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Index of Subjects --001a11414d70e415020549b73c64 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Yesterday evening was indeed beautifully clear, and we went up to the woods on the South mountain near Gaspereau to listen. The starry sky was fantastic, with Orion and Taurus almost filling the sky, and the milky way visible. A pair of Barred owls were hooting away to each other somewhere close by, and finally I finished off my winter bird list with a Saw-whet sounding like a truck backing up in the distant woods. There was no wind, and no sign of any human activity except the occasional passing plane high up with the stars. A perfect way to end a winter bird list and a good addition 3 hours before the end of February. Richard On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 11:30 PM plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca < plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Yesterday evening (28 Feb.) I went over to my family home in Bedford > about 7 p.m. I stood outside for a few minutes to enjoy the clear night > sky, and the lovely view of a crescent moon close to Venus. While I > relaxed and observed, I slowly realized that I could hear a Saw-whet Owl > calling from the wooded hillside above me! It continued for more than five > minutes. > > We have had Barred Owls occasionally in our woods over the years, but > never, to my knowledge, a Saw-whet. It makes me look forward to Owl > Survey Season - only a month away. > > Cheers, > > Patricia L. Chalmers > Halifax > -- Richard stern Sent from Gmail Mobile On my IPhone --001a11414d70e415020549b73c64 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>Yesterday evening was indeed beautifully clear, and we went up to the = woods on the South mountain near Gaspereau to listen. The starry sky was fa= ntastic, with Orion and Taurus almost filling the sky, and the milky way vi= sible. A pair of Barred owls were hooting away to each other somewhere clos= e by, and finally I finished off my winter bird list with a Saw-whet soundi= ng like a truck backing up in the distant woods. There was no wind, and no = sign of any human activity except the occasional passing plane high up with= the stars. A perfect way to end a winter bird list and a good addition 3 h= ours before the end of February.</div><div><br></div><div>Richard=C2=A0</di= v><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 11:30 PM = <a href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca</a= > <<a href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">plchalmers@ns.sympatico= .ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg= in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u class=3D"gmai= l_msg"></u> =20 =20 <div class=3D"gmail_msg"> =20 <div class=3D"gmail_msg"> Yesterday evening (28 Feb.)=C2=A0 I went over to my family home in Bedfo= rd about 7 p.m.=C2=A0 I stood outside for a few minutes to enjoy the clear = night sky, and the lovely view of a crescent moon close to Venus.=C2=A0 Whi= le I relaxed and observed, I slowly realized that I could hear a Saw-whet O= wl calling from the wooded hillside above me!=C2=A0 It continued for more t= han five minutes. </div>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_msg"> =C2=A0 </div>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_msg"> We have had Barred Owls occasionally in our woods over the years, but ne= ver, to my knowledge, a Saw-whet.=C2=A0 It makes me look forward to Owl=C2= =A0 Survey Season - only a month away. </div>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_msg"> =C2=A0 </div>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_msg"> Cheers, </div>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_msg"> =C2=A0 </div>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_msg"> Patricia L. Chalmers </div>=20 <div class=3D"gmail_msg"> Halifax </div> =20 </div> </blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr">-- <br></div><div data-smartmail= =3D"gmail_signature">Richard stern Sent from Gmail Mobile On my IPhone</div> --001a11414d70e415020549b73c64--
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