[NatureNS] bull frogs, toad calling, etc., Miner's Marsh

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 18:28:09 -0300
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: bull frogs, toad calling, etc., Miner's Marsh
> Date: May 17, 2016 at 6:27:27 PM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, John Gilhen =
<GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca>
>=20
> MAY 17, 2016 - MINER=92S MARSH in mid-afternoon =97 sunny, but windy & =
cool.
>=20
> - red elderberry in bloom in at least 3 places;
>=20
> - 2 male bull frogs jug-a-rumming and well spaced apart in the marsh =97=
 this seems early to me for bull 	frogs to be calling already?;
> 	[on May 14/16 there were nice afternoon choruses of trilling =
toads in two places: Van Nostrand=92s 	Pond at Starr=92s Point, and in =
Gesner=92s Pond (n. of Kentville along Middle Dyke Rd.);
>=20
> - 1 American toad was trilling near the picnic table near the river =
bridge;
>=20
> - 1 pied-billed grebe calling but not seen;
> - 2 muskrats seen;
> - lots of red-winged blackbirds (one female nest-building) and =
grackles, but no swallows seen.
> =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97
> Earlier I went to the New Minas former potato-chip factory location =
(ACA Co-op) to take some photos of the new? bald eagle nest in a pine on =
the top of the bank of the Cornwallis River.  I checked in the office of =
the ACA Co-op, and those who were there didn=92t even know about the =
presence of this nest, just to the north of the truck depot =97 this =
suggests that this nest is indeed new? =97 again no eagles of any age =
were seen there today.
>=20
> - low-bush blueberry was in bloom on top of the riverbank.
> =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97
>=20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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after-white-space;"><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
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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 &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
/span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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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>bull frogs, toad =
calling, etc., Miner's Marsh</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:=
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">May 17, 2016 at =
6:27:27 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;, =
John Gilhen &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca">GILHENJA@gov.ns.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 17, 2016 - MINER=92S MARSH</b> in =
mid-afternoon =97 sunny, but windy &amp; cool.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">- <b>red =
elderberry</b> in bloom in at least 3 places;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">- 2 =
male<b> bull frogs</b> jug-a-rumming and well spaced apart in the marsh =
=97 this seems early to me for bull <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">	</span>frogs to be calling =
already?;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">	</span>[<b>on May 14/16</b> there were =
nice afternoon <b>choruses of trilling toads</b> in two places: Van =
Nostrand=92s <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	=
</span>Pond at Starr=92s Point, and in Gesner=92s Pond (n. of Kentville =
along Middle Dyke Rd.);</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">- 1 <b>American toad</b> =
was trilling near the picnic table near the river bridge;</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">- 1 pied-billed grebe calling but not seen;</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">- 2 muskrats seen;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">- lots of red-winged blackbirds (one female nest-building) and =
grackles, but no swallows seen.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">Earlier I went to the <b>New Minas former potato-chip factory =
location (ACA Co-op)</b> to take some photos of the <b>new? bald eagle =
nest </b>in a pine on the top of the bank of the Cornwallis River.&nbsp; =
I checked in the office of the ACA Co-op, and those who were there =
didn=92t even know about the presence of this nest, just to the north of =
the truck depot =97 this suggests that this nest is indeed new? =97 =
again no eagles of any age were seen there today.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">- low-bush blueberry was in bloom on top of the =
riverbank.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97</div><div><br></div><div>Che=
ers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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