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There are several, (I saw three just the other evening,) nighthawks out in
the Herring Cove area, but none in the core of the city that I have heard or
seen.
-Noel Taussig
-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers
Sent: July 8, 2009 9:50 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Halifax nighthawk(s)
Hi there,
Jean Hartley and I went for a walk around the Frog Pond in Fleming
Park, Jollimore late this afternoon. Lots of baby birds in evidence. The
best sighting though was of three Common Nighthawks high over the pond, the
first that either of us had seen this year. As Bernard said, as usual they
were heard before they were seen.
Fleming Park is in the southwestern suburbs of Halifax, and I
usually see C. Nighthawks over the Frog Pond several times during the
summer. However I agree with Bob that in the past nighthawks were right in
the city (i.e. on the peninsula) more often than they are now. I used to
hear them overhead on warm evenings when I was sitting out in my garden. I
haven't experienced that lately. (Haven't had any warm summer evenings yet,
either ...)
Cheers,
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
At 02:58 PM 28/06/2009, Bob McDonaldwrote:
My feeling is that there appears to be fewer Common Nighthawks around in the
city than there were even a few years ago. In the past we heard them
occasionally after a Neptune or a symphony performance and quite regularly
in the evening around home in Clayton Park. But not for the past 3-4 years.
Aerial insectivores are being particularly hard hit recently for a number of
reasons, I suspect.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Bartlett <mailto:bbartlett@eastlink.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 2:30 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Halifax nighthawk(s)
Last night between about midnight and 1 a.m. in West End Halifax I heard a
nighthawk (or nighthawks?) peent-ing many times high in the darkness. Are
Nova Scotian nighthawks mostly still heard in rural areas, or are they now
more common than they used to be in cities & towns?
Brian
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There are several, (I saw three just the
other evening,) nighthawks out in the Herring Cove area, but none in the core
of the city that I have heard or seen.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Noel Taussig</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>P.L. Chalmers<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> July 8, 2009 9:50 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Re: Halifax
nighthawk(s)</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi there,<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Jean Hartley and
I went for a walk around the Frog Pond in Fleming Park, Jollimore late this
afternoon. Lots of baby birds in evidence. The best sighting though
was of three Common Nighthawks high over the pond, the first that either of us
had seen this year. As Bernard said, as usual they were heard before they
were seen.<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Fleming Park is
in the southwestern suburbs of Halifax, and I usually see C. Nighthawks over
the Frog Pond several times during the summer. However I agree with
Bob that in the past nighthawks were right in the city (i.e. on the peninsula)
more often than they are now. I used to hear them overhead on warm
evenings when I was sitting out in my garden. I haven't experienced that
lately. (Haven't had any warm summer evenings yet, either ...)<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Cheers,<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Patricia L.
Chalmers<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Halifax<br>
<br>
<br>
At 02:58 PM 28/06/2009, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bob
McDonald</span></font>wrote:<br>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>My