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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuc --Apple-Mail-5E221916-A66F-421F-B122-DED529CDBD97 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is a global phenomenon and is largely due to roundup ready crops and ot= her pesticide dependent monocultures. There is a lot of comment about this o= n the twittersphere from all over the world right now. Neonicotinoid use has= brought it to the forefront now because of their effects in honeybees and o= ther pollinators. These pesticides are 1000 times as strong as DDT and bio m= agnify. Mary Macaulay, P.Eng. Executive Director Atlantic Concrete Association www.atlanticconcrete.ca Office: 902-443-4456 Cell: 902-489-2000 Fax: 902-404-8074 On 2013-08-12, at 5:12 PM, "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote= : > Here is a relevant note I wrote myself on Aug. 7: >=20 > AUG. 7, 2013 - I walked along the Wolfville Rail Trail this afternoon, as I= often do, and noted just a few butterflies (mostly whites) flitting among t= he huge array of plants in flower, especially Queen Anne's lace, common tans= y, knapweed, etc., from Wolfville Harbour but especially from Elm Street ou= t to the Acadia Arena. BUT what really struck me was how very few other ins= ects I am noticing on the flowers as I walk. Thinking back a couple of dec= ades (or more?), I used to see a wide variety of insects and spiders on the f= lowers, and now I am seeing few to none, plus the few butterflies. Has anyo= ne noticed the same thing? And does anyone know of a database somewhere out= there in our world of information that has decades of data like we have for= breeding birds? >=20 > Begin forwarded message: >=20 >> From: Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> >> Date: August 12, 2013 2:52:49 PM ADT >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Subject: [NatureNS] Empty Forests >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>=20 >> 11 August 2013 >>=20 >> I was part of a group that hiked a trail near Moses Mountain in the beaut= iful Avon Valley in Western Hants County yesterday. Despite walking more th= an 12 km through beautiful deciduous and mixed wood forests, we encountered v= ery few birds. While I suspect that most of the migrant breeding birds had d= eparted, why were we unable to detect a single chickadee, nuthatch, or Blue J= ay? We heard a couple of vireos and a pewee, and one flicker. The one highl= ight was a soaring Turkey Vulture, a new species for my Hants County list. >>=20 >> Plenty of Goldenrod, knapweed, and other often flowers lined the trail al= ong most of our hike, but we did not encounter a single butterfly. And there= were very few bees in evidence as well, which was also discouraging. >>=20 >> On such a beautiful day it is hard to account for the paucity of birds an= d butterflies and other wildlife. >>=20 >> --=20 >> Blake Maybank >> 144 Bayview Drive, >> White's Lake, Nova Scotia >> B3T 1Z1 CANADA=20 >> (902) 852-2077 >>=20 >> My Blog: CSI: Life >>=20 >> Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club >>=20 >> Author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia >=20 --Apple-Mail-5E221916-A66F-421F-B122-DED529CDBD97 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 PGh0bWw+PGhlYWQ+PG1ldGEgaHR0cC1lcXVpdj0iY29udGVudC10eXBlIiBjb250ZW50PSJ0ZXh0 L2h0bWw7IGNoYXJzZXQ9dXRmLTgiPjwvaGVhZD48Ym9keSBkaXI9ImF1dG8iPjxkaXY+VGhpcyBp