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BIRDS: Headlines from Nature NB, Nov 9-10 - Bay of Fundy and Beyond.

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:31:00 +0000

Image via WikipediaTopics of the day:

1. Grand Manan birds, inc. GREAT SHEARWATER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, HERMIT THRUSH, LAPLAND LONGSPUR & RUSTY BLACKBIRD

2. Woodpeckers

3. Saint John Area sightings: Pileated Woodpecker at Irving Nature Park, one more Red-bellied Woodpecker and Harlequin Duck

4. and more woodpeckers ... Pileated, checking on Golden Eagle?

5. Miscou and Lameque Birds

6. Red-bellied Woodpecker "Invasion"

7. NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE November 10, 2011. (Thursday)

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White-winged scoters, Oct.29th, Friar's Bay, Campobello

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:06:00 +0000

About 40 to 50 white winged scoters around the wharf at Friar's Bay, resting near the sheltered cliffs and diving near the wharf. This is the same place the mergansers use all winter.They have been in the same spot for several days. Probably because the bottom never gets dragged there.

They may know that there is a good sized storm coming. Joyce

http://casa-del-campo.smugmug.com/Birds/ducks/white-winged-scoters/19805172_MZJKTm#1556599595_4RGWgbP

Garden Beauty, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:39:00 +0000

Garden Beauty, 2011
Originally uploaded by Art MacKay
These shots say it all.

CAMPOBELLO: Kittiwakes and waves on the beach Sat. October 15 Joyce

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:46:00 +0000

CAMPOBELLO: Eagle on the trees this morning, Oct.10th

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:44:00 +0000

It was a beautiful morning, calm and full of fall color in the sky and on the water. I could hear the eagle family in the woods and eventually one came around and lit on the usual tree. Joyce

Fwd: Wild Journal:The Lightkeeper's Song

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:41:00 +0000

Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:31:47 +0000
Subject: Wild Journal:The Lightkeeper's Song
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To: jjowen@nb.sympatico.ca
JM has sent you a link to a blog:
Do you like my new blog. First post! Joyce
Blog: Wild Journal
Post: The Lightkeeper's Song
Link: http://wildjournal.blogspot.com/2011/10/lightkeepers-song.html
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Eagles on our trees this morning, 9/29/2011

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:46:00 +0000

One eagle has blue eyes. The other looks like a male to me. Joyce

Fall on Passamaquoddy Bay

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:51:00 +0000

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FISHERIES: Shutting off herring at Fairhaven.

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:04:00 +0000

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FUNDY FISHERIES: Herring shut-off fishery has successful week at West Isles.

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:37:00 +0000

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Art

This photo shows the herring carrier Strathlorne pumping herring from a shutoff in Lorneville Harbour on Deer Island, NB. Successful shutoffs were made at various locations in West Isles from Passamaquoddy Bay to Campobello during the third week of September.

HERRING SHUTOFF FAIRHAVEN HARBOUR, DEER ISLAND, NB

Photo by Curtis MacKay, Leonardville, Deer Island

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TEST: Animated eagle takes flight

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:59:00 +0000

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CAMPOBELLO: Young Eagle

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:54:00 +0000

A young eagle sits on the spruce tree near the house. Joyce

Great blue heron continued

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:24:00 +0000

Young great blue heron fussing over new feathers

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:23:00 +0000

This guy was fun to watch as he worked to adjust all those new feathers. Joyce

GREENLAW MOUNTAIN: Hawk watch is exciting this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:40:00 +0000

Image by Jeff Whitlock via Flickr
From Todd Watts on NatureNB

Greenlaw Mountain Hawk Watch Counts. September 16, 2011 Turkey Vulture: 3 Osprey: 10 Bald Eagle: 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk: 19 Broad-winged Hawk: 892 Red-tailed Hawk: 3 American Kestrel: 1 Merlin: 1 Unidentified Raptor: 3 Total: 937 Observation Period: 9:00AM-5:00PM

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SHARKS: Quoddy Link passenger films shark attacking a porpoise.

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:15:00 +0000

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Just an "off" season?

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:37:00 +0000

Image via Wikipedia
Owen House wrote:
Very few whales, very few seabirds, no herring all summer. Very sad.

Joyce

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Don't be sad. It's happened before and is, hopefully, just an off year. Actually, we had a year like this back in the 70's. Some of the filter feeders had a really tough time getting through the subsequent winter. But they did and the following year was great so they got all fat again.

Art

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FUNDY TIDES: EVENTS: Cobscook Bay Music, support our Bay of Fun...

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:23:00 +0000

FUNDY TIDES: EVENTS: Cobscook Bay Music, support our Bay of Fun...: "You are invited to the following event: Maryann Price with the Austin Thomas Unit Event to be held at the following time, date, and loca..."

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FUNDY TIDES: MYSTERIES: Is the Eastern Cougar like the Sasquatc...

