[NatureNS] Cliff swallows?

From: Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
To: Nature Nova Scotia <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:46:37 -0300
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These swallows also nest a few miles east of Wallace along the Dewar River =
Bank
 > From: bobathome@eastlink.ca
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Cliff swallows?
> Date: Thu=2C 21 Jun 2012 22:19:45 -0300
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> Hello All=2C
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> I realize that this is a rather tardy reply to the query below  but I was=
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> away
> from email for a few days and it's taken awhile to get caught up.  As wel=
l=2C
> I do have some positive news regarding Cliff Swallows.
> After doing some bird survey work organized by the local CPAWS chapter in=
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> several potential future candidate Wilderness Areas near Amherst=2C and=20
> spending a couple of days with a friend on Gulf Shore Rd=2C on our way ho=
me we=20
> noticed a small group of gulls just after crossing Wallace Harbour about =
1-2=20
> km west of Wallace.  As we scanned the gulls (mostly Herrings but includi=
ng=20
> 1 adult and 2 immature Bonaparte's)=2C we noticed a remarkable number of =
Cliff=20
> Swallows collecting what we supposed was mud and grass. These building=20
> materials were being carried to a building across the road and so I walke=
d=20
> cautiously up the driveway.  As I approached=2C a gentleman came out of t=
he=20
> building and approached me.  I asked him if he realized that he was=20
> receiving special recognition by the swallows=2C and without answering he=
=20
> showed me a small sign on the building with information about Cliff=20
> Swallows.  The birds were building their mud structures under his eaves. =
 He=20
> felt quite honoured that the birds had chosen to nest there.
> A sign on the building advertised Drysdale's Meats and I was speaking wit=
h=20
> Mr. Drysdale.  It had been a long time nesting spot for CLSW.  Up to two=
=20
> years ago=2C there had been about 12-15 families each year but last year=
=2C that=20
> number had fallen to 6 pairs.  However=2C I counted at least 15 structure=
s=20
> although not all may have been active.  I counted at least 20 birds in th=
e=20
> air at one time so I suspect that the colony is back to its usual numbers=
.
> More precisely=2C the location is on Betts Pt on p.18 of the Nova Scotia=
=20
> Atlas=2C sixth edition=2C V4.
>=20
> Cheers=2C
> Bob McDonald
> Halifax
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>=20
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "andy dean" <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca>
> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Sent: Sunday=2C June 17=2C 2012 1:46 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] Cliff swallows?
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> > Is anybody seeing cliff swallows this year?
> > There was a breeding colony in Middleton from mid-May last year but not=
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> > feather this.....kinda scary.
> >
> > Andy and Lelia Dean
> > 86 Baden Powell Drive
> > Kentville=2C N.S.
> > (902) 678-6243
> >
> >
> >
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These swallows also nest a few miles east of Wallace along the Dewar River =
Bank<br>&nbsp=3B<BR><div><div id=3D"SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>&gt=3B From:=
 bobathome@eastlink.ca<br>&gt=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>&gt=3B Subj=
ect: Re: [NatureNS] Cliff swallows?<br>&gt=3B Date: Thu=2C 21 Jun 2012 22:1=
9:45 -0300<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B Hello All=2C<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B I realize=
 that this is a rather tardy reply to the query below  but I was <br>&gt=3B=
 away<br>&gt=3B from email for a few days and it's taken awhile to get caug=
ht up.  As well=2C<br>&gt=3B I do have some positive news regarding Cliff S=
wallows.<br>&gt=3B After doing some bird survey work organized by the local=
 CPAWS chapter in <br>&gt=3B several potential future candidate Wilderness =
Areas near Amherst=2C and <br>&gt=3B spending a couple of days with a frien=
d on Gulf Shore Rd=2C on our way home we <br>&gt=3B noticed a small group o=
f gulls just after crossing Wallace Harbour about 1-2 <br>&gt=3B km west of=
 Wallace.  As we scanned the gulls (mostly Herrings but including <br>&gt=
=3B 1 adult and 2 immature Bonaparte's)=2C we noticed a remarkable number o=
f Cliff <br>&gt=3B Swallows collecting what we supposed was mud and grass. =
These building <br>&gt=3B materials were being carried to a building across=
 the road and so I walked <br>&gt=3B cautiously up the driveway.  As I appr=
oached=2C a gentleman came out of the <br>&gt=3B building and approached me=
.  I asked him if he realized that he was <br>&gt=3B receiving special reco=
gnition by the swallows=2C and without answering he <br>&gt=3B showed me a =
small sign on the building with information about Cliff <br>&gt=3B Swallows=
.  The birds were building their mud structures under his eaves.  He <br>&g=
t=3B felt quite honoured that the birds had chosen to nest there.<br>&gt=3B=
 A sign on the building advertised Drysdale's Meats and I was speaking with=
 <br>&gt=3B Mr. Drysdale.  It had been a long time nesting spot for CLSW.  =
Up to two <br>&gt=3B years ago=2C there had been about 12-15 families each =
year but last year=2C that <br>&gt=3B number had fallen to 6 pairs.  Howeve=
r=2C I counted at least 15 structures <br>&gt=3B although not all may have =
been active.  I counted at least 20 birds in the <br>&gt=3B air at one time=
 so I suspect that the colony is back to its usual numbers.<br>&gt=3B More =
precisely=2C the location is on Betts Pt on p.18 of the Nova Scotia <br>&gt=
=3B Atlas=2C sixth edition=2C V4.<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B Cheers=2C<br>&gt=3B =
Bob McDonald<br>&gt=3B Halifax<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B ----- Origin=
al Message ----- <br>&gt=3B From: "andy dean" &lt=3Baadean@ns.sympatico.ca&=
gt=3B<br>&gt=3B To: &lt=3Bnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca&gt=3B<br>&gt=3B Sent: Sun=
day=2C June 17=2C 2012 1:46