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Thanks for sharing this update, Jim! What an incredible event.
Watching 40 eagles all dine at once is quite a spectacle.
434 eagles ... one has to wonder! Is there a threshold?
I'm already concerned about our loon chick survivorship this year! Ykes.
I've been recently scouting out potential sites for some loon nesting
platforms on the Annapolis River, where large water fluctuations make
nesting pretty well impossible, but there should be lots of fish for loons
to feed young. The platforms will rise and fall with the water, and there
has been good success. It's been suggested that we should try building
little canopies over the platform to deter eagles and other predators. This
latest report provides added inspiration. Thanks!
Donna
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Jim Wolford
Sent: February-06-17 8:56 PM
To: naturens
Subject: [NatureNS] 36th CKC Eagles/Raptors Count, Feb. 5/17, preliminary
results + Eagle Watch stuff
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From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Subject: 36th CKC Eagles/Raptors Count, Feb. 5/17, preliminary results
Date: February 6, 2017 at 3:51:19 PM AST
Here are the preliminary results from yesterday's 36th CKC Eagles/Raptors
Count for Eastern King's County on Feb. 5, 2017.
About 40 people in 16 or 17 or 18 field parties went out to designated areas
just for an hour, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., with nearly perfect conditions,
e.g., very little wind, mostly overcast but with very good visibility, no
precipitation, just a bit of snow on the ground, and all roads accessible
for our vehicles. Also most of the eagles seen were perched and not flying
from area to area - ideal for us.
Bald Eagles seen totalled 434 - 272 adults (64% of aged eagles), 154
immatures (36%), and 8 of undetermined ages.
Also 2 relatively new eagle nests were reported: (a) east of the road from
Avonport to Oak Island; and (b) west of Grand Pre Historic Park along the
railroad tracks in the tall poplars.
55 Red-tailed Hawks (one near Oak Island is very light-coloured).
1-2 Northern Goshawks
1-2 Northern Harriers
1 Rough-legged Hawk
1 Peregrine Falcon
Other wildlife reported included a Coyote; 11Canada Geese; 3000 + 40 + 23
Black Ducks; 2 Mallards; 1 Flicker; 70 Ravens; 15 Crows; 29 Horned Larks;
250 + 35 + 80 Bohemian Waxwings; 1 + 30 +10 + 10 Cedar Waxwings; 13 Robins.
I still haven't asked Bernard Forsythe about whether he saw a Barred Owl at
dusk as usual near his feeding tray?
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Yesterday was the last day of the two EAGLE WATCH weekends at Sheffield
Mills. I think the first three days had relatively very few eagles at the
big feeding field off the north end of Middle Dyke Road. But yesterday
things changed positively in a very big way for a great conclusion for this
year's Eagle Watch. (Incidentally, I think the community did very well on
all four days in terms of selling oodles of breakfasts and filling the Hall
with eaters/recreators.)
I was told that at 10:00 or 10:30 a.m. at the big field on Sunday, 40+
eagles "decided" to get hungry and cooperatively swooped down to the offered
chicken carcasses (daily mortalities in the chicken barns). But then at 2
p.m., when I departed from the Hall, there was a spectacular assemblage
(convocation is the right word) at the big field. I cannot recall ever
seeing more eagles in one spot at one time. I estimated 75 eagles that were
perched (+ some flying about), and 25 more were on the ground interacting
and feeding. Thus whichever gawkers waited until then or just luckily
showed up, like myself, really basked in the sights that we all hope for
when we participate in the Eagle Watch or go out there on our own.
For most of the winter, the offering of dead chickens only happens once a
day in early to mid morning, but during the four Eagle Watch days there are
often multiple offerings in both morning and/or noon and/or afternoon.
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Cheers, and thanks to all CKC Counters yesterday!, from Jim in Wolfville.
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