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Index of Subjects --e89a8fb20338016fcc04c38a703b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 There were about a dozen Cliff Swallows feeding at the channel of Antigonish Harbour between Dunn's and Mahoney's beaches in early June. Not sure where they are nesting, though. On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:11 AM, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>wrote: > The location I remember at Annapolis Royal decades ago was the bridge over > Allains Creek just west of the town of Annapolis. Has anyone checked that > site in recent years for cliff swallows, which used to be there in large > numbers nesting? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> > *Date: *June 17, 2012 4:47:52 PM ADT > *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Cliff swallows?* > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 1:46 PM, andy dean <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> Is anybody seeing cliff swallows this year? >> There was a breeding colony in Middleton from mid-May last year but not a >> feather this.....kinda scary. >> > > At Reid's Century Farm in West Advocate they used to have a couple of > hundred Cliff Swallow nests. This was in the early 90's. Two years ago > there were only 14, and this year there are but two. The Reids have done > nothing to discourage the swallows, but the swallows just keep declining. > Still quite a few Barn Swallows, though. > > Elsewhere I have twice tried for the ones that used to nest at the IMP > building at Stanfield airport, but no luck, > > Anyone check the power plant at the Annapolis Royal causeway? > > -- > Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> > White's Lake, Nova Scotia > My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com> > > > > -- Bird Studies Canada NS Piping Plover Conservation Program www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/nsplover/ --e89a8fb20338016fcc04c38a703b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There were about a dozen Cliff Swallows feeding at the channel of Antigonis= h Harbour between Dunn's and Mahoney's beaches in early June. Not s= ure where they are nesting, though.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mo= n, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:11 AM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href= =3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@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"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> The location I remember at Annapolis Royal decades ago was the bridge over = Allains Creek just west of the town of Annapolis. =A0Has anyone checked tha= t site in recent years for cliff swallows, which used to be there in large = numbers nesting? =A0Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br> <div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><= div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:= 0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvet= ica" size=3D"3"><b>From: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" f= ace=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">Blake Maybank <<a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@g= mail.com" target=3D"_blank">bmaybank@gmail.com</a>></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>Date: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">June 17, 2012 4:47:52 PM ADT</font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>To: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" fa= ce=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" targ= et=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>Subject: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetic= a" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Cliff swallows?</b></fon= t></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helve= tica" size=3D"3"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font style=3D"font:12.0px Helveti= ca" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= " target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> <font size=3D"4">On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 1= :46 PM, andy dean <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympati= co.ca" target=3D"_blank">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> </font><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding= -left:1ex"> <font size=3D"4">Is anybody seeing cliff swallows this year?<br= > There was a breeding colony in Middleton from mid-May last year but not a= <br> feather this.....kinda scary.<br></font></blockquote></div><font size=3D"4= "><br>At Reid's Century Farm in West Advocate they used to have a coupl= e of hundred Cliff Swallow nests.=A0=A0 This was in the early 90's.=A0 = Two years ago there were only 14, and this year there are but two.=A0 The R= eids have done nothing to discourage the swallows, but the swallows just ke= ep declining.=A0 Still quite a few Barn Swallows, though.<br> <br>Elsewhere I have twice tried for the ones that used to nest at the IMP= building at Stanfield airport, but no luck,<br><br>Anyone check the power = plant at the Annapolis Royal causeway?</font><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font c= olor=3D"#888888"><br clear=3D"all"> <br>-- <br> <font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target= =3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia</font><font= size=3D"4"><br>My Blog:=A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" target=3D"_= blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min= -height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-heigh= t:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px= "></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></sp= an><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><br= > <br></font><br></font></span></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></d= iv><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvet= ica,sans-serif">Bird Studies Canada</span><br style=3D"font-family:arial,he= lvetica,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">NS Piping Plover Con= servation Program</span><br style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif= "><a style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" href=3D"http://www.bi= rdscanada.org/volunteer/nsplover/" target=3D"_blank">www.birdscanada.org/vo= lunteer/nsplover/</a><br> <br><br><br> --e89a8fb20338016fcc04c38a703b--
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