[NatureNS] more on Flying Ants (& Nighthawks)

Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:35:38 -0300
From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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The mentioning of flying ants Aug. 12 is interesting, since the next  
afternoon there were THOUSANDS OF FLYING ANTS AT AVONPORT BEACH,  
KING'S COUNTY.  Pat Hawes was a witness at Heather MacDonald's house,  
which is just north of Avonport Beach, in mid-afternoon.  There were  
many hundreds on each of several windows and both inside and outside  
the house, but they didn't search very hard for the site of  
emergence, which must have been nearby.  Pat did say, when quizzed,  
that the winged ants were of two very different sizes, and I guessed  
that the tiny ones were the males and the big ones the females.

Also during the afternoon with the tide coming in but still 2-3 hours  
before high tide, Pat and Heather said they saw several or many very  
large flying flocks of PEEP SHOREBIRDS there.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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> From: Andy Dean <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: August 13, 2009 11:32:41 AM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Nighthawks and a fantastic site for bird song.
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Last evening in Middleton nighthawks were passing through heading  
> east....we counted sixteen in about five minutes and they were  
> still coming when we had to leave. On the way home our windshield  
> was plastered with flying insects which turned out to be flying  
> ants.....so I guess they were the 'special' on the nighthawk menu.
>
> Andy & Lelia Dean
> 86 Baden Powell Drive
> Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5
> Tel: [902] 678-6243
>
> aadean@ns.sympatico.ca


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">---------------------------</div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded =
message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Andy Dean &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</fon=
t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
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#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
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ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Nighthawks and a =
fantastic site for bird song.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
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</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Last evening in Middleton nighthawks were =
passing through heading east....we counted sixteen in about five minutes =
and they were still coming when we had to leave. On the way home our =
windshield was plastered with flying insects which turned out to be =
flying ants.....so I guess they were the 'special' on the nighthawk =
menu.</font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
small;"><br></span></font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Andy =
&amp; Lelia Dean<br>86 Baden Powell Drive<br>Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N =
5P5<br>Tel: [902] 678-6243</font></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><a =
href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</a></font></=
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