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--Apple-Mail-12-643392155 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Thanks, Randy -- no surprise that my memory was faulty! Jim in =20 Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Milton, Randy G" <MILTONGR@gov.ns.ca> > Date: January 23, 2013 6:04:17 PM AST > To: "'James W. Wolford'" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: RE: re Kentville & The Phoenix Wailer & Hfx. & MSVU roost > > Hello Jim, > > I do not know how the number of 40,000 for Kentville was arrived at =20= > but it does seem high compared to the number we recorded at the =20 > central roost on Boot Island in the late 1970=92s. At that time, =20 > numbers peaked at 25,000 =96 27,000 in each of several years. In =20 > reference to the roost at the Mount, we know there was a roost in =20 > the area of Bedford Basin as well as in Berwick, New Glasgow, and =20 > several locations along the south shore at the same time the roost =20 > was being used on Boot Island. > > In reference to the note in the Register/Advertiser, the Department =20= > of Natural Resources does not have a crow eradication program, nor =20 > will the Department undertake the removal of crows that are =20 > disturbing residents. If they become a problem, the Department =20 > will provide advice and direct the individual to contact a nuisance =20= > wildlife operator for assistance at their own expense. > > Regards > > Randy > > From: James W. Wolford [mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca] > Sent: January-23-13 4:28 PM > To: NatureNS > Cc: Milton, Randy G > Subject: re Kentville & The Phoenix Wailer & Hfx. & MSVU roost > > Interesting thread started by James Churchill -- I think the figure =20= > of 40,000 crows for Kentville a long time ago was bogus, based =20 > probably on the highest count ever gotten by Randy Milton when he =20 > had teams of people counting the incoming birds from all directions =20= > at dusk as they homed in on their long-time roost on Boot Island =20 > off ne. Grand Pre. Perhaps Randy can confirm this for the =20 > mid-1970s?, and maybe Richard Stern or someone else can comment on =20 > any real counts attempted later in Kentville, where a couple of =20 > Phoenix Wailers (invented in Truro area?) were used for a long time =20= > and moved around with the changing roost locations within Kentville. > > The last thing I recall hearing more recently about crow roosts in =20 > towns was for the pines? in a park in Berwick? and/or Aylesford?? > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Bob McDonald <bobathome83@gmail.com> > Date: January 23, 2013 3:40:16 PM AST > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Cc: Bob McDonald <bobathome83@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] The Phoenix Wailer > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hmmm.... That's just about the time when the number of crows at =20 > the Mount started to increase significantly. But the number at =20 > MSVU is much smaller - more like ~7500 at last count. I wonder how =20= > widely they might have dispersed? > > Bob McDonald > Halifax > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Churchill > To: naturens > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:07 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] The Phoenix Wailer > > an excerpt from the Register/Advertiser Justice section: > > > Crows a concern > After a couple of complaints about a murder of crows, the village =20 > of New Minas tried firing some blanks last week to disperse the birds. > On Jan. 11, a village resident called police to report hearing =20 > gunshots near the Empire Theatre. > Superintendent of works Peter Pothier said Monday that the village =20 > does not have a crow eradication program and any resident disturbed =20= > by the birds should contact the province=92s natural resources =20 > department. > As many as 40,000 crows were plaguing the town of Kentville =20 > approximately 17 years ago. Eventually, the Phoenix Wailer, a =20 > device that emits random sounds, was used successfully. > > --=20 > James Churchill > Kentville, Nova Scotia > Email: jameslchurchill@gmail.com > Phone (h): (902) 681-2374 > Skype: jameslchurchill > > > --Apple-Mail-12-643392155 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Thanks, Randy -- no surprise that my memory was faulty! Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"Milton, Randy G" <<a = href=3D"mailto:MILTONGR@gov.ns.ca">MILTONGR@gov.ns.ca</a>></font></div>= <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">January 23, 2013 6:04:17 PM AST</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"'James = W. Wolford'" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: re Kentville & The Phoenix = Wailer & Hfx. & MSVU roost</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; 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; font-size: medium; "><div = class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; "><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; ">Hello Jim,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span = style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I do not know how the number = of 40,000 for Kentville was arrived at but it does seem high compared to = the number we recorded at the central roost on Boot Island in the late = 1970=92s. At that time, numbers peaked at 25,000 =96 27,000 in = each of several years. In reference to the roost at the Mount, we = know there was a roost in the area of Bedford Basin as well as in = Berwick, New Glasgow, and several locations along the south shore at the = same time the roost was being used on Boot = Island. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">In reference to the note in = the Register/Advertiser, the Department of Natural Resources does not = have a crow eradication program, nor will the Department undertake the = removal of crows that are disturbing residents. If they become a = problem, the Department will provide advice and direct the individual to = contact a nuisance wildlife operator for assistance at their own = expense.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = ">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = ">Randy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style=3D"border-right-style: = none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: = initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; = border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; = padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: = 0cm; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: = 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman', serif; "><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>James W. Wolford [<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>]<= span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>January-23-13 4:28 = PM<br><b>To:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>NatureNS<br><b>Cc:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Milton, Randy = G<br><b>Subject:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>re = Kentville & The Phoenix Wailer & Hfx. & MSVU = roost<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; = "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: = 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; = font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Interesting thread started by = James Churchill -- I think the figure of 40,000 crows for Kentville a = long time ago was bogus, based probably on the highest count ever gotten = by Randy Milton when he had teams of people counting the incoming birds = from all directions at dusk as they homed in on their long-time roost on = Boot Island off ne. Grand Pre. Perhaps Randy can confirm this for = the mid-1970s?, and maybe Richard Stern or someone else can comment on = any real counts attempted later in Kentville, where a couple of Phoenix = Wailers (invented in Truro area?) were used for a long time and moved = around with the changing roost locations within = Kentville.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; = "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">The last thing I recall = hearing more recently about crow roosts in towns was for the pines? in a = park in Berwick? and/or Aylesford??<o:p></o:p></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; = "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Begin forwarded = message:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; = "><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: = black; ">From:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Bob = McDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:bobathome83@gmail.com" style=3D"color: = blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">bobathome83@gmail.