cyBhIGdsb2JhbCBwaGVub21lbm9uIGFuZCBpcyBsYXJnZWx5IGR1ZSB0byByb3VuZHVwIHJlYWR5 IGNyb3BzIGFuZCBvdGhlciBwZXN0aWNpZGUgZGVwZW5kZW50IG1vbm9jdWx0dXJlcy4gVGhlcmUg aXMgYSBsb3Qgb2YgY29tbWVudCBhYm91dCB0aGlzIG9uIHRoZSB0d2l0dGVyc3BoZXJlIGZyb20g YWxsIG92ZXIgdGhlIHdvcmxkIHJpZ2h0IG5vdy4gTmVvbmljb3Rpbm9pZCB1c2UgaGFzIGJyb3Vn aHQgaXQgdG8gdGhlIGZvcmVmcm9udCBub3cgYmVjYXVzZSBvZiB0aGVpciBlZmZlY3RzIGluIGhv bmV5YmVlcyBhbmQgb3RoZXIgcG9sbGluYXRvcnMuIFRoZXNlIHBlc3RpY2lkZXMgYXJlIDEwMDAg dGltZXMgYXMgc3Ryb25nIGFzIEREVCBhbmQgYmlvIG1hZ25pZnkuPGJyPjxicj5NYXJ5IE1hY2F1 bGF5LCBQLkVuZy48ZGl2PkV4ZWN1dGl2ZSBEaXJlY3RvcjwvZGl2PjxkaXY+QXRsYW50aWMgQ29u Y3JldGUgQXNzb2NpYXRpb248L2Rpdj48ZGl2PjxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYXRsYW50aWNj b25jcmV0ZS5jYSI+d3d3LmF0bGFudGljY29uY3JldGUuY2E8L2E+PC9kaXY+PGRpdj5PZmZpY2U6 IDkwMi00NDMtNDQ1NjwvZGl2PjxkaXY+Q2VsbDogOTAyLTQ4OS0yMDAwPC9kaXY+PGRpdj5GYXg6 IDkwMi00MDQtODA3NDwvZGl2PjwvZGl2PjxkaXY+PGJyPk9uIDIwMTMtMDgtMTIsIGF0IDU6MTIg UE0sICJKYW1lcyBXLiBXb2xmb3JkIiAmbHQ7PGEgaHJlZj0ibWFpbHRvOmppbXdvbGZvcmRAZWFz dGxpbmsuY2EiPmppbXdvbGZvcmRAZWFzdGxpbmsuY2E8L2E+Jmd0OyB3cm90ZTo8YnI+PGJyPjwv ZGl2PjxibG9ja3F1b3RlIHR5cGU9ImNpdGUiPjxkaXY+DQpIZXJlIGlzIGEgcmVsZXZhbnQgbm90 ZSBJIHdyb3RlIG15c2VsZiBvbiBBdWcuIDc6PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PGRpdj48ZGl2IHN0eWxl PSJtYXJnaW4tdG9wOiAwcHg7IG1hcmdpbi1yaWdodDogMHB4OyBtYXJnaW4tYm90dG9tOiAwcHg7 IG1hcmdpbi1sZWZ0OiAwcHg7ICI+PGZvbnQgZmFjZT0iSGVsdmV0aWNhIiBzaXplPSIzIiBzdHls ZT0iZm9udDogMTIuMHB4IEhlbHZldGljYSI+PGI+QVVHLiA3LCAyMDEzIDwvYj48L2ZvbnQ+PGZv bnQgZmFjZT0iSGVsdmV0aWNhIiBzaXplPSIzIiBjb2xvcj0iIzAwMWVlNiIgc3R5bGU9ImZvbnQ6 IDEyLjBweCBIZWx2ZXRpY2E7IGNvbG9yOiAjMDAxZWU2Ij4tIEkgd2Fsa2VkIGFsb25nIHRoZSA8 L2ZvbnQ+PGZvbnQgZmFjZT0iSGVsdmV0aWNhIiBzaXplPSIzIiBzdHlsZT0iZm9udDogMTIuMHB4 IEhlbHZldGljYSI+PGI+V29sZnZpbGxlIFJhaWwgVHJhaWw8L2I+PC9mb250Pjxmb250IGZhY2U9 IkhlbHZldGljYSIgc2l6ZT0iMyIgY29sb3I9IiMwMDFlZTYiIHN0eWxlPSJmb250OiAxMi4wcHgg SGVsdmV0aWNhOyBjb2xvcjogIzAwMWVlNiI+IHRoaXMgYWZ0ZXJub29uLCBhcyBJIG9mdGVuIGRv LCBhbmQgbm90ZWQganVzdCA8L2ZvbnQ+PGZvbnQgZmFjZT0iSGVsdmV0aWNhIiBzaXplPSIzIiBz dHlsZT0iZm9udDogMTIuMHB4IEhlbHZldGljYSI+PGI+YSBmZXcgYnV0dGVyZmxpZXMgKG1vc3Rs eSB3aGl0ZXMpJm5ic3A7PC9iPjwvZm9udD48Zm9udCBmYWNlPSJIZWx2ZXRpY2EiIHNpemU9IjMi IGNvbG9yPSIjMDAxZWU2IiBzdHlsZT0iZm9udDogMTIuMHB4IEhlbHZldGljYTsgY29sb3I6ICMw MDFlZTYiPmZsaXR0aW5nIGFtb25nIHRoZSA8L2ZvbnQ+PGZvbnQgZmFjZT0iSGVsdmV0aWNhIiBz aXplPSIzIiBzdHlsZT0iZm9udDogMTIuMHB4IEhlbHZldGljYSI+PGI+aHVnZSBhcnJheSBvZiBw bGFudHMgaW4gZmxvd2VyPC9iPiwgZXNwZWNpYWxseTxiPiA8L2I+UXVlZW4gQW5uZSdzIGxhY2Us IGNvbW1vbiB0YW5zeSwga25hcHdlZWQsIGV0Yy4sJm5ic3A7PC9mb250Pjxmb250IGZhY2U9Ikhl bHZldGljYSIgc2l6ZT0iMyIgY29sb3I9IiMwMDFlZTYiIHN0eWxlPSJmb250OiAxMi4wcHggSGVs dmV0aWNhOyBjb2xvcjogIzAwMWVlNiI+IGZyb20gV29sZnZpbGxlIEhhcmJvdXIgYnV0IGVzcGVj aWFsbHkgZnJvbSBFbG0gU3RyZWV0IG91dCB0byB0aGUgQWNhZGlhIEFyZW5hLiZuYnNwOyBCVVQg d2hhdCByZWFsbHkgc3RydWNrIG1lIHdhcyA8L2ZvbnQ+PGZvbnQgZmFjZT0iSGVsdmV0aWNhIiBz aXplPSIzIiBzdHlsZT0iZm9udDogMTIuMHB4IEhlbHZldGljYSI+PGI+aG93IHZlcnkgZmV3IG90 aGVyIGluc2VjdHMgSSBhbSBub3RpY2luZyZuYnNwOyBvbiB0aGUgZmxvd2VyczwvYj48L2ZvbnQ+ PGZvbnQgZmFjZT0iSGVsdmV0aWNhIiBzaXplPSIzIiBjb2xvcj0iIzAwMWVlNiIgc3R5bGU9ImZv bnQ6IDEyLjBweCBIZWx2ZXRpY2E7IGNvbG9yOiAjMDAxZWU2Ij4gYXMgSSB3YWxrLiZuYnNwOyBU aGlua2luZyBiYWNrIGEgY291cGxlIG9mIGRlY2FkZXMgKG9yIG1vcmU/KSwgSSB1c2VkIHRvIHNl ZSBhIHdpZGUgdmFyaWV0eSBvZiBpbnNlY3RzIGFuZCBzcGlkZXJzIG9uIHRoZSBmbG93ZXJzLCBh bmQgbm93IEkgYW0gc2VlaW5nIGZldyB0byBub25lLCBwbHVzIHRoZSBmZXcgYnV0dGVyZmxpZXMu Jm5ic3A7I