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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-CE6B830F-6C4C-4C21-8293-F611A74AB109 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lots of Hummers around E Dalhousie plus many tree swallows too. Ditto for ro= bins, nuthatches downies, and other WPs. Insect eaters should be happy this y= ear. Lots of mosquitoes and other flies due to standing water.=20 Nancy Sent from my iPhone On 2013-07-02, at 3:57 PM, Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All; >=20 > This does not appear to be a great summer for breeding success. In our ya= rd the only evidence of fledged young is Common Grackles, and both Downy and= Hairy Woodpeckers. A bust so far for juncos, sparrows, jays, robins, finch= es, and doves. >=20 > And the hummingbirds seem to have disappeared completely. Three or four w= ere around the feeders regularly up to a few days ago, but no sign of any no= w, and others nearby who feed hummers have reported the same disappearance. = =20 >=20 > What is everyone else's experience? >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Blake >=20 > --=20 > Blake Maybank > White's Lake, Nova Scotia >=20 >=20 > My Blog: CSI: Life >=20 > Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club > =20 > Author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-CE6B830F-6C4C-4C21-8293-F611A74AB109 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Lots of Hummers around E Dalhousie plu= s many tree swallows too. Ditto for robins, nuthatches downies, and other WP= s. Insect eaters should be happy this year. Lots of mosquitoes and other fli= es due to standing water. </div><div><br></div><div>Nancy<br><br>Sent f= rom my iPhone</div><div><br>On 2013-07-02, at 3:57 PM, Blake Maybank <<a h= ref=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com">bmaybank@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><= /div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><font size=3D"4"><font face=3D"tahoma,sa= ns-serif">Hi All;<br><br>This does not appear to be a great summer for breed= ing success. In our yard the only evidence of fledged young is Common G= rackles, and both Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. A bust so far for junco= s, sparrows, jays, robins, finches, and doves.<br> <br>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 disappea= rance. <br> <br>What is everyone else's experience?<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Blake<br clear= =3D"all"></font></font><br>-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmayban= k@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br> </font><br> <font size=3D"4"><br>My Blog: <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" targ= et=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16= px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:1= 6px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span= ><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span styl= e=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"paddin= g-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16p= x;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16p= x;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16= px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span>= <span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style= =3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding= -right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px= ;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px= ;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16p= x"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><= br> <span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style= =3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding= -right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>Organiser, <a href=3D"http://= tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_blank"><b>Maritimes Nature Travel Club<= /b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><spa= n style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"= padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-rig= ht:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;wid= th:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;hei= ght:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"><= /span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span= style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"p= adding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-righ= t:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;widt= h:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;heig= ht:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></= span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span s= tyle=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style=3D"pad= ding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br> </font><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><spa= n style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span> <font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_blan= k"><font color=3D"#0000ff"><u><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;h= eight:16px"></span></u></font></a><span style=3D"padding-right:1