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Yes I usually do quite thorough treks when I go there. On my last outing th=
ere with Rick Whitman=2C we walked the entire 6k except for the road going =
from the entrance to the parking area in 3hr 40m.

Almost all of the shovelers were in the eastern pond

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From: James Hirtle<mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
Sent: =E2=80=8E2015-=E2=80=8E06-=E2=80=8E30 11:13 PM
To: Naturens Naturens<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Belle Isle and Bobolinks

Thank you Keith and all for the reasurance on the bobolinks.  My visit ther=
e this time was rather casual.  The time of day that I was present also cou=
ld have been a factor as the males were likely quiet.  On the 20th some hay=
 harvesting had started but in the far quadrant in an area where I usually =
do not see or hear bobolinks. Were the shovelers that you saw in the river =
or in the ponds?  I just visited the ponds=2C but irregardless it is nice t=
o hear that goodly numbers of that bird were still present on the 14th.

Sincerely=2C

James


From: dcrossland@eastlink.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Belle Isle and Bobolinks
Date: Tue=2C 30 Jun 2015 19:34:30 -0300

I guess I am wrong then about Bobolinks.  That=E2=80=99s good!  I am just n=
ot seeing or hearing them across from the Belle Isle Marsh like I once was.=
  However=2C my observations are casual=2C while out exercising the dog on =
the tracks.  It was good habitat for them where I used to see them=2C and t=
he fields are not mowed anymore in many places.  Strangely=2C I don=E2=80=
=99t manage to visit Belle Isle very often=2C what with spring-summer being=
 the most hectic at work.  Glad to read there are still some!Donna From: na=
turens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behal=
f Of Keith Lowe
Sent: June-30-15 5:01 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Belle Isle and Bobolinks I was there twice this yea=
r and saw 20 =E2=80=93 22 Bobolinks (almost all males) each time.  Last yea=
r I saw most of them in the center field but this year I=E2=80=99m seeing t=
hem mainly in the eastern side. Last year I was disheartened to see center =
field was cut before the Bobolink fledged so that is probably why there are=
 not many in the center filed this year. I=E2=80=99ve been seeing small num=
bers of both teal and Rick Whitman and I had 15 Northern Shoveler there on =
Jun 14. From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto=
.ns.ca] On Behalf Of James Hirtle
Sent: Tuesday=2C June 30=2C 2015 4:01 PM
To: Naturens Naturens
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Belle Isle and Bobolinks Hi Paul and all: Normally =
when I visit there I see lots of bobolinks.  I don't know if it was the tim=
e of day or what=2C but I never heard or saw any bobolinks at all on my vis=
it on the past Sunday.  I would be most interested in knowing if any others=
 who have visited there saw normal numbers for bobolinks this year.  Water =
levels within the marsh were very high.  Therefore=2C higher amounts of wat=
er I would assume could definitely affect nesting and maybe the resident bo=
bolinks had left due to nesting failure.  All comments are most welcome.  I=
 hope that I'm wrong. Noticeably missing from the French Basin Trail and Be=
lleisle were green-winged and blue-winged teal and northern shovelers.  Com=
ments on this would be welcome also. Sincerely=2C James    Date: Tue=2C 30 =
Jun 2015 12:32:15 -0300
From: rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Belle Isle and BobolinksHi All A few years ago there wa=
s a major scheme afoot to make Belle Isle more suitable for Bobolinks. Unfo=
rtunately as much as I would like it is difficult for me to visit there. an=
d I never see any more press reports about it. Does anyone know how the sch=
eme worked out? Folks who visit there could report on the numbers they see =
or an offical report would be great. Enjoy Canada Day! Paul

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Almost all of the shovelers were in the eastern pond<br>
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