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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0062_01CD28AE.364F9C60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris, Thanks for your fine article in published in the Ecology Global Network. One thing that came up in that article was the matter of roosting sites = for chimney swifts. Here=E2=80=99s a question I=E2=80=99d like to throw out to the Talk = List: Has there been any serious thought and/or efforts to build = man-made sites in areas which lack enough hollow trees or tall disused = chimneys? (The Halifax area would appear to be such a place, I suppose.) How many chimneys (or equivalent structures) such as the ones in = Wolfville and New Glasgow would it take for Nova Scotia to bring back = the highest possible numbers of chimney swiftes given their present day = low numbers? Yours...Dave Schlosberg From: Christopher Majka=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:35 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: [NatureNS] International Dawn Chorus Day (May 6th) Hi folks,=20 I'm honoured that the Global Ecology Network has reprinted my article = "Quiet Spring: Fifty Years Since Rachel Carson" in the context of = celebrating "International Dawn Chorus Day" (May 6th), a day which = encourages people to rise at dawn to listen to the chorus of songbirds = which greets the break of day.=20 In addition to drawing attention to this natural phenomenon (which we = too often miss if we sleep late, or else take for granted), there is a = serious element to this event, drawing attention to the dangers that = songbirds face and the ongoing decline that many species are = experiencing due to habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change. Quiet Spring: Fifty Years Since Rachel Carson http://www.ecology.com/2012/04/30/quiet-spring-fifty-years-rachel/ May 6th is International Dawn Chorus Day http://www.ecology.com/2012/05/02/6th-international-dawn-chorus/ Best wishes, Chris Christopher Majka 6252 Jubilee Rd., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5 c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. - Persian Proverb ------=_NextPart_000_0062_01CD28AE.364F9C60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>Chris,</DIV> <DIV>Thanks for your fine article in published in the Ecology Global=20 Network.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>One thing that came up in that article was the matter of roosting = sites for=20 chimney swifts.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Here=E2=80=99s a question I=E2=80=99d like to throw out to the Talk = List: Has there been=20 any serious thought and/or efforts to build man-made sites in areas = which lack=20 enough hollow trees or tall disused chimneys? (The Halifax area would = appear to=20 be such a place, I suppose.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>How many chimneys (or equivalent structures) such as the ones in = Wolfville=20 and New Glasgow would it take for Nova Scotia to bring back the highest = possible=20 numbers of chimney swiftes given their present day low numbers?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yours...Dave Schlosberg</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Dc.majka@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">Christopher Majka</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:35 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] International Dawn Chorus Day (May=20 6th)</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none">Hi=20 folks,=20 <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>I'm honoured that the Global Ecology Network has reprinted my = article=20 "Quiet Spring: Fifty Years Since Rachel Carson" in the context of = celebrating=20 "International Dawn Chorus Day" (May 6th), a day which encourages people = to rise=20 at dawn to listen to the chorus of songbirds which greets the break of = day.=20 </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In addition to drawing attention to this natural phenomenon (which = we too=20 often miss if we sleep late, or else take for granted), there is a = serious=20 element to this event, drawing attention to the dangers that songbirds = face and=20 the ongoing decline that many species are experiencing due to habitat = loss,=20 pesticides, and climate change.</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=3DApple-tab-span><B>Quiet = Spring: Fifty=20 Years Since Rachel Carson</B></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=3DApple-tab-span><A=20 href=3D"http://www.ecology.com/2012/04/30/quiet-spring-fifty-years-rachel= /">http://www.ecology.com/2012/04/30/quiet-spring-fifty-years-rachel/</A>= </SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=3DApple-tab-span><B>May 6th = is=20 International Dawn Chorus Day</B></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=3DApple-tab-span><A=20 href=3D"http://www.ecology.com/2012/05/02/6th-international-dawn-chorus/"= >http://www.ecology.com/2012/05/02/6th-international-dawn-chorus/</A></SP= AN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best wishes,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Chris</DIV><BR><BR> <DIV apple-content-edited=3D"true"><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; = LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium 'Times = New Roman'; WHITE-SPACE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); = WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"=20 class=3DApple-style-span> <DIV=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: bre