2=80=99 (10+ & singing), 2* pied-billed grebes* seen=
;  3 *muskrats *seen;
> several *c. grackles *seen, and one *harassed a couple of crows*.
>
> *APRIL 25, 2016* - *MINER=E2=80=99S MARSH* on sunny but very cool afterno=
on
> (strong nw. wind): along the north side trail, I met a group of walkers w=
ho
> said they heard *an owl calling* =E2=80=94 I expressed skepticism but the=
n
> described a barred owl call, and one of them said, =E2=80=98that=E2=80=99=
s it=E2=80=99 =E2=80=94 a bit
> further on, where the gravel trail forks and heads away from the marsh an=
d
> upward to the north, sure enough, a single *barred owl was calling*,
> repeatedly, =E2=80=98who-cooks-for-you, who-cooks-for-you?=E2=80=99, and =
kept it up as long
> as I was within ear-shot (besides barred owl, the only other possibility
> would have been a recording or Bernard Forsythe); only one *Canada goose*
> seen;  about 4 *mallards* seen, including a female;  3 basking* painted
> turtles*; only one *leopard frog* calling; oodles of probable* banded*
> *killifish* in big schools in the shallows along the trail, plus several =
*stickleback
> fishes*, the latter probably territorial male three-spined sticklebacks;
> no grebes seen, nor tree swallows.
>
> *GESNER=E2=80=99S POND*: at least 5 basking *painted turtles*; 4 *Canada =
geese*
> all together; a single male *green-winged teal* and, not with the male, a
> female teal (prob. green-winged).
>
> *KIDSTON=E2=80=99S POND*: 1 male* n. pintail*; 1 male *ring-necked duck*;=
 plus
> black ducks and a few mallards.
>
> *LOWER CHURCH STREET: an adult bald eagle was on the rebuilt nest *next
> to the road (Lisa Eye has checked it regularly and sometimes saw both
> adults there); nothing reportable at the red fox den-site found a week ag=
o
> (checked yesterday and again today).
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
>
>

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Jim - last week Krista Melville photographed a=C2=A0barred owl at Miners Ma=
rsh. Last year one was present for many weeks and tended to hoot =C2=A0mid =
morning,=C2=A0<span></span>in the area where all the Private keep out signs=
 are.=C2=A0Likely the same bird.<div><div><br></div><div>R.<br><br>On Tuesd=
ay, 26 April 2016, Jim Wolford &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca=
">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><=
div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded messag=
e:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-r=
ight:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39=
;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"f=
ont-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">Jim Wolford &lt;<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7=
B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;jimwolford@eastlink.ca&#39;);" target=3D"_blank">j=
imwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;=
margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span=
 style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;"><b>barred owl calling at Miner&#=
39;s Marsh, + killifish, sticklebacks, leopard frogs, painted turtles, etc.=
</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-b=
ottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;c=
olor:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;H=
elvetica&#39;">April 26, 2016 at 1:20:53 AM ADT<br></span></div><div style=
=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </=
b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;nature@blomidonnaturalists=
.ca&#39;);" target=3D"_blank">nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca</a>&gt;<br></sp=
an></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;ma=
rgin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,=
0,0,1.0)"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;"=
>Jim Wolford &lt;<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;jimwol=
ford@eastlink.ca&#39;);" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<b=
r></span></div><br><div><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div style=3D"m=
argin:0px"><b>APRIL 24, 2016 - MINER=E2=80=99S MARSH</b>: at least 3<b> leo=
pard frogs calling</b> (long snores, then chuckles); male <b>red-winged bla=
ckbirds</b> were =E2=80=98everywhere=E2=80=99 (10+ &amp; singing), 2<b> pie=
d-billed grebes</b> seen;=C2=A0 3 <b>muskrats </b>seen; several <b>c. grack=
les </b>seen, and one <b>harassed a couple of crows</b>.</div><div style=3D=
"margin:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><b>APRIL 2=
5, 2016</b> - <b>MINER=E2=80=99S MARSH</b> on sunny but very cool afternoon=
 (strong nw. wind): along the north side trail, I met a group of walkers wh=
o said they heard <b>an owl calling</b> =E2=80=94 I expressed skepticism bu=
t then described a barred owl call, and one of them said, =E2=80=98that=E2=
=80=99s it=E2=80=99 =E2=80=94 a bit further on, where the gravel trail fork=
s and heads away from the marsh and upward to the north, sure enough, a sin=
gle <b>barred owl was calling</b>, repeatedly, =E2=80=98who-cooks-for-you, =
who-cooks-for-you?=E2=80=99, and kept it up as long as I was within ear-sho=
t (besides barred owl, the only other possibility would have been a recordi=
ng or Bernard Forsythe); only one <b>Canada goose</b> seen;=C2=A0 about 4 <=
b>mallards</b> seen, including a female;=C2=A0 3 basking<b> painted turtles=
</b>; only one <b>leopard frog</b> calling; oodles of probable<b> banded</b=
> <b>killifish</b> in big schools in the shallows along the trail, plus sev=
eral <b>stickleback fishes</b>, the latter probably territorial male three-=
spined sticklebacks; no grebes seen, nor tree swallows.</div><div style=3D"=
margin:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><b>GESNER=
=E2=80=99S POND</b>: at least 5 basking <b>painted turtles</b>; 4 <b>Canada=
 geese</b> all together; a single male <b>green-winged teal</b> and, not wi=
th the male, a female teal (prob. green-winged).=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"m=
argin:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><b>KIDSTON=
=E2=80=99S POND</b>: 1 male<b> n. pintail</b>; 1 male <b>ring-necked duck</=
b>; plus black ducks and a few mallards.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;min-=
height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><b>LOWER CHURCH STREET: an=
 adult bald eagle was on the rebuilt nest </b>next to the road (Lisa Eye ha=
s checked it regularly and sometimes saw both adults there); nothing report=
able at the red fox den-site found a week ago (checked yesterday and again =
today).</div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px">=
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div=
></blockquote></div></div><br><br>-- <br>Richard stern<br>Sent from Gmail M=
obile<br>On my IPhone<br>

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