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It's nice to know those light standards might be of some use to creatures
other than humans. I'm unhappy to see the over-preoccupation with "lighting
up the night", as I'm sure many of you are as well. The city is putting
many new light standards around Banook lake for the upcoming canoe races.
Our beautiful Birch Cove park will be lit up like a mall parking lot! (And,
no doubt, once the lights are in place they will be turned on every night
for the forseeable future.) They have also cleared substantial underbrush
for tent platforms, but hopefully, Mother Nature will be allowed to reclaim
those areas after the big events. Gloria McClusky loves lighting things at
night and doesn't seem mindful of any downside to this practice, but I
suppose she's probably not to blame for this one.
Jane
-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 10:25 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Swallows At Shubie Park
Hi Gayle,
I too have seen Tree Swallows at Shubie - you describe them well.
Two years ago I was at nearby Red Bridge Pond, with Suzanne Borkowski and
Bob McDonald, and we noticed that there were Tree Swallows there which were
nesting inside the streetlights. I had seen House Sparrows and Starlings
do this before, but never swallows. Have a look at some light standards
next time you are in the area!
Cheers,
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
At 03:56 PM 21/06/2009, you wrote:
Just returned from a walk & water retrieve training session with my
Springer at the beach area of the off-leash section of Shubie Park here in
Dartmouth. It was quite breezy and In the light drizzle, it was just me &
'Dash'. Noticed while I was throwing the bumpers into the water, a number of
swallows, zooming around , some just skimming over the water, their flight
full of dives, twists and turns, after some kind of insect, I assume. They
flew quite fast and low near me, so I could see that they had an almost a
charcoal back & wings and all whitish colour underneath. From my Sibley's
guide and from what I could recall in my sightings, they appeared to be Tree
Swallows, perhaps?
Also, along the pathways, a fox ran right across the pathway and
disappeared into the woods.
Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth
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