[NatureNS] Jim W.'s MIGRATION COUNT REPORT, May 14/16, tour of ponds etc.

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 18:46:18 -0300
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: Jim W.'s MIGRATION COUNT REPORT, May 14/16, tour of ponds =
etc.
> Date: May 16, 2016 at 6:40:30 PM ADT
> To: Larry Bogan <larry@bogan.ca>
> Cc: Nancy Nickerson <nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca>, Jim Wolford =
<jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>=20
> MAY 14, 2016 - NOVA SCOTIA BIRD MIGRATION COUNT =97  My part of the =
Count did not begin until 11 a.m., but then I birded steadily until 6 =
p.m., by which time I had driven 70 km. and walked about 2 km.  It was =
rainy & drizzly for my first hour, but then the rain quit and there was =
intermittent clearing through the afternoon.
>=20
> SPECIES SEEN/COUNTED:
>=20
> 1. Canada goose =97 57 (surprisingly, 45 were at the New Minas Sewage =
Ponds).
> 2. mallard =97 75.
> 3. Am. black duck =97 63 (mostly in Kidston=92s Pond).
> 4. wood duck =97 3, all males, New Minas Sewage Ponds.
> 5. n. shoveler =97 at least 14, all at New Minas Sewage Ponds (6 m/f =
prs + 2 extra males).
> 6. green-winged teals =97 2 (m/f pr) at New Minas Sewage Ponds.=20
> 7. ring-necked duck =97 9, all males (4 in Kidston=92s Pond + 5 more =
in New Minas Sewage Ponds).
> 8 bald eagle =97 my first stop was the Eye Rd. nest, e. of Wolfville, =
where I could just barely see the head 	of a small eaglet =97 also seen =
during the day were 6 adult eagles + 1 immature (+ the eaglet) =97 I 	=
was surprised at the Canard Rd. nest, which we thought was abandoned, by =
the presence of 2 	adults (the presumed male departed right away =
and left the presumed female to feed on 	something red (a fish?) =
on the nest.
> 9. red-tailed hawk =97 1+1, both on nests, total of 2 adults.
> 10. ring-necked pheasant =97 7, all calling males.
> 11. great black-backed gull =97 only 1 seen, and surprisingly =
absolutely NO GULLS anywhere in the 	vicinity of Canard Poultry or to =
the north of there.
> 12. killdeer =97 1 at Gesner=92s Pond.
> 13. rock pigeon =97 7.
> 14. mourning dove =97 4.
> 15. chimney swift =97 17+ at Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at =
dusk.
> 16. n. flicker =97 1.
> 17. tree swallow =97 13.
> 18. barn swallow =97 2.
> 19. eastern kingbird =97 1 (Van Nostrand=92s Pond).
> 20. Am. crow =97 19.
> 21. n. raven =97 15 (incl. 3? fledged young in tree next to nest-tree =
in Canning, and at least 2 fledglings 	at nest at Acadia Arena).
> 22. Am. robin =97 3 (including 1 in peacock cage at Hennigar=92s Farm =
Market).
> 23. Eur. starling =97 49.
> 24. n. cardinal =97 1.
> 25. song sparrow =97 1.
> 26. c. grackle =97 24.
> 27. red-winged blackbird =97 31.
> =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97
>=20
> goldfish =97 lots in Hennigar=92s Farm Market Pond.
>=20
> American toads in trilling choruses =97 strong chorus at Van =
Nostrand=92s Pond at 4 p.m., same at 	Gesner=92s Pond at 5 p.m
>=20
> painted turtles =97 at least 9 basking at Gesner=92s Pond in late =
afternoon.
>=20
> gigantic domestic pigs =97 2 along marsh channel at Van Nostrand=92s =
Pond.
> =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97
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after-white-space;"><br><div style=3D""><br><div>Begin forwarded =
message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Jim W.'s =
MIGRATION COUNT REPORT, May 14/16, tour of ponds =
etc.</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';">May 16, 2016 at =
6:40:30 PM 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';">Larry Bogan &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:larry@bogan.ca">larry@bogan.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div=
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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';">Nancy Nickerson &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca">nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;, =
Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<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>MAY 14, 2016 - NOVA =
SCOTIA BIRD MIGRATION COUNT </b>=97&nbsp; My part of the Count did not =
begin until 11 a.m., but then I birded steadily until 6 p.m., by which =
time I had driven 70 km. and walked about 2 km.&nbsp; It was rainy &amp; =
drizzly for my first hour, but then the rain quit and there was =
intermittent clearing through the afternoon.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>SPECIES =
SEEN/COUNTED:</b></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">1. Canada goose =97 57 =
(surprisingly, 45 were at the New Minas Sewage Ponds).</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">2. mallard =97 75.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">3. Am. black duck =97 63 (mostly in Kidston=92s Pond).</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">4. wood duck =97 3, all males, New Minas Sewage =
Ponds.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">5. n. shoveler =97 at least 14, =
all at New Minas Sewage Ponds (6 m/f prs + 2 extra males).</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">6. green-winged teals =97 2 (m/f pr) at New Minas =
Sewage Ponds.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">7. ring-necked duck =
=97 9, all males (4 in Kidston=92s Pond + 5 more in New Minas Sewage =
Ponds).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">8 bald eagle =97 my first stop =
was the Eye Rd. nest, e. of Wolfville, where I could just barely see the =
head <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	=
</span>of a small eaglet =97 also seen during the day were 6 adult =
eagles + 1 immature (+ the eaglet) =97 I <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">	</span>was surprised at the Canard Rd. =
nest, which we thought was abandoned, by the presence of 2 <span =
class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	</span>adults =
(the presumed male departed right away and left the presumed female to =
feed on <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	=
</span>something red (a fish?) on the nest.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">9. red-tailed hawk =97 1+1, both on nests, total of 2 =
adults.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">10. ring-necked pheasant =97 7, =
all calling males.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">11. great =
black-backed gull =97 only 1 seen, and surprisingly absolutely NO GULLS =
anywhere in the <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	=
</span>vicinity of Canard Poultry or to the north of there.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">12. killdeer =97 1 at Gesner=92s Pond.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">13. rock pigeon =97 7.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">14. mourning dove =97 4.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">15. =
chimney swift =97 17+ at Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at =
dusk.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">16. n. flicker =97 1.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">17. tree swallow =97 13.</div><div style=3D"margin:=
 0px;">18. barn swallow =97 2.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">19. =
eastern kingbird =97 1 (Van Nostrand=92s Pond).</div><div style=3D"margin:=
 0px;">20. Am. crow =97 19.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">21. n. =
raven =97 15 (incl. 3? fledged young in tree next to nest-tree in =
Canning, and at least 2 fledglings <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">	</span>at nest at Acadia =
Arena).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">22. Am. robin =97 3 (including =
1 in peacock cage at Hennigar=92s Farm Market).</div><div style=3D"margin:=
 0px;">23. Eur. starling =97 49.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">24. n. =
cardinal =97 1.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">25. song sparrow =97 =
1.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">26. c. grackle =97 24.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">27. red-winged blackbird =97 31.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97</div>=
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">goldfish =97 lots in Hennigar=92s Farm Market =
Pond.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">American toads in trilling choruses =97 strong =
chorus at Van Nostrand=92s Pond at 4 p.m., same at <span =
class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	</span>Gesner=92s =
Pond at 5 p.m</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">painted turtles =97 at =
least 9 basking at Gesner=92s Pond in late afternoon.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">gigantic domestic pigs =97 2 along marsh channel at Van Nostrand=92s=
 Pond.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97</div><div><br></div></=
div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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