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--Apple-Mail-214--969647012 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I can report that at North Grand Pre perhaps a couple of weeks ago, there were oodles of no-see-ums noted just on a single day in one location. I think ours come out of the salt-marshes, but I'm not sure about that. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com> > Date: August 17, 2013 4:20:04 PM ADT > To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] No see ums > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > I was at my cottage in Port Hilford, Guysborough Co the last two > weeks, and I can report the same thing regarding the biting midges. > Also, blackflies were few and far between this year. The usually > common American and Painted Lady butterflies were absent. > Mosquitoes were another story, and while not in clouds were > bothersome, as where the deerflies. Hoverflies and bumblebees were > also seen in normal numbers. > > I did see normal numbers of Wood Nymphs, Sulfurs and Northern > Blues. I saw a single Great Spangled Fritillary and I think a > single Monarch which did not stick around for a positive ID. > > I also saw the normal few small bats swooping around the cove at dusk. > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 4:27 PM, James Hirtle > <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm not sure of the spelling for them, but until having a > conversation last night it did not dawn on me that I had not seen > any no see ums this year. Great for me in regards to not getting > bitten, but I'm somewhat concerned by this as it is definitely not > normal. Has anyone else noticed this occurence with that species > this year? > > James R. Hirtle > Bridgewater > > > > > > -- > Rick Ballard > Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada --Apple-Mail-214--969647012 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 that at North Grand Pre perhaps a couple of weeks ago, = there were oodles of no-see-ums noted just on a single day in one = location. I think ours come out of the salt-marshes, but I'm not = sure about that. 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">Rick Ballard <<a = href=3D"mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com">ideaphore@gmail.com</a>></font></di= v><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">August 17, 2013 4:20:04 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">NatureNS = <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></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] No see = ums</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> <div = dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" = style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">I was at my cottage in Port Hilford, = Guysborough Co the last two weeks, and I can report the same thing = regarding the biting midges. Also, blackflies were few and far between = this year. The usually common American and Painted Lady butterflies were = absent. Mosquitoes were another story, and while not in clouds were = bothersome, as where the deerflies. Hoverflies and bumblebees were also = seen in normal numbers.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" = style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"= style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">I did see normal numbers of Wood = Nymphs, Sulfurs and Northern Blues. I saw a single Great Spangled = Fritillary and I think a single Monarch which did not stick around for a = positive ID.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" = style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"= style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">I also saw the normal few small = bats swooping around the cove at dusk.</div></div><div = class=3D"gmail_extra"> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug = 12, 2013 at 4:27 PM, James Hirtle <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a>></span> = wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div = dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"6">I'm not sure of the spelling for them, but = until having a conversation last night it did not dawn on me that I had = not seen any no see ums this year. Great for me in regards to not = getting bitten, but I'm somewhat concerned by this as it is definitely = not normal. Has anyone else noticed this occurence with that = species this year?</font><br> <font size=3D"6"></font> <br> <font = size=3D"6">James R. Hirtle</font><br> <font size=3D"6">Bridgewater<br> = <br><br></font>