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><b><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, = sans-serif; color: black; ">Date:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">January = 23, 2013 3:40:16 PM AST</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><b><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, = sans-serif; color: black; ">To:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><b><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, = sans-serif; color: black; ">Cc:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Bob = McDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:bobathome83@gmail.com" style=3D"color: = blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">bobathome83@gmail.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><b><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, = sans-serif; color: black; ">Subject:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Re: = [NatureNS] The Phoenix Wailer</span></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><b><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, = sans-serif; color: black; ">Reply-To:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = ">Hmmm.... That's just about the time when the number of crows at = the Mount started to increase significantly. But the = number at MSVU is much smaller - more like ~7500 at last = count. I wonder how widely they might have dispersed?</span><span = style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: = black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span = style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: = black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; = color: black; ">Bob McDonald</span><span style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; = font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; = "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = ">Halifax</span><span style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: = Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; = "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; = "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span = style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: = black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, = sans-serif; color: black; ">----- Original Message = -----<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><blockquote style=3D"border-top-style: = none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-width: = initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: solid; = border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1.5pt; padding-top: 0cm; = padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 4pt; margin-left: = 3.75pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 5pt; = "><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: = 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: = initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; = background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); "><b><span style=3D"font-size: = 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = ">From:</span></b><span class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = "> </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><a = href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" = title=3D"jameslchurchill@gmail.com" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: underline; ">James = Churchill</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = ">To:</span></b><span class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = "> </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = ">Sent:</span></b><span class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = "> </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:07 = PM<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = ">Subject:</span></b><span class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; = "> </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">[NatureNS] The Phoenix = Wailer<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; = "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span = style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: = black; ">an excerpt from the Register/Advertiser Justice = section:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; = "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; = "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"border-width: = initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: = 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; = border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; = border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; = border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; = border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; = background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: = rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: = Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">Crows a = concern<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"border-width: = initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: = 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; = border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; = border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; = border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; = border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; = background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: = rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: = Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">After a couple of = complaints about a murder of crows, the village of New Minas tried = firing some blanks last week to disperse the = birds.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"border-width: initial; = border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0cm; = padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; = border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; = border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; = border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; = border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; = background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: = rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: = Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">On Jan. 11, a village = resident called police to report hearing gunshots near the Empire = Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"border-width: = initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: = 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; = border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; = border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; = border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; = border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; = background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: = rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: = Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">Superintendent of works = Peter Pothier said Monday that the village does not have a crow = eradication program and any resident disturbed by the birds should = contact the province=92s natural resources = department.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"border-width: = initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: = 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; = border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; = border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; = border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; = border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; = background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: = rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: = Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">As many as 40,000 crows = were plaguing the town of Kentville approximately 17 years ago. = Eventually, the Phoenix Wailer, a device that emits random sounds, was = used successfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, = sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><p = class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 13.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; = font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; ">--<span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"> </span><br>James = Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br>Email:<span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br>Phone (h): (902) 681-2374<br>Skype: = jameslchurchill<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquot= e></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: = 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman', serif; = "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br><= /body></html>= --Apple-Mail-12-643392155--
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