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yes beautiful fireflies at Angevine Lake=2C Cumberland County over the past=
few weeks. Magical going for walks down the laneway in the dark.
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> Date: Mon=2C 13 Jul 2009 23:09:32 -0300
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> From: plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Re: lack of insects?
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> Hi there=2C
>=20
> I found that June bugs were early this year=2C and more=20
> numerous in Halifax than usual. I first heard them on 20 May=2C and=20
> often after that especially in late May=2C before it got so wet. On=20
> the other hand=2C I have not seen nearly as many butterflies as usual.
>=20
> This evening I needed a change of scene and drove out to=20
> Chebucto Head to listen to the Hermit Thrushes. I think there is a=20
> greater density of these lovely singers along the Duncan's Cove Road=20
> than any other place I know. They did not disappoint me tonight=3B=20
> often I could hear 6 at a time=2C all fairly close to the road. At=20
> sunset I could also hear a pair of Gray Catbirds=2C Yellow Warblers=2C=20
> Common Yellowthroats=2C a single Palm Warbler=2C Song Sparrows=2C and=20
> White-throated Sparrows singing. These gradually fell silent=2C but=20
> the Hermit Thrushes continued the longest=2C till 9:45 when nearly all=20
> light had drained from the western sky. There were also a few Spring=20
> Peepers still calling=2C and a number of Green Frogs.
>=20
> At about 9:30 I was delighted to see a Firefly over the=20
> barrens=2C and it wasn't long before I could see 4 or 5 at a time=2C=20
> flickering along the side of the road. These are the first I have=20
> seen this year. Has any one else been seeing any?
>=20
> Cheers=2C
>=20
> Patricia L. Chalmers
> Halifax
>=20
>=20
> At 10:44 AM 12/07/2009=2C Randy Lauff wrote:
> >Every summer I look forward to evenings at my dining room table=2C which
> >sits right next to a large picture window=2C and see the diversity of
> >insects that land on the window. My window has been rather insect-free
> >this year...very small numbers of moths=2C no lacewings=2C no hordes of
> >tiny flies=2C no caddisflies.
> >
> >Additionally=2C I think the number of mosquitoes and black flies is way
> >down...although that is comfortable from a self-centred perspective=2C
> >it's somewhat unnerving.
> >
> >Insects visiting my flowers=2C whether they be on the parsnips=2C weeds=
=2C
> >or the diversity of garden plants=2C seems way down=2C too.
> >
> >I'll be the first to say though that one summer of bad insect numbers
> >is meaningless...it could have been a weather-related issue (three+
> >weeks of cloud and rain couldn't have helped).
> >
> >Comments?
> >Randy
> >_________________________________
> >RF Lauff
> >Way in the boonies of
> >Antigonish County=2C NS.
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yes beautiful fireflies at Angevine Lake=2C Cumberland County over the past=
few weeks. =3B Magical going for walks down the =3Blaneway in the =
dark.<BR> =3B<BR>>=3B Date: Mon=2C 13 Jul 2009 23:09:32 -0300<BR>>=
=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>>=3B From: plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca<=
BR>>=3B Subject: [NatureNS] Re: lack of insects?<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B Hi =
there=2C<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B I found that June bugs were early this year=
=2C and more <BR>>=3B numerous in Halifax than usual. I first heard them =
on 20 May=2C and <BR>>=3B often after that especially in late May=2C befo=
re it got so wet. On <BR>>=3B the other hand=2C I have not seen nearly as=
many butterflies as usual.<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B This evening I needed a ch=
ange of scene and drove out to <BR>>=3B Chebucto Head to listen to the He=
rmit Thrushes. I think there is a <BR>>=3B greater density of these lovel=
y singers along the Duncan's Cove Road <BR>>=3B than any other place I kn=
ow. They did not disappoint me tonight=3B <BR>>=3B often I could hear 6 a=
t a time=2C all fairly close to the road. At <BR>>=3B sunset I could also=
hear a pair of Gray Catbirds=2C Yellow Warblers=2C <BR>>=3B Common Yello=
wthroats=2C a single Palm Warbler=2C Song Sparrows=2C and <BR>>=3B White-=
throated Sparrows singing. These gradually fell silent=2C but <BR>>=3B th=
e Hermit Thrushes continued the longest=2C till 9:45 when nearly all <BR>&g=
t=3B light had drained from the western sky. There were also a few Spring <=
BR>>=3B Peepers still calling=2C and a number of Green Frogs.<BR>>=3B <=
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=3B barrens=2C and it wasn't long before I could see 4 or 5 at a time=2C <B=
R>>=3B flickering along the side of the road. These are the first I have =
<BR>>=3B seen this year. Has any one else been seeing any?<BR>>=3B <BR>=
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=2C and see the diversity of<BR>>=3B >=3Binsects that land on the windo=
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flies=2C no caddisflies.<BR>>=3B >=3B<BR>>=3B >=3BAdditionally=2C I=
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=3B >=3Bit's somewhat unnerving.<BR>>=3B >=3B<BR>>=3B >=3BInsects=
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=3B >=3Bor the diversity of garden plants=2C seems way down=2C too.<BR>&g=
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t=3BRandy<BR>>=3B >=3B_________________________________<BR>>=3B >=
=3BRF Lauff<BR>>=3B >=3BWay in the boonies of<BR>>=3B >=3BAntigonis=
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id=3D9656621' target=3D'_new'>Check it out</a></body>
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