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HI James:
I am noticing similar results in Keji's forest songbird surveys. Hermit
thrushes and Veery are almost non-existent. (Swainson's are doing well.)
Also have not heard a Brown Creeper since I began the surveys at the end of
May. I miss their occasional cheery outbursts! Golden-crowned kinglets are
less common. Least flycatchers are perhaps half the number I had last year
in Keji. Lots of American Redstarts, Vireos (both spp). Northern Parula,
Black-throated blue, Black and white warblers, and Ovenbirds seem okay.
Blackburnian and Bay-breasted seem to be fewer in number. Some mornings
began with only 4 C this month! Perhaps some species spent all their
effort just trying to stay warm and fed. I'll know more when I complete
data entry and compare to other years. Dr Cindy Staicer and I completed the
Breeding Bird Survey for Keji and beyond park boundaries. She also confirms
a notable decline in some species this year.
On a positive note, the chimney swifts began nesting in our barn again
sometime between June 19-24th. I know of three active 'barn swift' nests
now. It's time for folks to start checking barns and outbuildings with a
strong flashlight in hand. (Won't see much in most cases without a light.)
Donna Crossland
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of James Hirtle
Sent: June-23-15 9:09 PM
To: Naturens Naturens
Subject: [NatureNS] Breeding Bird Monitoring Route
I did my Breeding Bird route that starts at Jordan Falls and runs into
Shelburne and up into Welshtown on June 20. The results were scary. A lack
of many of the usual species. Low species count and numbers of individual
species and very poor for warblers, hermit thrushes and swallows. Many of
the stops that were usually booming with life were almost vacant. I hope
this is not a sign of things to come. This route usually results in large
counts for hermit thrushes of which this year numbers were way down. On a
brief look at the preliminary data I see we recorded only 19 hermit
thrushes, whereas the norm is between 45-70. The day was perfect and it was
quieter at most stops than normal for listening. It was a lot colder at
only 6 when we started, so I guess that could make a sizeable difference,
but once the temperature started to rise at around 08:00 we still should
have had better results for the rest of the route.
James R. Hirtle
LaHave
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D'>HI James:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I am noticing similar results in Keji’s forest songbird =
surveys. Hermit thrushes and Veery are almost non-existent. =
(Swainson’s are doing well.) Also have not heard =
a Brown Creeper since I began the surveys at the end of May. I =
miss their occasional cheery outbursts! Golden-crowned kinglets =
are less common. Least flycatchers are perhaps half the number I =
had last year in Keji. Lots of American Redstarts, Vireos =
(both spp). Northern Parula, Black-throated blue, Black and white =
warblers, and Ovenbirds seem okay. Blackburnian and Bay-breasted =
seem to be fewer in number. Some mornings began with only 4 =
C this month! Perhaps some species spent all their effort =
just trying to stay warm and fed. I’ll know more when I =
complete data entry and compare to other years. Dr Cindy Staicer =
and I completed the Breeding Bird Survey for Keji and beyond park =
boundaries. She also confirms a notable decline in some species =
this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>On a positive note, the chimney swifts began nesting in our barn =
again sometime between June 19-24<sup>th</sup>. I know of three =
active ‘barn swift’ nests now. It’s time =
for folks to start checking barns and outbuildings with a strong =
flashlight in hand. (Won’t see much in most cases without a =
light.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Donna Crossland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>James Hirtle<br><b>Sent:</b> June-23-15 9:09 =
PM<br><b>To:</b> Naturens Naturens<br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] =
Breeding Bird Monitoring Route<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
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> I did my Breeding Bird route that starts at Jordan Falls and =
runs into Shelburne and up into Welshtown on June 20. The results =
were scary. A lack of many of the usual species. Low species =
count and numbers of individual species and very poor for =
warblers, hermit thrushes and swallows. Many of the stops that =
were usually booming with life were almost vacant. =
I hope this is not a sign of things to come. This route =
usually results in large counts for hermit thrushes of which this year =
numbers were way down. On a brief look at the preliminary data I =
see we recorded only 19 hermit thrushes, whereas the norm =
is between 45-70. The day was perfect and it was quieter at =
most stops than normal for listening. It was a lot colder at only =
6 when we started, so I guess that could make a sizeable difference, =
but once the temperature started to rise at around 08:00 we still =
should have had better results for the rest of the =
route. </span><span =
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style=3D'font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'=
>James R. Hirtle</span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><span =
style=3D'font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'=
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