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Index of Subjects --14dae9473919999b7004dd2aa868 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 20 May 2013 15:04, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Common terns are back at their colony on tiny Bills Island in > suburban Wrights Cove of Bedford Basin, on the rapidly developing edge of > North Dartmouth. Today, I saw maybe ten incubating terns through the > binoculars from my car on the nearby mainland. But, judging by the racket > over the colony, there probably are many more birds in the grassy > vegetation and the rose bushes in the centre of the islet. > I don=E2=80=99t monitor this colony on a regular basis, but I haven=E2= =80=99t seen any > birds there over the last two years. They were likely disturbed by > construction activities nearby. Another good sign is that there were gull= s > around, nesting or otherwise. The Canadian Wildlife Service warning sign > has disappeared from the island... > Dusan Soudek > > N.B. I=E2=80=99ve recently seen and heard a number of common terns near t= he new > artificial gravel bar that stretches out from the King=E2=80=99s Wharf de= velopment > in downtown Dartmouth. I wouldn=E2=80=99t be surprised if they tried to n= est here, > too. > > Hello Dusan, and everyone, I live close to the King's Wharf development, and I too have noticed the terns around the breakwater. They were here last year as well (arrived May 18th 2012, and I first noticed them this year on May 17th.) I do not think they will attempt to nest on the breakwater, as there is absolutely no cover for them, and there are far too many Herring and Greater Black-backed Gulls around for them to be successful, not to mention the fact that the King's Wharf developer could start up dumping more fill at the end of the breakwater at any time. So I'm really hoping that they don't even bother to try. They didn't last year - after checking the place out, they seemed to realise that it wasn't suitable and went elsewhere. With luck they will come to the same conclusions this year. Pat McKay --14dae9473919999b7004dd2aa868 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 20 May 2013 15:04, Dusan Soudek <span= dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blan= k">soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm= ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le= ft:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:'Calibri'"> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0 Common terns are back at their colony on tiny Bills Islan= d in=20 suburban Wrights Cove of Bedford Basin, on the rapidly developing edge of N= orth=20 Dartmouth. Today, I saw maybe ten incubating terns through the binoculars f= rom=20 my car on the nearby mainland. But, judging by the racket over the colony, = there=20 probably are many more birds in the grassy vegetation and the rose bushes i= n the=20 centre of the islet.</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0 I don=E2=80=99t monitor this colony on a regular basis, b= ut I haven=E2=80=99t=20 seen any birds there over the last two years. They were likely disturbed by= =20 construction activities nearby. Another good sign is that there were gulls= =20 around, nesting or otherwise. The Canadian Wildlife Service warning sign ha= s=20 disappeared from the island...</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0 Dusan Soudek</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>N.B. I=E2=80=99ve recently seen and heard a number of common terns nea= r the new=20 artificial gravel bar that stretches out from the King=E2=80=99s Wharf deve= lopment in=20 downtown Dartmouth. I wouldn=E2=80=99t be surprised if they tried to nest h= ere,=20 too.=C2=A0 </div> <div>=C2=A0</div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div>Hello Dusan, and everyone,<br><br>=C2=A0 I live close to= the King's Wharf development, and I too have noticed the terns around = the breakwater. They were here last year as well (arrived May 18th 2012, an= d I first noticed them this year on May 17th.) I do not think they will att= empt to nest on the breakwater, as there is absolutely no cover for them, a= nd there are far too many Herring and Greater Black-backed Gulls around for= them to be successful, not to mention the fact that the King's Wharf d= eveloper could start up dumping more fill at the end of the breakwater at a= ny time. So I'm really hoping that they don't even bother to try. T= hey didn't last year - after checking the place out, they seemed to rea= lise that it wasn't suitable and went elsewhere. With luck they will co= me to the same conclusions this year.<br> <br>Pat McKay<br> --14dae9473919999b7004dd2aa868--
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