[NatureNS] My first in Nova Scotia: a single TV

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Had a TV soaring over downtown HRM yesterday at about 600 metres,  escorted
by a single aggressive crow.  Not as  ommon as SW Nova but not an unusual
sight these days.

On Thu., May 28, 2020, 05:39 John and Nhung, <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> I=E2=80=99ve told this story before but the first turkey vulture I saw wa=
s flying
> over the Ellis Road from Chebogue (near Yarmouth) the summer of 1982 or
> 1983.  We saw another one the Christmas Bird Count of 1983 at Town Point,
> in Chebogue.
>
>
>
> Turns out there was a fox and lynx farm being operated nearby at the
> time.  The vultures liked that, so they have stayed.  They are now here t=
he
> year-round, and dare I say that they are common in this neck of the woods=
?
>
>
>
> You=E2=80=99ll see more, Bob, especially if you venture to the far southw=
est!
>
>
>
> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:
> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Bob Lindsay
> *Sent:* May 27, 2020 9:56 PM
> *To:* NatureNS
> *Subject:* [NatureNS] My first in Nova Scotia: a single TV
>
>
>
> The only time I saw a Turkey Vulture was in Ottawa about 10 or 15 years
> ago ...
> until yesterday that is.
>
> I was returning to my car after visiting the Babes in The Wood homestead
> east of Dartmouth. It's on a woods road between the Lake Loon Golf Centre
> and Topsail Lake (historically King Lake) that goes to a cell phone tower=
.
> There was a single TV soaring and slowly circling above the road.
>
> Incidentally, if you don't know the Babes in the Wood story, then look fo=
r
> the book in the Halifax Regional library system when it reopens, or perha=
ps
> there are still copies in the Dartmouth Heritage Museum. Failing that,
> email me.
>
>
>
> *Melancholy Mountain: What Happened in 1842?*Bob Lindsay
> Dartmouth
>
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Had a TV soaring over downtown HRM yesterday at about 600=
 metres,=C2=A0 escorted by a single aggressive crow.=C2=A0 Not as=C2=A0 omm=
on as SW Nova but not an unusual sight these days.</div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu., May 28, 2020, 05=
:39 John and Nhung, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca">nhungjohn@=
eastlink.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lan=
g=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"m_2871078222036159=
658WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;fon=
t-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">I=E2=80=
=99ve told this story before but the first turkey vulture I saw was flying =
over the Ellis Road from Chebogue (near Yarmouth) the summer of 1982 or 198=
3.=C2=A0 We saw another one the Christmas Bird Count of 1983 at Town Point,=
 in Chebogue.=C2=A0 <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-s=
erif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Turns out there was a fox and lynx farm being ope=
rated nearby at the time.=C2=A0 The vultures liked that, so they have staye=
d.=C2=A0 They are now here the year-round, and dare I say that they are com=
mon in this neck of the woods?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sa=
ns-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&q=
uot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">You=E2=80=99ll see more, Bob, especiall=
y if you venture to the far southwest!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,=
&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div><=
div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0=
cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:1=
0.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></=
b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&q=
uot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.=
ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> =
[mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>B=
ob Lindsay<br><b>Sent:</b> May 27, 2020 9:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> NatureNS<br><=
b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] My first in Nova Scotia: a single TV<u></u><u></u=
></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">The only time I saw a Turkey Vulture was in Ottawa about=
 10 or 15 years ago ...<br>until yesterday that is.<br><br>I was returning =
to my car after visiting the Babes in The Wood homestead east of Dartmouth.=
 It&#39;s on a woods road between the Lake Loon Golf Centre and Topsail Lak=
e (historically King Lake) that goes to a cell phone tower. There was a sin=
gle TV soaring and slowly circling above the road.<br><br>Incidentally, if =
you don&#39;t know the Babes in the Wood story, then look for the book in t=
he Halifax Regional library system when it reopens, or perhaps there are st=
ill copies in the Dartmouth Heritage Museum. Failing that, email me. <br><b=
r><u>Melancholy Mountain: What Happened in 1842?<br><br></u>Bob Lindsay<br>=
Dartmouth<br><br><br>=C2=A0=C2=A0 <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></blockquot=
e></div>

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