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Index of Subjects <html><div style='background-color:'><P>Hello Richard et al.,<BR><BR> On the other Noth Mountain (Cape Breton Highlands N. P.), they seem to be in normal numbers. Although I did not do any quantitative work while atlassing there 30 and 31 July, Mourning Warblers were common, with adult males and females and juveniles being seen (and more heard scolding) in typical breeding habitat. I would estimate that they were the fourth commonest species there, after White-throated Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Dark-eyed Junco (with Yellow-rumped Warbler a close fifth).</P> <P> However, I have not seen them elsewhere in N. S. this year (although I usually do not expect them in western N. S. except in migration), so perhaps some populations were affected by the storms. </P> <DIV>Wayne Neily <BR>Tremont, Nova Scotia <BR><BR>"Come forth into the light of things, <BR>Let Nature be your teacher." - William Wordsworth, 1798. <BR><BR><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11px"> <HR color=#a0c6e5 SIZE=1> From: <I>"Richard Stern" <sternrichard@gmail.com></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</I><BR>To: <I>NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca></I><BR>Subject: <I>[NatureNS] Where are all the Mourning warblers?</I><BR>Date: <I>Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:11:40 -0300</I><BR>Hi,<BR><BR>We have had a small property at Baxter's Harbor, in King's Co., on the<BR>North Mtn., for 3 years now. Each Summer there has been a healthy<BR>local population of Mourning Warblers, and their song has been a<BR>characteristic sound in the area all summer, till this year. This year<BR>there have been none at all, anywhere in the area. The local habitat<BR>is largely cut over 2nd growth open woods, with many bushes and<BR>saplings. For the previous 3 - 4 years there have been at least 4 or 5<BR>singing Mourning's in the immediate area, and more farther along the<BR>road. The habitat has not changed, and other long-distance migrant<BR>passerines (Magnolias, Y-Rs, Redstats, B-H Vireos etc.) seem unchanged<BR>too.<BR><BR>Mourning Warblers winter on the Caribbean slope of central; and NW<BR>South America, and presumably migrate acrosss the gulf . Has anyone<BR>else seen a precipitous decline in this species this year, or coulsd<BR>this be part of a random fluctuation, or what?<BR><BR>--<BR>#################<BR>Richard Stern,<BR>317 Middle Dyke Rd.,<BR>RR#1 Port Williams,<BR>NS, Canada B0P 1T0<BR><BR>rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>rbstern@xcountry.tv<BR>sternrichard@gmail.com<BR>###################<BR></FONT></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Play Q6 for your chance to WIN great prizes.</html>
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