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16px"></span><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"4">& --Apple-Mail-40--648901799 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I can report from one feeder at Blomidon, King's Co., where yesterday there were at least three hummers constantly coming and going and interacting, a male and two females. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> > Date: July 2, 2013 4:20:39 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Bad weather for breeding birds, and > disappearing hummingbirds > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Our hummers are still busily feeding at Wyman Road, near Yarmouth. > However, pretty well all we are seeing are males! > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens- > owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Blake Maybank > Sent: July-02-13 3:57 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Bad weather for breeding birds, and > disappearing hummingbirds > > Hi All; > > This does not appear to be a great summer for breeding success. In > our yard the only evidence of fledged young is Common Grackles, and > both Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. A bust so far for juncos, > sparrows, jays, robins, finches, and doves. > > And the hummingbirds seem to have disappeared completely. Three or > four were around the feeders regularly up to a few days ago, but no > sign of any now, and others nearby who feed hummers have reported > the same disappearance. > > What is everyone else's experience? > > Cheers, > > Blake > > -- > Blake Maybank > White's Lake, Nova Scotia > > > My Blog: CSI: Life > > Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club > > Author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia > > > > > > --Apple-Mail-40--648901799 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I can report from one feeder at Blomidon, King's Co., where yesterday = there were at least three hummers constantly coming and going and = interacting, a male and two females. Cheers from 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">John and Nhung <<a = href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca">nhungjohn@eastlink.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">July 2, 2013 4:20:39 PM = ADT</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"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: [NatureNS] Bad weather for = breeding birds, and disappearing hummingbirds</b></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>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></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; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Our hummers are still busily = feeding at Wyman Road, near Yarmouth. However, pretty well all we = are seeing are males!<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; color: = rgb(31, 73, 125); "><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; "><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>naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca= [<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebuc= to.ns.ca</a>]<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On = Behalf Of<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Blake = Maybank<br><b>