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Blake, all;
the old Bowater Mersey warning signs are still at the Sandy Lake =
sawdust pile, but they haven=E2=80=99t been kept up for years. Most are =
on the ground or badly askew. And the messages about =E2=80=98special =
ecological site=E2=80=99 or something similar are badly bleached out and =
only partially legible. They should be removed.
I remember regularly seeing bank swallow colonies in eroding clay =
banks of local rivers such as the Musquodoboit or the Stewiacke. But, =
now that I think of it, it=E2=80=99s been many years since I=E2=80=99ve =
seen an active local bank swallow colony...
Dusan Soudek
From: Blake Maybank=20
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 9:44 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Sandy Lake (near Tantallon, HRM) bank swallow =
colony ?
On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 6:16 AM, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> =
wrote:=20
But this trenching seems to have stopped years ago, the vertical =
surfaces gradually disappeared, and so have the nesting swallows. I =
doubt very much that motorized vehicles are to blame. Does anyone on =
NatureNS have any information on the above bank swallow colony and on =
former steps to maintain it?
Dusan Soudek
The site was reasonably well-protected by Bowater, with large boulders =
in place that made it awkward for ATV access, and warning signs (since =
gone, though the boulders remain). =20
Despite these precautions the colony declined in size, concurrent with =
the decline in swallows across the province. I do not believe the ATVs =
were much to blame. I saw 8 birds at the colony in 2005, and a single =
bird in 2006. None since, though I saw a single bird over Sandy Lake in =
2008.
The piles of sawdust have been used through the years by one or two pair =
of kingfishers as well, though I haven't checked recently.
Cheers, =20
Blake
--=20
Blake Maybank
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
My Blog: CSI: Life
Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club
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<DIV>Blake, all;</DIV>
<DIV> the old Bowater Mersey warning signs are still at the =
Sandy=20
Lake sawdust pile, but they haven=E2=80=99t been kept up for years. Most =
are on the=20
ground or badly askew. And the messages about =E2=80=98special =
ecological site=E2=80=99 or=20
something similar are badly bleached out and only partially legible. =
They should=20
be removed.</DIV>
<DIV> I remember regularly seeing bank swallow colonies in =
eroding=20
clay banks of local rivers such as the Musquodoboit or the Stewiacke. =
But, now=20
that I think of it, it=E2=80=99s been many years since I=E2=80=99ve seen =
an active local bank=20
swallow colony...</DIV>
<DIV> Dusan Soudek</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 01, 2013 9:44 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Sandy Lake (near Tantallon, HRM) =
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<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote><FONT size=3D4>On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 6:16 AM, =
Dusan=20
Soudek <SPAN dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca"=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4> But this trenching seems to have =
stopped years=20
ago, the vertical surfaces gradually disappeared, and so have the =
nesting=20
swallows. I doubt very much that motorized vehicles are to blame. Does =
anyone=20
on NatureNS have any information on the above bank swallow colony and =
on=20
former steps to maintain it?</FONT></DIV><SPAN><FONT =
color=3D#888888><FONT=20
size=3D4></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan=20
Soudek</FONT></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>The site was reasonably well-protected by Bowater, =
with large=20
boulders in place that made it awkward for ATV access, and warning signs =
(since=20
gone, though the boulders remain). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Despite these precautions the colony declined in =
size,=20
concurrent with the decline in swallows across the province. I do =
not=20
believe the ATVs were much to blame. I saw 8 birds at the colony =
in 2005,=20
and a single bird in 2006. None since, though I saw a single bird =
over=20
Sandy Lake in 2008.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>The piles of sawdust have been used through the =
years by one=20
or two pair of kingfishers as well, though I haven't checked=20
recently.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Cheers, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
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