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nt-varia --_da2981fb-f8a6-4b49-9162-312751e38314_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What is the best way to attract hummingbirds to a Halifax Peninsula back ya= rd? =20 From: bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird Date: Fri=2C 9 Apr 2010 15:00:33 -0300 If you look carefully at the maps for 2009 and for 2010=2C so far=2C there = is not really a significant difference as far as Canada is concerned. Last year at this time=2C there had been 2 reports in Canada (s. Ontario)= =2C while this year there have been 4 reports. Is this significant? I don= 't think so. As far as NS is concerned=2C there are no reports yet for 201= 0 while in 2009 the first reports came on April 20=2C 22=2C 22=2C 23. Apri= l 20 is only 11 days away. Most migrating birds time their migration according to the diurnal cycle (t= he length of the day) so just because we are experiencing late spring-like = weather here does not necessarily mean birds will arrive here early. Those= outliers which do arrive "early"=2C like the Ruby-crowned Kinglet that Suz= anne and I saw and heard last Tuesday=2C may be more readily noticed since = it was singing in the warm sunshine. Overall=2C I am sceptical that our unseasonably warm weather here has any e= ffect on the arrival timing of migrating birds. =20 Cheers=2C =20 Bob McDonald Halifax =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Hans Toom=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Friday=2C April 09=2C 2010 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird Hi all=2C =20 The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are about 1400 kilometres further north this= year than last year. Last year they were crossing the North Carolina bord= er in early April while this year they are probably in Maine already. =20 Hans ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Angela Joudrey*=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Friday=2C April 09=2C 2010 11:54 AM Subject: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird Hello all. I was wondering what the earliest date was that you first noticed a humming= bird ( from last spring ).=20 Unless I read the map wrong on hummingbird.net=2C it looks like they are la= ter this year? ( I was showing a student the web page and it is totally pos= sible that I didn't see it correctly ) Angela Grade 4/5 Falmouth District School =20 _________________________________________________________________ Videos that have everyone talking! Now also in HD! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9724465= --_da2981fb-f8a6-4b49-9162-312751e38314_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Verdana } --></style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> What is the best way to attract hummingbirds to a =3BHalifax Peninsula = back yard?<BR> =3B<BR> <HR id=3DstopSpelling> From: bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>Subject: = Re: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird<BR>Date: Fri=2C 9 Apr 2010 15:00:33 -03= 00<BR><BR> <STYLE> </STYLE> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>If you look carefully at the maps for 2009 and for 2010= =2C so far=2C there is not really a significant difference as far as Canada= is concerned.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Last year at this time=2C there =3Bhad been =3B= 2 reports in Canada (s. Ontario)=2C while this year there have been 4 repor= ts. =3B Is this significant? =3B I don't think so. =3B As far a= s NS is concerned=2C there are no reports yet for 2010 while in 2009 the fi= rst reports came on April 20=2C 22=2C 22=2C 23. =3B April 20 is only 11= days away.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Most migrating birds =3Btime their migration accord= ing to the diurnal cycle (the length of the day) so just because we are exp= eriencing late spring-like weather here does not necessarily mean birds wil= l arrive here early. =3B Those outliers which do arrive "early"=2C like= the Ruby-crowned Kinglet that Suzanne and I saw and heard last Tuesday=2C = may be more readily noticed since it was singing in the warm sunshine.</FON= T></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Overall=2C I am sceptical that our unseasonably warm we= ather here has any effect on the arrival timing of migrating birds.</FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Cheers=2C</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Halifax</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> =3B</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid=3B PADDING-LEFT: 5px=3B= PADDING-RIGHT: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 5px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial=3B BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4=3B font-color: black"= ><B>From:</B> <A title=3DHtoom@hfx.eastlink.ca href=3D"mailto:Htoom@hfx.eas= tlink.ca">Hans Toom</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.= ca href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DI= V> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday=2C April 09=2C 2010 12:= 22 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] earliest hum= mingbird</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all=2C</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The <STRONG>Ruby-throated Hummingbirds</ST= RONG> are about 1400 kilometres further north this year than last year.&nbs= p=3B Last year they were crossing the North Carolina border in early April = while this year they are probably in Maine already.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hans</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid=3B PADDING-LEFT: 5px=3B= PADDING-RIGHT: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 5px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV&