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I didn't know about this Yarmouth County turkey flock. I wonder what these
wild turkeys taste like? In comparison with the store-bought turkey, which
I refuse to buy ever since I visited a local turkey "factory" and viewed the
conditions of their short lives. Free-range, local chicken...
Unless these Yarmouth turkeys start snapping up the tiny black-legged tick
and saving us from Lyme disease... I shall question us embracing another
naturalized species.
Two turkey vultures were soaring over the garage today. They seemed to be
lingering. I went to check on Larry but he was fine. : )
Very interesting the suspicions about the young osprey possibly falling
prey. Thanks for the update from the more 'southern localities' of NS!
Donna
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of John and Nhung
Sent: February-23-17 8:46 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] eagles & pets, wild turkeys, mink & muskrat, b.
eagle nests news
One of my Christmas Bird count buddies who lives in Tusket suspects that
some eagles may be making meals off young ospreys. Down here around
Yarmouth, we do see more eagles and fewer ospreys than a generation ago.
Turkeys, Donna, have already arrived. There is a resident flock on the
Hamilton Road, between Pleasant Valley and Raynardton. (Folks out there say
they do wonders on ticks!) My brothers have seen some in Lake Annis, and
some years back, I saw a couple in Richfield, just over the Digby County
line. (Ironically I thought it was a turkey vulture until I got close!)
Anyway, they seem established upcountry in Yarmouth County
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Donna Crossland
Sent: February 23, 2017 8:26 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Cc: 'Bob Bancroft'; 'Mark F Elderkin'; 'Pam Mills'; 'Kimberley Huskins';
'Donald Sam >'
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] eagles & pets, wild turkeys, mink & muskrat, b.
eagle nests news
Wow! Jim you have had a high news day, to say the least.
Those eagles must have been quite hungry. I wonder if any cats have
succumbed. Sounds like you have some nests to keep an eye on.
Each time there is a mink sighting, I wonder if it is yet another escaped
mink. The population seems to be up on the Mersey this year. None of them
seem as 'tame' though as the one that fought off the raccoon in Jeremys
Campground two years ago for some leftover food in a frying pan, and then
later stole a dust pan from a campsite after taking a few sips of coffee
from a camper's cup. Needless to say, that one went "to heaven" and then
necropsy. I hear the mink farms are not doing well, and the banks are
asking for sudden repayment of loans. Sounds like they see an end to our NS
markets. Damage to wild populations is already done, it seems.
I heard CBC radio talking about the turkeys. I once saw on in Kouchibouguac
standing along the roadside. It sort of stuck out like a sore thumb. It
had wondered into the park from a private property close by. I don't just
as soon not see them here in NS.
Regards,
Donna
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Jim Wolford
Sent: February-23-17 4:10 PM
To: naturens; Jim Wolford
Cc: Bob Bancroft; Mark F Elderkin; Pam Mills; Kimberley Huskins; Donald Sam
>
Subject: [NatureNS] eagles & pets, wild turkeys, mink & muskrat, b. eagle
nests news
FEBRUARY 22, 2017 - Today's CBC Radio News had a very short item at noon,
saying that EAGLES in New Brunswick were going after pets of humans. I used
Google & CBC News to find an article, dated today, about two different small
dogs that were attacked in Charlotte County, N.B., one of them after dark at
night recently - both dogs survived the attacks, thanks to their owners.
FEB. 23, 2017 - At noon, CBC Radio News reported that someone in New
Brunswick saw a large flock of about 40 "WILD TURKEYS". The person who saw
them reported that they would move away from curious humans, but that they
were not scared of anything. No mention was made of their colour, but their
relative tameness makes me wonder about their "wildness".
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Lisa Eye, who lives on lower Church St. north of Port Williams, had a couple
of local reports:
(a) in her back yard, which features a small cattail pond, three days ago
she saw a MINK which was dragging a much larger MUSKRAT through the snow. I
told her that muskrats are favourite prey items of mink; and
(b) Very recently, apparently strong winds severely damaged the Church St.
BALD EAGLE NEST - part of the nest is still high in the tree, but they have
a lot of repairs to make - this nest is about a kilometre east from where
Lisa lives with her husband Dale.
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More news from myself on the location of the very recent or new? BALD EAGLE
NEST just north of Avonport:
I first heard of this nest from Sherman Williams on Feb. 5/17, when he was
turning in his report on his part of our annual count of eagles and other
raptors. From Sherman's description, I had no trouble in locating this
nest. From the L.E. Shaw School in Avonport, I drove north along the road
to Oak Island for 1.1 kilometres, then looked well off the road to the east,
where the new nest is in a deciduous tree in a long line of mostly deciduous
trees. Until I hear otherwise, I will assume this obvious nest is the one
that Sherman reported. Also he says there is a secondary road that gets
closer to the nest.
On Feb. 5/17, Pat & I "discovered" a second new BALD EAGLE NEST, at Grand
Pre - this nest is in the last tree at the west end of the line of tall
poplars along the old railroad tracks right-of-way just west and south of
Grand Pre Historic Park.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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