[NatureNS] Swallows, etc., near Tatamagouche

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I checked the bridge in Middleton yesterday and there were no Cliff  
swallows.

Richard

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Richard Stern
Port Williams
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On 2010-06-24, at 1:07 PM, Brian Dalzell <aythya@nb.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> After finishing my BBS (Breeding Bird Survey) route near  
> Tatamagouche this morning, I decided to check on a number of swallow  
> boxes I put up near Brule a couple years ago.  Of the 14 boxes, at  
> least 13 are being used.  Looks like I'll have to put up some more!   
> Habitat is perfect, tidal salt marsh bordering on hay fields.  The  
> adults are busy bringing food, but as yet, the young have not  
> appeared.
>
> If anyone is traveling through and would like to see a wonderful  
> assemblage of swallows, there should be 100+ Tree Swallows in that  
> area between July 1-10, which should see peak fledging.  It is  
> located west of Tatamagouche, on the left as you are heading for  
> Brule and River John.  The name of the lane is Cove Road, and in the  
> Nova Scotia Atlas it is on page 29, near Waldegrave.
>
> Also of interest at that site was a huge flock of American  
> Goldfinch, at least 150 by my estimate.  I've never seen such a  
> large flock so late in the spring (or early in the summer, as it  
> were).  They were feeding on some kind of grass heads that were just  
> ripening.  I collected a few, and if anyone feels they can ID grass,  
> I would gladly mail them along, as I'm quite curious to know exactly  
> what they are.
>
> Other nice birds were half a dozen pair of Bobolink, with females  
> seen carrying food.  The fields are due to be cut this weekend, so  
> I'm trying to find out who the farmer is so I can beg him to delay  
> (until July 10th).  Also two pairs of lusty Willets flying over the  
> hay fields and salt marsh, six Common Terns fishing in the cove,  
> Yellow Warblers a-plenty, and at least four Sharp-tailed Sparrows  
> singing.  Nice spot!
>
> Brian Dalzell,
> Moncton, NB.
>
> P.S.  There were more Tree Swallows (~40) present than can be  
> accounted for by the number of boxes.  Perhaps these birds could not  
> find anywhere to nest, as there are very few nest boxes for miles  
> around.  These were all adults birds, no "brown-backs" (year-old  
> females), so might be un-mated males.  It was very cold in Florida  
> this winter, and males may have survived better than females....
>

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