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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01CD5867.FCC44790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, July 2, 2012 I recall hearing in the 70s (?) that Skunks will raid Bank Swallow = nests and this both decreases nesting success and drives Swallows to = nest elsewhere. Is it possible that Skunks or Raccoons are involved in decline of = Bank Swallows ?=20 Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: desolatechair@gmail.com=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 9:20 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Bank Swallow Colony Deserted I've been observing a colony of Bank Swallows near our cottage on low = red cliffs on a point on Hillsbourough Bay at West Keppoch, on the south = side of PEI. 20 years ago there were hundreds of birds coming and going to the nest = tunnels. This year there are none regrettably. As small consolation there several nesting pairs of Belted Kingfishers = along the 3km of shoreline that encompasses our area. I've also noticed that European Starlings have started to occupy and = enlarge many of the tunnels.=20 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5105 - Release Date: = 07/01/12 ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01CD5867.FCC44790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19258"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello, = =20 July 2,=20 2012</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> I recall hearing in the 70s (?) = that Skunks=20 will raid Bank Swallow nests and this both decreases nesting success and = drives=20 Swallows to nest elsewhere.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> Is it possible that Skunks or = Raccoons are=20 involved in decline of Bank Swallows ? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Ddesolatechair@gmail.com=20 href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">desolatechair@gmail.com</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 02, 2012 = 9:20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Bank = Swallow Colony=20 Deserted</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I've been observing a colony of Bank Swallows near our = cottage=20 on low red cliffs on a point on Hillsbourough Bay at West Keppoch, on = the=20 south side of PEI.<BR><BR>20 years ago there were hundreds of birds = coming and=20 going to the nest tunnels. This year there are none = regrettably.<BR><BR>As=20 small consolation there several nesting pairs of Belted Kingfishers = along the=20 3km of shoreline that encompasses our area.<BR><BR>I've also noticed = that=20 European Starlings have started to occupy and enlarge many of the = tunnels.=20 <A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2012.0.2180 / = Virus=20 Database: 2437/5105 - Release Date: = 07/01/12</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01CD5867.FCC44790--
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