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--Boundary_(ID_8desmLhObF5l3Bdu74m6kA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Marg, you didn't indicate what species of swallows in the two different habitats? -- the swallows going into and out from the first building were presumably barn swallows? and how many is "many"? -- in the second habitat on the girders sounds like cliff swallows? in flask-shaped or gourd-shaped nests made from mud? how many nests? Cheers and thanks from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: "Margaret E.Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca> > Date: July 27, 2009 8:08:32 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Barn swallows > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > I went to Port L'herbert to the old crab plant to see if I could > get photos. Last time I was there the windows were all smashed out. > I thought to maybe paint it. This time the windows on the lower > lever were boarded up but many swallows were zipping in and out. > Out toward the upharbour side is a biggish vacant low roofed > storage building open and there were a number of swallow nests > occupied up in the girders. Little ones peeking out at me. When > momma said sit down they all disappeared. Poof gone!! I didn't stay > to disturb them but I did get a quick photo. What a well built > nest from below. > Marg Millard, White Point, Queens > http://margmillard.ca > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Dean" > <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:45 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Barn swallows > > > This sighting seems worth reporting In light of the apparent dearth > of barn swallows lately. We were pleased to observe 28 on a phone > line beside a farm in the Chipman Brook area yesterday. > > Andy & Lelia Dean > 86 Baden Powell Drive > Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5 > Tel: [902] 678-6243 > > aadean@ns.sympatico.ca --Boundary_(ID_8desmLhObF5l3Bdu74m6kA) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Marg, you didn't indicate what species of swallows in the two different = habitats? -- the swallows going into and out from the first building = were presumably barn swallows? and how many is "many"? -- in the second = habitat on the girders sounds like cliff swallows? in flask-shaped or = gourd-shaped nests made from mud? how many nests? = <div><br></div><div>Cheers and thanks from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"Margaret E.Millard" <<a = href=3D"mailto:mmillard@eastlink.ca">mmillard@eastlink.ca</a>></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 27, 2009 8:08:32 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Barn = swallows</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">I went to Port L'herbert to the old crab plant to = see if I could get photos. Last time I was there the windows were all = smashed out. I thought to maybe paint it. This time the windows on the = lower lever were boarded up but many swallows were zipping in and out. = Out toward the upharbour side is a biggish vacant low roofed storage = building open and there were a number of swallow nests occupied up in = the girders. Little ones peeking out at me. When momma said sit down = they all disappeared. Poof gone!! I didn't stay to disturb them but I = did get a quick photo. What a<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>well built nest from below.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Marg Millard, = White Point, Queens</div></blockquote><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><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></blockquote= ><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">----- = Original Message ----- From: "Andy Dean" <<a = href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></d= iv><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:45 PM</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px