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--Boundary_(ID_AM0reEo/BFGuOIgiyLfBeQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Ken, thanks for the announcement about the replacement of the Temperance Street School in New Glasgow. Similarly, thanks for your important notes on the CHIMNEY SWIFT,, and hopefully they will stimulate others to write to Mr. Dunn and Charley Parker -- please send me addresses for each of them, and tell them further that chimnney swifts especially in Canada are greatly at risk and are listed as "ENDANGERED" for Nova Scotia and "THREATENED" federally. Both of these categories are more dire than "of special concern", which of course is also true and appropriate. Thanks and best regards from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> > Date: April 14, 2009 5:09:32 PM ADT > To: dunnpr@gov.ns.ca > Cc: charlieparkermla@ns.aliantzinc.ca > Subject: Temperance St. School and Chimney Swifts > > > Ken McKenna > Box 218 Stellarton NS > B0K 1S0 > 902 752-7644 > Hi Mr Dunn > You may or may not be aware that the Temperance St. School chimney > is a structure that also hosts a species of bird in the spring and > summer that is considered a species of special concern and efforts > are being made in the Americas to help this species reverse the > declining numbers. > This species is the CHIMNEY SWIFT and is a very unique species of > bird which flies all day long capturing aerial insects and roosts > communially at night in structures such as chimneys. This species > arrives in Pictou Co. the first week of May and numbers build up > till early June. I have counted up to 700+ going into the > Temperance St School in past years, but there has been a decline in > recent years. ( I have records for a number of years I can make > available). The species departs to return to South America ( Peru > and neighboring countries) in August and by September they are all > gone. > Since this species is of special concern, I hope that consideration > for this other occupant of this school is given and that efforts > will be made to preserve or install an alternate roost tower for > this species. The Department of Natural Resources is aware of this > and I have alerted them to the announcemant of the new school > construction. > A similar situation happened a few years back at the Front Street > chimney in Wolfville so there might be some data as to the best > method to deal with this. In that case, the former dairy depot > building was torn down, leaving the chimney standing alone, in > 1989-1990 during the construction of a new liquor store and new > parking lot. > In fact, the Temperance Street School chimney is considered a > tourist attraction as people come at dusk to observe the unique > arrival of the birds and the spectacle as they spiral into the > chimney for the night. > Again congratulations on the new school announcement, but I hope > the Chimney Swifts can be accommodated as well. I have forwarded a > copy to Charlie Parker and am sure Charlie is aware of this roost > and will also look into alternatives. Thanks for the ear. > > respectfully submitted > Ken McKenna > > --Boundary_(ID_AM0reEo/BFGuOIgiyLfBeQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Ken, thanks for the announcement about the replacement of the Temperance = Street School in New Glasgow. =A0Similarly, thanks for your important = notes on the CHIMNEY SWIFT,, and hopefully they will stimulate others to = write to Mr. Dunn and Charley Parker -- please send me addresses for = each of them, and tell them further that chimnney swifts especially in = Canada are greatly at risk and are listed as "ENDANGERED" for Nova = Scotia and "THREATENED" federally. =A0Both of these categories are more = dire than "of special concern", which of course is also true and = appropriate.<div><br></div><div>Thanks and best regards from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Ken McKenna <<a = href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca">kenmcken@eastlink.ca</a>></font></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">April 14, 2009 5:09:32 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:dunnpr@gov.ns.ca">dunnpr@gov.ns.ca</a></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:charlieparkermla@ns.aliantzinc.ca">charlieparkermla@ns.alia= ntzinc.ca</a></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Temperance St. School and Chimney = Swifts</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Ken = McKenna<br>Box 218 Stellarton NS<br>B0K 1S0<br>902 = 752-7644</font></div></span></blockquote><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Hi Mr Dunn</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">You= may or may not be aware that the Temperance St. School=A0 chimney is a = structure that also hosts a species of bird in the spring and summer = that is considered a species=A0of special concern and efforts are being = made in the Americas=A0to help this species reverse the declining = numbers.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">This species = is the CHIMNEY SWIFT and is a very unique species of bird which flies = all day long capturing aerial=A0insects and roosts communially at night = in structures such as chimneys. This species arrives in Pictou Co. the = first week of May and numbers build up till early June. I have counted = up to 700+ going into the Temperance St School in past years, but there = has been a decline in recent years. ( I have records for a number of = years I can make available). =A0The species=A0departs to return to South = America ( Peru and neighboring countries)=A0 in August and by September = they are all gone.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Since = this species is of special concern, I hope that consideration for this = other occupant of this school is given and that efforts will be made to = preserve or install an alternate roost tower for this species. The = Department of Natural Resources =A0is aware of this and I have alerted = them to the announcemant of the new school = construction.</font></div></span></blockquote><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">A similar situation happened a few years back at the Front = Street chimney=A0in Wolfville=A0so there might be some data as to the = best method to deal with this. =A0In that case, the former dairy depot = building was torn down, leaving the chimney standing alone, in 1989-1990 = during the construction of a new liquor store and new parking lot. = </font></div></span></blockquote><div><br></div><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">In fact, the Temperance Street School chimney is considered a = tourist attraction as people come at dusk to observe the unique arrival = of the birds and the spectacle as they spiral into the chimney for the = night.</font></div></span></blockquote><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span= class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Again congratulations on the new school announcement, but I = hope the Chimney Swifts can be accommodated as well.=A0 I have forwarded = a copy to Charlie Parker and am sure Charlie is aware of this roost and = will also look into alternatives. Thanks for the = ear.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">respectfully submitted</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Ken McKenna</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"><br>=A0</font></div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_AM0reEo/BFGuOIgiyLfBeQ)--
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