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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-4E91385C-62F2-4EBE-9FDC-CEEAE5A8F1B8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Are you also interested in Bank Swallows? With kindest regards Mary (Macaulay) marymacaulay@hotmail.com @maryemacaulay No person was ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward= for what he gave." -- Calvin Coolidge > On Jul 16, 2014, at 1:22 PM, Tara Imlay <tara.imlay@gmail.com> wrote: >=20 > Hi everyone, >=20 > =20 >=20 > As you are likely aware, swallows, along with other aerial insectivores, a= re declining rapidly across North America, and these declines are particular= ly steep in the Maritimes. I am undertaking a doctoral degree at Dalhousie U= niversity with Marty Leonard to understand why these species are in decline a= nd I need your help. >=20 > =20 >=20 > Over the next couple years, I will be monitoring the breeding success of B= ank, Barn, Cliff and Tree Swallows in the border region of NS and NB. I am a= lso banding adult swallows to determine annual return rates, and collecting a= few flank feathers and a small drop of blood (max. 0.05 mL) that will allow= me to determine overwintering locations and stress hormone levels during th= e non-breeding period. This summer was the first field season of a three-ye= ar project and I would like to include a few additional sites over the next t= wo years. >=20 > =20 >=20 > I am looking for sites with in an hours drive of Amherst NS or Sackville N= B where there are active nests for Barn and Cliff Swallows. Please let me k= now if you are aware of any sites in this area. I would also be happy to an= swer any questions about my project. >=20 > =20 >=20 > Thanks for your time, >=20 > Tara >=20 >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------------------- > Tara Imlay > PhD Candidate > Biology Department > Dalhousie University > 1355 Oxford St. > Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada > B3H 4R2 > 902.225.6575 (mobile) > tara.imlay@dal.ca --Apple-Mail-4E91385C-62F2-4EBE-9FDC-CEEAE5A8F1B8 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>Are you also interested in Bank Swallo= ws?<br><br>With kindest regards<div>Mary (Macaulay)</div><div><a href=3D"mai= lto:marymacaulay@hotmail.com">marymacaulay@hotmail.com</a></div><div>@maryem= acaulay</div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-weight: bold;"><p style=3D= "margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-weight: normal;"><span style=3D"background-color= : rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: bold; font-size: 13pt;">No person was= ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward for what he g= ave."</span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-weight: normal;"><spa= n style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-- Calvin Coolidge</sp= an></p></div></div></div><div><br>On Jul 16, 2014, at 1:22 PM, Tara Imlay &l= t;tara.imlay@gmail.com> wrote= :<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><p class=3D"M= soNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span lang=3D"EN-CA"><fon= t face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hi everyone,</font></span></p><p cla= ss=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"> <span lang=3D"EN-CA"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </fon= t></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"= ><span lang=3D"EN-CA"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As you are= likely aware, swallows, along with other aerial insectivores, are declining= rapidly across North America, and these declines are particularly steep in t= he Maritimes. I am undertaking a doctoral degree at Dalhousie Universi= ty with Marty Leonard to understand why these species are in decline and I n= eed your help.</font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span lang=3D= "EN-CA"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>= <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span lang=3D= "EN-CA"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Over the next couple yea= rs, I will be monitoring the breeding success of Bank, Barn, Cliff and Tree S= wallows in the border region of NS and NB. I am also banding adult swa= llows to determine annual return rates, and collecting a few flank feathers a= nd a small drop of blood (</font></span><span style=3D"font-family:arial,hel= vetica,sans-serif">max. 0.05 mL</span><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helve= tica,sans-serif">) that will allow me to determine overwintering locations a= nd stress hormone levels during the non-breeding period. This summer w= as the first field season of a three-year project and I would like to includ= e a few additional sites over the next two years.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span lang=3D= "EN-CA"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>= <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span lang=3D= "EN-CA"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I am looking for sites w= ith in an hours drive of Amherst NS or Sackville NB where there are active n= ests for Barn and Cliff Swallows. Please let me know if you are aware o= f any sites in this area. I would also be happy to answer any question= s about my project.</font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span lang=3D= "EN-CA"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>= <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span lang=3D= "EN-CA"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for your time,</f= ont></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span lang=3D= "EN-CA"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Tara</font></span></p><d= iv><br></div><br><div dir=3D"ltr">------------------------------------------= -------<div> Tara Imlay</div><div>PhD Candidate</div><div>Biology Department</d