[ValleyNature] Great Egret at Avonport etc.

[James W. Wolford]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Sherman Williams <sherm at glinx.com>
> Date: May 10, 2009 12:34:19 AM ADT
> To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Great Egrets
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> I would like to add my Great Egret report too. Walter Urban and I  
> observed one at the Clay Pit Ponds on Farmers Rd in Avonport in the  
> morning segment of the count. Sounds like the egrets are moving in.
>
> Here is the link to a photo we took.
>
> http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/home_page_nuv_files/GEgret- 
> webc.jpg
>
> Sherman
> website: http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/home_page_nuv.html
>
>
> On 9/05/2009, at 8:12 PM, Bob McDonald wrote:
>
>> My wife Wendy and I covered my usual route for the NSMC today -  
>> from Martinique Beach to West Lawrencetown Marsh.  We also had 2  
>> Great Egrets today - one at Grand Desert and the other at  
>> Seaforth.  Unfortunately we missed the Snowy at Conrad's (if it's  
>> still there) but the fog rolled in and we could barely see the  
>> water from the parking lot.  Had our usual 2 species of warblers  
>> but 53 species for the day.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bob McDonald
>> Halifax
>> bobathome at eastlink.ca
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Ellis"  
>> <lynn.ellis at ns.sympatico.ca>
>> To: <naturens at chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:50 PM
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Great Egrets
>>
>>
>>> The Great Egrets have returned to Albert Bridge this evening and are
>>> at the right hand small pond past the bridge towards Hornes Rd going
>>> into Sydney. One was close to the road earlier this evening and now
>>> they are both at the far end of the pond (small lake). I was
>>> disappointed that they weren't there early morning when I did my  
>>> count
>>> in this area but I was lucky and spotted them this evening at 6 and
>>> again at 7:30.
>>>
>>> Lynn Ellis
>>
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