[NatureNS] 275 Can. geese at Lakeville, other nature notes, mostly water birds

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2016 17:06:44 -0400
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: 275 Can. geese at Lakeville, other nature notes, mostly water =
birds
> Date: November 7, 2016 at 5:06:14 PM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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> OCT. 19, 2016 -  About 100 Canada geese were in Silver Lake at =
Lakeville, and 10 more Canada geese were in Gesner=92s Pond ne. of =
Kentville.  Also seen in Gesner=92s Pond were a single juvenile =
double-crested cormorant and about 20 mallards.  Gesner=92s Pond is near =
the Gesner memorial plaque along Middle Dyke Road, south of Chipman =
Corner (Church St.).
>=20
> OCT. 20, 2016 - Several blue jays and a male cardinal seen at Van =
Nostrand=92s Pond, Starr=92s Point.
>=20
> Canard Pond: several dozens of green-winged teals, with at least 2 =
pintails and small numbers of mallards and black ducks.
>=20
> OCT. 21, 2016 - 6 or 7 hooded mergansers (all in f or imm plumage) =
diving actively together in the Habitant River at Bruce Spicer Park in =
Canning =97 probably a family group of hoodies?
>=20
> NOV. 3, 2016 - Lakeville, Silver Lake, late afternoon: 5 hooded =
mergansers (4 males, 1 female or immature). =20
>=20
> Kentville rail trail: close to the curling club, Pat & I very probably =
saw the n. mockingbird that Richard Stern reported there earlier =97 =
also several blue jays were together in the same area.
>=20
> NOV. 7, 2016 - Lakeville, Silver Lake, mid-afternoon: about 275 CANADA =
GEESE =97 no other kinds of geese seen, nor any ducks.  Also note big =
bunches of Canada holly? berries in bushes along shores of lake.
>=20
> Miner=92s Marsh, Kentville: very bright sunlight and low sun in =
mid-afternoon made viewing difficult =97 no definite grebes seen; at =
least one hooded merganser (f or imm); dozens of mallards; small numbers =
of green-winged teals; at least 2 yellowlegs (prob. greater); at least 3 =
Wilson=92s snipes =97 the shorebirds were seen with only binoculars and =
fairly distantly.
>=20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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after-white-space;"><br><div style=3D""><br><div>Begin forwarded =
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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>275 Can. geese at =
Lakeville, other nature notes, mostly water =
birds</b><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>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">November 7, 2016 at =
5:06:14 PM AST<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';">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: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; 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';">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; font-size: 13px; =
font-family: Arial;"><b>OCT. 19, 2016</b> -&nbsp; About 100 <b>Canada =
geese</b> were in Silver Lake at Lakeville, and 10 more Canada geese =
were in Gesner=92s Pond ne. of Kentville.&nbsp; Also seen in Gesner=92s =
Pond were a single juvenile <b>double-crested cormorant</b> and about 20 =
<b>mallards</b>.&nbsp; Gesner=92s Pond is near the Gesner memorial =
plaque along Middle Dyke Road, south of Chipman Corner (Church =
St.).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: =
Arial; min-height: 15px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial;"><b>OCT. 20, 2016</b> - Several =
<b>blue jays</b> and a male <b>cardinal </b>seen at Van Nostrand=92s =
Pond, Starr=92s Point.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
font-family: Arial; min-height: 15px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial;">Canard Pond: several dozens =
of <b>green-winged teals</b>, with at least 2 <b>pintails</b> and small =
numbers of <b>mallards </b>and <b>black ducks</b>.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; min-height: =
15px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
font-family: Arial;"><b>OCT. 21, 2016</b> - 6 or 7 <b>hooded =
mergansers</b> (all in f or imm plumage) diving actively together in the =
Habitant River at Bruce Spicer Park in <b>Canning</b> =97 probably a =
family group of hoodies?</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: =
13px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 15px;"><i></i><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial;"><b>NOV. 3, =
2016 - Lakeville</b>, Silver Lake, late afternoon: 5 <b>hooded =
mergansers</b> (4 males, 1 female or immature). &nbsp;</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; min-height: =
15px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
font-family: Arial;"><b>Kentville rail trail</b>: close to the curling =
club, Pat &amp; I very probably saw the <b>n. mockingbird</b> that =
Richard Stern reported there earlier =97 also several blue jays were =
together in the same area.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: =
13px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 15px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial;"><b>NOV. 7, =
2016 - Lakeville,</b> Silver Lake, mid-afternoon: about <b>275 CANADA =
GEESE</b> =97 no other kinds of geese seen, nor any ducks.&nbsp; Also =
note big bunches of <b>Canada holly? berries </b>in bushes along shores =
of lake.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: =
Arial; min-height: 15px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial;"><b>Miner=92s Marsh</b>, Kentville: =
very bright sunlight and low sun in mid-afternoon made viewing difficult =
=97 no definite grebes seen; at least one <b>hooded merganser</b> (f or =
imm); dozens of mallards; small numbers of green-winged teals; at least =
2 <b>yellowlegs (prob. greater)</b>; at least 3 <b>Wilson=92s snipes</b> =
=97 the shorebirds were seen with only binoculars and fairly =
distantly.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: =
Arial;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
font-family: Arial;">Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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