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--047d7b6d8b802149bb0515039b93 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 folks - are people seeing a similar lack of Tree Swallows in Nova Scotia during this weather system? (see below) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Stuart Tingley <stubirdnb@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 3:37 PM Subject: Weather-related Mortality in Tree Swallows?? To: NATURENB@listserv.unb.ca Have you seen any Tree Swallows this week? To have a low-pressure system stall over our region at this time of the year is not that unusual but this one seems particularly intense and prolonged. Today marks the eighth consecutive day of cool temperatures, rain, drizzle, fog and moderate N and NE wind here in coastal Kent County. The last four days have been particularly miserable with non-stop light precipitation and temperatures stuck just above the freezing mark day and night. There were getting to be good numbers of Tree Swallows across the province before this weather set in but I can't imagine any swallows surviving locally through these conditions. I realize that central and western NB haven't experienced conditions as wet or cool as here along the east coast so Tree Swallows may be faring OK in those regions. Of course Tree Swallows will collect over wetlands (especially sewage lagoons!) to scoop up emerging insects or their larvae off the surface of the water during cold weather but I expect this stretch of weather has simply been too much for them. Have you seen any signs of dying or dead swallows in your area? Are you seeing swallows collecting at marshes / ponds / sewage lagoons? Have swallows disappeared in recent days from your area? Perhaps the swallow numbers haven't changed in your area since this weather began? I'd be interested in hearing any impressions you may have. Please share your comments with the list or send them directly to me and I'll try to summarize and input I receive. Good Birding, Stu Tingley Cocagne, NB NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html -- James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com (902) 681-2374 --047d7b6d8b802149bb0515039b93 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>folks - are people seeing a similar lack of Tree Swal= lows in Nova Scotia during this weather system? (see below)</div><div><br><= /div><div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded mes= sage ----------<br>From: <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Stuart Tingley</b> <= span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:stubirdnb@gmail.com">stubirdnb@gmail= .com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 3:37 PM<br>Subject: Weath= er-related Mortality in Tree Swallows??<br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:NATURENB@l= istserv.unb.ca">NATURENB@listserv.unb.ca</a><br><br><br>Have you seen any T= ree Swallows this week?<br> <br> To have a low-pressure system stall over our region at this time of the<br> year is not that unusual but this one seems particularly intense and<br> prolonged. Today marks the eighth consecutive day of cool temperatures,<br> rain, drizzle, fog and moderate N and NE wind here in coastal Kent County.<= br> The last four days have been particularly miserable with non-stop light<br> precipitation and temperatures stuck just above the freezing mark day and<b= r> night.<br> <br> There were getting to be good numbers of Tree Swallows across the province<= br> before this weather set in but I can't imagine any swallows surviving<b= r> locally through these conditions. I realize that central and western NB<br> haven't experienced conditions as wet or cool as here along the east co= ast<br> so Tree Swallows may be faring OK in those regions. Of course Tree Swallows= <br> will collect over wetlands (especially sewage lagoons!) to scoop up<br> emerging insects or their larvae off the surface of the water during cold<b= r> weather but I expect this stretch of weather has simply been too much for<b= r> them.<br> <br> Have you seen any signs of dying or dead swallows in your area? Are you<br> seeing swallows collecting at marshes / ponds / sewage lagoons? Have<br> swallows disappeared in recent days from your area? Perhaps the swallow<br> numbers haven't changed in your area since this weather began? I'd = be<br> interested in hearing any impressions you may have. Please share your<br> comments with the list or send them directly to me and I'll try to<br> summarize and input I receive.<br> <br> Good Birding,<br> <br> Stu Tingley<br> Cocagne, NB<br> <br> NatureNB guidelines=A0 <a href=3D"http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html= " target=3D"_blank">http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html</a><br> Foire aux questions de NatureNB=A0 <a href=3D"http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/marys= pt/nnbf.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html</= a><br> </div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signa= ture"><div dir=3D"ltr">James Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href= =3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gma= il.com</a><br>(902) 681-2374<br><br><br><br></div></div> </div> --047d7b6d8b802149bb0515039b93--
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