[NatureNS] re rare swallows -- was Londonderry Breeding Bird

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Richard - I have lots of black capped chicadees here in Barrington, but =
I have yet to see my first swallow of any kind.  Unfortunately I have =
not done much birding, my health will not allow it.

Roland.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Richard Stern=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re rare swallows -- was Londonderry Breeding =
Bird


  Hi,


  I know one shouldn't extrapolate from single observer impressions, but =
around here I feel that this summer Swallows have bounced back somewhat. =
We nearly always have a few Tree and Barn Swallows flying around above =
our property, and the other day there were at lest 50 Bank Swallows - =
presumably there was a flock of flying insects. I have seen reasonable =
numbers of Swallows this summer elsewhere in Kings Co., including at the =
Pt.Williams sewage ponds. The bird that seems to be missing around here =
this summer is the Black-capped Chickadee! I can only find very few.


  Richard







  On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:17 PM, James W. Wolford =
<jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:

    Blake mentioned the rarity of a couple kinds of swallows, which =
prompts me to mention that a bunch of us on Sunday, June 14, were along =
the beach just west of Horton Bluff (east of Avonport and west of Blue =
Beach) and we encountered a flying flock of about 20 swallows that I'm =
guessing were BANK SWALLOWS.  I'm copying to Sue Abbott and Larry Bogan, =
and Dennis Hippern was with us as well.  Perhaps they can confirm or =
correct my guess as to what kind of swallow they were?  Also I couldn't =
tell whether or not they were possibly associated with a nesting colony =
there?=20


    Cheers from Jim in Wolfville





  --=20
  #################
  Richard Stern,=20
  317 Middle Dyke Rd.
  Port Williams, NS, Canada
  B0P 1T0

  sternrichard@gmail.com
  ###################



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Richard - I have lots of black capped =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] re rare =
swallows=20
  -- was Londonderry Breeding Bird</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi,
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>I know one shouldn't extrapolate from single observer =
impressions, but=20
  around here I feel that this summer Swallows have bounced back =
somewhat. We=20
  nearly always have a few Tree and Barn Swallows flying around above =
our=20
  property, and the other day there were at lest 50 Bank Swallows - =
presumably=20
  there was a flock of flying insects. I have seen reasonable numbers of =

  Swallows this summer elsewhere in Kings Co., including at the =
Pt.Williams=20
  sewage ponds.&nbsp;The bird that seems to be missing around here this =
summer=20
  is the Black-capped Chickadee! I can only find very few.</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Richard</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><BR><BR>
  <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:17 PM, James W. =
Wolford <SPAN=20
  dir=3Dltr>&lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</A>&gt;</SP=
AN>=20
  wrote:<BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20
  style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: =
#ccc 1px solid">
    <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word">Blake mentioned the rarity of a =
couple=20
    kinds of swallows, which prompts me to mention that a bunch of us on =
Sunday,=20
    June 14, were along the beach just west of Horton Bluff (east of =
Avonport=20
    and west of Blue Beach) and we encountered a flying flock of about =
20=20
    swallows that I'm guessing were BANK SWALLOWS. &nbsp;I'm copying to =
Sue=20
    Abbott and Larry Bogan, and Dennis Hippern was with us as well.=20
    &nbsp;Perhaps they can confirm or correct my guess as to what kind =
of=20
    swallow they were? &nbsp;Also I couldn't tell whether or not they =
were=20
    possibly associated with a nesting colony there?&nbsp;
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<BR>
    <DIV><BR>
    <DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>--=20
  <BR>#################<BR>Richard Stern, <BR>317 Middle Dyke =
Rd.<BR>Port=20
  Williams, NS, Canada<BR>B0P 1T0<BR><BR><A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</A><