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Index of Subjects --90e6ba6e89d87c5deb04a703d38b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Marg, If you find the hummingbird in need of more help there is Hope For Wildlife. I can take it there for you. Nick Honig, Halifax On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca> wrote: > What a lovely day in White Point. The air is alive with song and there are > still fresh young putting in appearances. > Black and deer flies are both plentiful so if the breeze drops, bug jackets > might come in handy. I fear it will be a horse fly summer as well. > > One swallow house is extremely busy, I see parent birds making very quick > deliveries and coaxing young to come to the opening. There should be a > fledge from there soon. Usually July first they fly away but this year maybe > later due to late settling in. > Alas the other house, I fear, seems abandoned. There were peeps coming from > it the other day but I haven't heard them later yesterday or today nor have > I seen any comings and goings. So sad. I won't get Steve to check in case > there is some incubation of a late nest but I don't think so. One adult bird > stopped coming awhile ago and even though the visitors appear from time to > time to help out, I think it is lost. I hope I am wrong. > > On the other hand several places on the road to town and in town I see have > swallow nests and lots of activity in light standards. > > > I have a hummingbird that may have a band. It has something around one leg > quite high up, seems to be favoring it a bit. I think I might try to get it > to come to my hand and see what I can find. It might be a fine thread, some > hair or bit of web, but if it can come off I might be able to help.....no I > wouldn't take a band off, but if the bird is damaged by one (I had a one > legged hummingbird bird one year) I'd be tempted. > Best regards, > Marg Millard, White Point, Queens > > > > --90e6ba6e89d87c5deb04a703d38b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Marg,<br>If you find the hummingbird in need of more help there is Hope For= Wildlife. I can take it there for you.<br>Nick Honig, Halifax<br><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Marg Millard <span d= ir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:mmillard@eastlink.ca">mmillard@eastlink.ca= </a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">What =A0a lovely day in White Point. The ai= r is alive with song and there are still fresh young putting in appearances= .<br> Black and deer flies are both plentiful so if the breeze drops, bug jackets= might come in handy. I fear it will be a horse fly summer as well.<br> <br> One swallow house is extremely busy, I see parent birds making very quick d= eliveries and coaxing =A0young to come to the opening. There should be a fl= edge from there soon. Usually July first they fly away but this year maybe = later due to late settling in.<br> Alas the other house, I fear, seems abandoned. There were peeps coming from= it the other day but I haven't heard them later yesterday or today nor= have I seen any comings and goings. So sad. =A0I won't get Steve to ch= eck in case there is some incubation of a late nest but I don't think s= o. One adult bird stopped coming awhile ago and even though the visitors ap= pear from time to time to help out, I think it is lost. I hope I am wrong.<= br> <br> On the other hand several places on the road to town and in town I see have= swallow nests and lots of activity in light standards.<br> <br> <br> I have a hummingbird that may have a band. It has something around one leg = quite high up, seems to be favoring it a bit. I think I might try to get it= to come to my hand and see what I can find. It might be a fine thread, som= e hair or bit of web, but if it can come off I might be able to help.....no= I wouldn't take a band off, but if the bird is damaged by one (I had a= one legged hummingbird bird one year) I'd be tempted.<br> Best regards,<br><font color=3D"#888888"> Marg Millard, White Point, Queens<br> <br> <br> <br> </font></blockquote></div><br> --90e6ba6e89d87c5deb04a703d38b--
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