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:39:00 +0000

FUNDY TIDES: MYSTERIES: Is the Eastern Cougar like the Sasquatc...: "The mystery has always been why, in the face of incontrovertible evidence, do the smirking 'official' biologists claim the Eastern Cougar t..."

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EVENTS: Ogilvie and Chesley Exhibit opens tonight at St. Andrews

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:27:00 +0000

Friday August 12th 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Coming Up.... Coming Up.....Coming Up

Music In The Gallery

Jen Chapin

(Daughter of Legendary Singer Harry Chapin)

Saturday August 20th 8pm

Tickets $15

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Whales in Quoddy this Week

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:28:00 +0000

Some whale action in Quoddy this week:

A full day with Peajack and Foggy
posted by Danielle at Quoddy Link Marine - Sightings and Updates - 1 day ago
Hello everyone, what a great day we had yesterday. With a good turn in the weather...it was clear and calm and word from a few scallop draggers there were humpbacks off the Wolves we made our way right of...
Humpbacks!
posted by Nicole Leavitt at Island Quest Marine - Cruisin' with the Whales - 1 day ago
Just a quick update folks - We had some amazing Humpback Whale sightings yesterday on our Whale Watch aboard the SeaFox. I will include some phenomenal photos of 2 slow moving Humpbacks and a very friendly...

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COUGAR: The Eastern Cougar never was a myth ... proof from the past

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:42:00 +0000

I quite admire Bruce S. Wright for his work many years ago. Bruce's view was that scientific papers are nice but getting the facts to the public is nicer. He wrote on many fascinating subjects and, in fact, authored numerous scientific papers and a couple of books on the Eastern Cougar.

For those who think they have debunked stories about the existence of this elusive creature, Bruce was credited with resolving the issue of whether or not the East Cougar was indeed extinct. To do this, he collected evidence from the Maritimes, Maine and elsewhere and in his book "The Ghost of North America" provided proof that the Eastern Cougar actually existed here in the Quoddy Region. But time passes and, it seems, we must once more "prove" the existence of this "ghost".

While not the usual beautiful images that we try for here on ILQW, the following photos of a cougar kill were taken at Lepreau River in August, 1953.

The photo of a cougar skin was from an animal shot in Kent County in 1932. All of the photos are from Bruce's book. I found one copy on Amazon for anyone who is interested in purchasing this fascinating tale. The Ghost of North America, the Story of the Eastern Panther

http://www.unb.ca/nbmhp/01_AboutNBMHP.htm

Lieutenant-Commander Bruce S. Wright served with the RCN during the Second World War, and was instrumental in forming and commanding the "Sea Reconnaissance Unit," termed "The Frogmen of Burma," serving under Admiral Lord Mountbatten in South East Asia. On his return from military service, he became director of the Northeast Wildlife Station at the University of New Brunswick. From:

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MEMORIES: Do you remember travelling to McAdam to catch the train?

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:56:00 +0000

If your memories include adventures travelling from the Quoddy shore to McAdam and catching the train to points west, then you won't want to miss these fabulous photos by Jason Bennett's Fine Art Photography

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LIVE CAM: First Hummer Video.

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:16:00 +0000

My very first live cam video of the hummer feeding.

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Bay of Fundy Birds: Shorebirds starting to move on Grand Manan

noreply@blogger.com (Art MacKay) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:06:00 +0000

Red-necked Stint by nkenji via Flickr
Roger Burrow, NatureNB, reports lots of shorebirds starting to move on Grand Manan including a Red-necked Stint.

The following is his report from the NatureNB listserv:

Thoroughfare Road 10:15-11:00 Common Loon, 7 Great Blue Herons, 69 Canada Geese, 2 American Black Ducks, 30 Common Eiders, 59 Black-bellied Plovers (first high count), 19 Semipalmated Plovers, 7+ RUDDY TURNSTONES, 3 Short-billed Dowitchers, 3 Least & 58 Semipalmated Sandpipers

Woodwards Cove: Fishers Pond 11:40-12:05 85 Semipalmated Plovers (highest count so far), 190 Semipalmated Sandpipers (highest count so far), breeding-plumaged adult RED-NECKED STINT (feeding actively with the other shorebirds; easy to pick out from the predominantly post-breeding plumaged adult Semis; overall plumage resembled that of summer Sanderling, but bird was slightly smaller than Semis with an all-dark shorter bill and dark legs; the rufous was more towards the red side rather than the brown side of Least Sandpiper and was most prominent on the head, mantle, scapulars and upper breast, forming a partial breast band, although there was some rufous streaking onto the flanks; pale forehead, throat and belly and a pale, streaked supercilium)

Castalia Marsh 12:10-12:55 2 Double-crested Cormorants, 4 Great Blue Herons, 16 Canada Geese, 6 American Black Ducks, 47 Common Eiders, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Semipalmated Plovers, Spotted, 2 Least & 25 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 3 Nelson's Sparrows.

Roger Burrows Castalia Grand Manan

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