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--Boundary_(ID_DbJcCXYLw7tXdaaiqYLwdQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Perhaps this new flock is non-breeders, which would be ?yearling males? (don't first-year brown-backed females capable of nesting?) -- also I suppose some could be failed breeders, but they should make second attempts if they can find cavities, eh? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: "Margaret E.Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca> > Date: June 16, 2009 10:12:49 AM ADT > To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] tree swallows > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > About 1/2 hour ago, I heard a racket outside and on checking, I had > a yard full of tree swallows! Easily a dozen, likely more. They > were all interested in the house up by the barn. Maybe renesters?? > The house in the front yard has been busy the past week or so with > feeding activity I think. Both birds flying out at separate times > and returning momentarily and switching off to go again. Lots of > attention from the grackles and starlings but so far I think no one > has gotten inside. I wouldn't mess with those swallows. They are > VERY protective of their home. > Marg Millard in White Point, Queens > http://margmillard.ca > --Boundary_(ID_DbJcCXYLw7tXdaaiqYLwdQ) 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; "> Perhaps this new flock is non-breeders, which would be ?yearling males? = (don't first-year brown-backed females capable of nesting?) -- also I = suppose some could be failed breeders, but they should make second = attempts if they can find cavities, eh? =A0Cheers 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">"Margaret E.Millard" <<a = href=3D"mailto:mmillard@eastlink.ca">mmillard@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">June 16, 2009 10:12:49 AM 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">naturens = <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] tree = swallows</b></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>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">About 1/2 hour ago, I heard a racket outside and on = checking, I had a yard full of tree swallows! Easily a dozen, likely = more. They were all interested in the house up by the barn. Maybe = renesters??</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The house in the front yard has = been busy the past week or so with feeding activity I think. Both birds = flying out at separate times and returning momentarily and switching off = to go again. Lots of attention from the grackles and starlings but so = far I think no one has gotten inside. I wouldn't mess with those = swallows. They are VERY protective of their home.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Marg Millard in White Point, Queens</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://margmillard.ca">http://margmillard.ca</a><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_DbJcCXYLw7tXdaaiqYLwdQ)--
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