[NatureNS] House Sparrows

From: "Andy Dean" <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca>
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I mailed my English cousin where they are having the same trend.
Her reply:
In some way it is global warming but a big factor is loss of habitat. =
The loft insulation and uvpc soffats and building regulations have =
deprived them of traditional nesting sites.....plus as a country we seem =
to be hell bent on covering the entire British Isles in concrete. We are =
building houses just about anywhere without regard for services let =
alone wildlife..

Andy and Lelia Dean
86 Baden Powell drive,
Kentville,  N.S.
B4N 5P5

(902) 678-6243
aadean@ns.sympatico.ca
=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: P.L. Chalmers=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 10:46 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] House Sparrows


  John Sollows' remark about House Sparrows reminds me of a belated =
observation I intended to post. =20

  I was interested to hear Ian McLaren and James Hirtle interviewed on =
Information Morning two weeks ago concerning the decline of House =
Sparrows.  I have walked the same mile-long route to work in the =
mornings for about twenty years.  When I first moved here, there were =
five locations along the way where there were resident colonies of House =
Sparrows.  Gradually they disappeared.  I wanted to confirm my =
impression of this, so I have made a point of observing every day =
recently as I walk, and I haven't seen a single House Sparrow.  I know =
there are still a few  in the vicinity of the last stop: they must have =
moved to a different feeder just out of range for me, but there  have =
been none at the other four stations for some time, despite the fact =
that the people there still feed birds.  =20

  It is striking how they have declined.  I found it difficult to =
confirm their breeding in some of my Atlas squares in Annapolis County a =
few years ago.

  Patricia L. Chalmers
  Halifax


  At 06:00 AM 02/02/2013, you wrote:

    Over the past couple or three decades down Yarmouth way, morning =
doves are
    one of those species which have gone from being relatively =
noteworthy to
    being highly commonplace.  More or less the reverse of the house =
sparrow
    story!

    -----Original Message-----
    From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [ =
mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
    On Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers
    Sent: February-01-13 11:30 PM
    To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
    Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Mourning Doves - Can they become pests?

    Don,

             That's interesting.  Your neighbourhood was checked during =
the
    Christmas Bird Count, and none were found then.  However, in recent =
years
    there was a good-sized flock that moved around from the foot of =
Springvale
    Avenue to just south of Mount Olivet Cemetery, which isn't all that =
far from
    you.  I did that area this year, and didn't find them.

             Cheers,

             Patricia

    At 10:45 PM 01/02/2013, you wrote:
    >I now have about 16 Mourning Doves coming to my backyard near the=20
    >Halifax Shopping Centre (none in previous years).  They must be =
making=20
    >incursions into the city.
    >
    >Don
    >
    >Don MacNeill
    >donmacneill@bellaliant.net
    >----- Original Message -----
    >From: "P.L. Chalmers" <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca>
    >To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
    >Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 9:53 PM
    >Subject: [NatureNS] Mourning Doves - Can they become pests?
    >
    >
    >During the recent cold spell I was more generous than usual in =
stocking=20
    >my feeders.  There was more spillage of seed, and to my surprise I =
now=20
    >have up to six Mourning Doves coming to feed.  This might not seem=20
    >unusual to many of you, but MoDo's are not common on the Halifax=20
    >Peninsula.  In fact last year was the first time that I had even =
one of =20
    >these lovely birds in my yard.  In my limited experience of them in =

    >Bedford, they roosted and nested in trees, and were pretty =
unobtrusive. =20
    >I was wondering, though, have they become a pest, like pigeons, in=20
    >places where they are numerous? Will they roost around buildings?
    >
    >Patricia L. Chalmers
    >Halifax
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<DIV>I&nbsp;mailed&nbsp;my English cousin where they are having the same =

trend.</DIV>
<DIV>Her reply:</DIV>
<DIV>In&nbsp;some way it is global warming but a big factor is loss of =
habitat.=20
The loft insulation and uvpc soffats&nbsp;and building regulations have =
deprived=20
them of traditional nesting sites.....plus as a country we seem to be =
hell bent=20
on covering the entire British Isles in concrete. We are building houses =
just=20
about anywhere without regard for services let alone wildlife..</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Andy and Lelia Dean<BR>86 Baden Powell=20
drive,<BR>Kentville,&nbsp; N.S.<BR>B4N 5P5</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>(902) 678-6243<BR><A=20
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