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& --001a11c333b0821b4704e2e6d81b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, is there another link to Phil's paper? The one you give leads to F. Scott Fitzgerald's recommended books, and the search function on that site doesn't seem to work on an iPhone. Richard Stern Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Andrew Horn <aghorn@dal.ca> wrote: Hi all, Research on this period when songbird family groups are breaking up, and youngsters wandering all over, is one of the coolest areas in ornithology right now, as people use new tracking technology to finally figure out what's going on during what's probably the least-understood part of a songbird's life. And some of the best work on this is being done right here in Nova Scotia, by Phil Taylor's lab at Acadia. A link to their most recent paper, on young Myrtle and Blackpoll Warblers in Newfoundland, is here: http://www.openculture.com/?p=71882 Much of the report is quite technical, but it's fairly easy to get the jist of what was done and the sorts of things people are finding. Cheers, Andy On Aug 1, 2013, at 11:43 AM, Richard Stern wrote: Hi, We may just be in that doldrum period between when the adult birds are nesting and using all their energy to feed the young instead of singing, calling and being territorial, and when the young are starting to fly and migrate. I have experienced excellent numbers of warblers and other woodland birds on Brier Island and Blomidon Provincial Park in early morning in mid to late August in past years - mostly young migrants. July is usually the quiet period in the woods. In general, also, numbers of woodland birds - in particular neo-tropical migrants, are declining, so it's likely that quiet periods will continue to get quieter with time. Richard On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:30 AM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>wrote: > Hi Nancy & All, Aug 1, 2013 > I rarely hear birds because my hearing is damaged but when ants swarm > and then rain into trees I hear the clamor clearly; birds follow the ant > showers. > > I wonder if the sudden silence reflects ants swarming elsewhere ? > > Two ant nests in the yard that I checked yesterday seemed deserted. One > that I checked this morning has many winged ants. > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy P Dowd" <nancypdowd@gmail.com> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:13 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] Silent or migrating warblers > > > I noticed a big difference this week compared to last. The woods are very >> silent. The most obvious absence is the Parulas. They were everywhere 7 >> days ago, singing, but I have heard not one these past few days. Ditto for >> Ovenbirds, Yellow-Rumps, Redstarts, B&Ws, Magnolias and Black Throated Blue >> Warblers. All I am hearing is Yellowthroats and a few Bl Throated Greens in >> the warbler world. >> >> E Dalhousie, Kings Co is very inland. Basically at the intersection of >> Kings, Annapolis and Lun Counties. Do the warblers move to more peripheral >> areas now or are they just silent? >> >> Anyone noticing related changes in other locations? >> >> Nancy >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3209/6540 - Release Date: 07/31/13 >> >> > -- ################# Richard Stern, Port Williams, NS, Canada sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --001a11c333b0821b4704e2e6d81b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset= =3Dutf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Hi, =A0is there another link to Ph= il's paper? The one=A0you give leads to F. Scott Fitzgerald's recom= mended books, and the search function on that site doesn't seem to work= on an iPhone.</div> <div><br></div><div>Richard Stern<br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On A= ug 1, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Andrew Horn <<a href=3D"mailto:aghorn@dal.ca">ag= horn@dal.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Hi a= ll,<div> <br></div><div>Research on this period when songbird family groups are brea= king up, and youngsters wandering all over, is one of the coolest areas in = ornithology right now, as people use new tracking technology to finally fig= ure out what's going on during what's probably the least-understood= part of a songbird's life.</div> <div><br></div><div>And some of the best work on this is being done right h= ere in Nova Scotia, by Phil Taylor's lab at Acadia. A link to their mos= t recent paper, on young Myrtle and Blackpoll Warblers in Newfoundland, is = here:=A0<a href=3D"http://www.openculture.com/?p=3D71882">http://www.opencu= lture.com/?p=3D71882</a>=A0=A0</div> <div><br></div><div>Much of the report is quite technical, but it's fai= rly easy to get the jist of what was done and the sorts of things people ar= e finding.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Andy</div><div><br> </div><div><div><div>On Aug 1, 2013, at 11:43 AM, Richard Stern wrote:</div= ><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir= =3D"ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>We may just be in that doldrum period betwe= en when the adult birds are nesting and using all their energy to feed the = young instead of singing, calling and being territorial, and when the young= are starting to fly and migrate. I have experienced excellent numbers of w= arblers and other woodland birds on Brier Island and Blomidon Provincial Pa= rk in early morning in mid to late August in past years - mostly young migr= ants. July is usually the quiet period in the woods. In general, also, numb= ers of woodland birds - in particular neo-tropical migrants, are declining,= so it's likely that quiet periods will continue to get quieter with ti= me.</div> <div><br></div><div>Richard</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:30 AM, David & Alison Web= ster <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"= _blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquot