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Index of Subjects --_000_20161029214445550101074296117517dalca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A fabulous ecosystem in action. Eric Eric L. Mills Lower Rose Bay Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia Canada From: Helene Van Doninck Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 18:40 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Reply To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Brown Booby redux Sounds very fun! I might head up tomorrow:) Helene On Oct 29, 2016 6:15 PM, "Eric Mills" <E.Mills@dal.ca<mailto:E.Mills@dal.ca= >> wrote: A growing group of birders watched the Strait of Canso Brown Booby? on the = causeway rocks just S of the lighthouse until about 2:30, when it took off = and very purposefully flew N across the Strait to Aulds Cove to join a floc= k of feeding Gannets. It appears that the best? strategy for searchers coming from the mainland i= s to check Aulds Cove first from near the weigh station, and failing there = cross the causeway to the lighthouse and camp there for a while, looking on= the water and also on the rocks, where it can be very hard to spot. It has= also been seen near the Cove Motel. Along with the booby, many of us also saw a Lesser Black-backed Gull juveni= le, Harlequin Ducks, a leather- back turtle, at least 2 ocean sunfish, harb= our porpoises, white-sided dolphins, and a grey seal along with the Strait = usuals for this time of year. Eric Eric L. Mills Lower Rose Bay Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia Canada --_000_20161029214445550101074296117517dalca_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"> </head> <body> <div style=3D"width:100%; font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro= ',sans-serif,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; backgrou= nd-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> A fabulous ecosystem in action.</div> <div style=3D"width:100%; font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro= ',sans-serif,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; backgrou= nd-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"width:100%; font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro= ',sans-serif,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; backgrou= nd-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Eric</div> <div style=3D"width:100%; font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro= ',sans-serif,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; backgrou= nd-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <br style=3D"display:initial"> </div> <div style=3D"font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif= ,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; background-color:rgb= (255,255,255)"> Eric L. Mills <br> Lower Rose Bay<br> Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia <br> Canada</div> <table width=3D"100%" style=3D"background-color:white; border-spacing:0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan=3D"2" style=3D"font-size:initial; text-align:initial; backgroun= d-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <div style=3D"border-style:solid none none; border-top-color:rgb(181,196,22= 3); border-top-width:1pt; padding:3pt 0in 0in; font-family:Tahoma,'BB Alpha= Sans','Slate Pro'; font-size:10pt"> <div><b>From: </b>Helene Van Doninck</div> <div><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, October 29, 2016 18:40</div> <div><b>To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</div> <div><b>Reply To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</div> <div><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NatureNS] Brown Booby redux</div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style=3D"border-style:solid none none; border-top-color:rgb(186,188,20= 9); border-top-width:1pt; font-size:initial; text-align:initial; background= -color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </div> <br> <div> <p dir=3D"ltr">Sounds very fun! I might head up tomorrow:)<br> Helene </p> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 29, 2016 6:15 PM, "Eric Mills" = <E.Mills@dal.ca> wrote:<br type= =3D"attribution"> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:1= px #ccc solid; padding-left:1ex"> <div lang=3D"en-US"> <div>A growing group of birders watched the Strait of Canso Brown BoobyR= 06; on the causeway rocks just S of the lighthouse until about 2:30, when i= t took off and very purposefully flew N across the Strait to Aulds Cove to = join a flock of feeding Gannets. </div> <div><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif,sans-serif">= <br> </span></div> <div><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif,sans-serif">= It appears that the best‎ strategy for searchers coming from the main= land is to check Aulds Cove first from near the weigh station, and failing = there cross the causeway to the lighthouse and camp there for a while, looking on the water and also on the rocks, wh= ere it can be very hard to spot. It has also been seen near the Cove Motel.= </span></div> <div><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif,sans-serif">= <br> </span></div> <div><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif,sans-serif">= Along with the booby, many of us also saw a Lesser Black-backed Gull juveni= le, Harlequin Ducks, a leather- back turtle, at least 2 ocean sunfish, harb= our porpoises, white-sided dolphins, and a grey seal along with the Strait usuals for this time of year.</span>= </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Eric</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Eric L. Mills <br> Lower Rose Bay<br> Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia <br> Canada</div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_20161029214445550101074296117517dalca_--
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