[NatureNS] re hurricane and ?? swallows? -- was Londonderry Breeding Bird

Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:45:49 -0300
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Are you referring to Hurricane Wilma in late Oct. & Nov. of 2005,  
associated with a drop of many hundreds of chimney swifts and yellow- 
billed cuckoos, as I recall -- see the past Nova Scotia Birds  
newsletter with the dying? swifts on the cover.  Cheers? from Jim in  
Wolfville.

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> From: "Margaret E.Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca>
> Date: June 16, 2009 8:56:16 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re rare swallows -- was Londonderry  
> Breeding Bird
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> I think last summer there were successful nests and maybe that  
> brought numbers up. Still none lining the power lines but it is  
> good to see more than one then three as in the years since that  
> horrid Halloween when they died  on Summerville beach after being  
> driven back up here due to hurricane ..Rita?)
> I could help you with Chickadees. cute as they are, I have plenty.
> http://margmillard.ca
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Stern"  
> <sternrichard@gmail.com>
> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>
>


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Are you referring to Hurricane Wilma in late Oct. &amp; Nov. of 2005, =
associated with a drop of many hundreds of chimney swifts and =
yellow-billed cuckoos, as I recall -- see the past Nova Scotia Birds =
newsletter with the dying? swifts on the cover. =A0Cheers? from Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">I think last summer there were successful nests and =
maybe that brought numbers up. Still none lining the power lines but it =
is good to see more than one then three as in the years since that =
horrid Halloween when they died<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 =
</span>on Summerville beach after being driven back up here due to =
hurricane ..Rita?)</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I could help you with =
Chickadees. cute as they are, I have plenty.</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></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Stern" =
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href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>></div><d=
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margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re rare swallows -- was =
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<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi,</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">I know one shouldn't extrapolate from single =
observer impressions, but</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">around here I =
feel that this summer Swallows have bounced back somewhat. We</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">nearly always have a few Tree and Barn Swallows =
flying around above our</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">property, and =
the other day there were at lest 50 Bank Swallows - presumably</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">there was a flock of flying insects. I have seen =
reasonable numbers of</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Swallows this summer =
elsewhere in Kings Co., including at the Pt.Williams</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">sewage ponds. The bird that seems to be missing =
around here this summer is</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">the =
Black-capped Chickadee! I can only find very few.</div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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