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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_f8mWcqYlJUjKkC8/8DAjlQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi Fritz, Twenty-five plus years ago while conducting wetland surveys in Yarmouth Co. we came across a colony of Great Blue Herons whose nests were built on the bare rock of a rocky islet in a fresh water lake. The Birds of North America account indicates that while they usually nest in trees 30 meters or higher, they will nest on the ground of predator free islands if suitable trees are not available. All the best, Lance ________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Fritz McEvoy Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 10:48 AM To: NATURE, NS Subject: FW: [NatureNS] GB Heron nest ? Hi All I posted the message below awhile ago but got no response so I thought I might repost and see if anyone had some answers or comments on either question. The heron nests are active with birds on the nest but no chicks yet. I will try and get some photos when I get the time. All the best. Fritz McEvoy Sunrise Valley CB (near Dingwall) ________________________________ From: fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] GB Heron nest ? Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:00:54 -0300 Hi All, While atlassing with Ivy Austin on Sunday at White Point (near Neil's Harbour) we observed two occupied GB Heron nests. They were located on rock ledges on the cliff face of a grassy islet that is the farthest point out on the peninsula. They shared the rock with a number of GBB Gull and other seabird nests. Neither of us have seen herons breed on this type of location before and I wanted to know if was a common occurrence. Also noted in the area were the return of Barn Swallows to old nesting sites unoccupied for the last few years. I wonder if the large number of swallows killed in the aftermath of hurricane Wilma in 2005 might have had some impact in their absence for the last number of years? All the best. Fritz McEvoy Sunrise Valley, CB ________________________________ <http:///> ________________________________ --Boundary_(ID_f8mWcqYlJUjKkC8/8DAjlQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3354" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=273041413-09072008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Hi Fritz,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=273041413-09072008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=273041413-09072008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Twenty-five plus years ago while conducting wetland surveys in Yarmouth Co. we came across a colony of Great Blue Herons whose nests were built on the bare rock of a rocky islet in a fresh water lake. The Birds of North America account indicates that while they usually nest in trees 30 meters or higher, they will nest on the ground of predator free islands if suitable trees are not available.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=273041413-09072008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=273041413-09072008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>All the best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=273041413-09072008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=273041413-09072008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Lance</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Fritz McEvoy<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 30, 2008 10:48 AM<BR><B>To:</B> NATURE, NS<BR><B>Subject:</B> FW: [NatureNS] GB Heron nest ?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Hi All<BR> I posted the message below awhile ago but got no response so I thought I might repost and see if anyone had some answers or comments on either question. The heron nests are active with birds on the nest but no chicks yet. I will try and get some photos when I get the time. All the best.<BR> Fritz McEvoy<BR> Sunrise Valley CB (near Dingwall)<BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> From: fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>Subject: [NatureNS] GB Heron nest ?<BR>Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:00:54 -0300<BR><BR> <META content="Microsoft SafeHTML" name=Generator> <STYLE>.ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } .ExternalClass BODY.EC_hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> Hi All, <BR> While atlassing with Ivy Austin on Sunday at White Point (near Neil's Harbour) we observed two occupied GB Heron nests. They were located on rock ledges on the cliff face of a grassy islet that is the farthest point out on the peninsula. They shared the rock with a number of GBB Gull and other seabird nests. Neither of us have seen herons breed on this type of location before and I wanted to know if was a common occurrence. <BR> Also noted in the area were the return of Barn Swallows to old nesting sites unoccupied for the last few years. I wonder if the large number of swallows killed in the aftermath of hurricane Wilma in 2005 might have had some impact in their absence for the last number of years? All the best. <BR> Fritz McEvoy<BR> Sunrise Valley, CB<BR><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_f8mWcqYlJUjKkC8/8DAjlQ)--
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