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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_4210555_1418995407.1457224095128 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Keith is probably referring to the extra-early Tree Swallows who arrived la= st year, and never made it, along with the Robins, Woodcock, etc. because o= f Old Man Winter refusing to leave... thus those "early birds" weren't able= to pass it on "through the grape-vine" so to speak (whatever communication= s birds might use) NOT TO ARRIVE EARLY in Nova Scotia! Applying to all over= ly-optimistic representatives of whatever species.=C2=A0 However, today notwithstanding, this Winter, and I daresay the Spring to fo= llow, are/will be nothing like last year. Hope this is Winter's last skirmi= sh, I still have PTSD from last year. Here I have had no Spring arrivals ye= t, but I did hear a Saw-whet owl calling from his territory (same spot as l= ast year) several nights when it was warm last week. Carmel Smith Midville, Lunenburg County=20 On Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:29 PM, "rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" <rita.p= aul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: =20 #yiv1219968462 #yiv1219968462 -- _filtered #yiv1219968462 {} _filtered #yi= v1219968462 {font-family:Calibri;}#yiv1219968462 #yiv1219968462 p.yiv121996= 8462MsoNormal, #yiv1219968462 li.yiv1219968462MsoNormal, #yiv1219968462 div= .yiv1219968462MsoNormal {margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;= }#yiv1219968462 a:link, #yiv1219968462 span.yiv1219968462MsoHyperlink {colo= r:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1219968462 a:visited, #yiv12199684= 62 span.yiv1219968462MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72;text-decoration:un= derline;}#yiv1219968462 p.yiv1219968462msonormal0, #yiv1219968462 li.yiv121= 9968462msonormal0, #yiv1219968462 div.yiv1219968462msonormal0 {margin-right= :0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12.0pt;}#yiv1219968462 span.yiv1219968462Ema= ilStyle18 {color:windowtext;}#yiv1219968462 .yiv1219968462MsoChpDefault {fo= nt-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv1219968462 {margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0= pt;}#yiv1219968462 div.yiv1219968462WordSection1 {}#yiv1219968462 Where w= ere the Tree Swallows? Paul =C2=A0 =20 On March 5, 2016 at 5:42 PM Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote:=20 =20 Despite the awful consequences from last year=E2=80=99s early arrival, ob= viously the word never got out on the Tree Swallow grape vine about arrivin= g here too early =C2=A0 Keith =C2=A0 From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca= [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of rita.paul@ns.sympatico= .ca Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2016 1:32 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Tree Sparrows =C2=A0 Hi All Today in the snow a li= ttle flock of Tree Sparrows arrived. 8 - 10 as a guess. There was none up= =C2=A0 to now and they are enjoying the seed on the Azalea and Rhodo bush= es. Seems to be more Chickadees also and they too are picking up the seed= s. Oh - Just got my driveway plowed. Good neighbours are always a blessin= g when you get older! Enjoy the snow Paul =20 =20 =C2=A0 =20 ------=_Part_4210555_1418995407.1457224095128 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; f= ont-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id=3D"yui_3_= 16_0_1_1457188912480_42816"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1457188912480_42984">K= eith is probably referring to the extra-early Tree Swallows who arrived las= t year, and never made it, along with the Robins, Woodcock, etc. because of= Old Man Winter refusing to leave... thus those "early birds" weren't able = to pass it on "through the grape-vine" so to speak (whatever communications= birds might use) NOT TO ARRIVE EARLY in Nova Scotia! Applying to all overl= y-optimistic representatives of whatever species. </span></div><div id= =3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1457188912480_42816"><span><br></span></div><div id=3D"yui= _3_16_0_1_1457188912480_42816" dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1457188= 912480_43152">However, today notwithstanding, this Winter, and I daresay th= e Spring to follow, are/will be nothing like last year. Hope this is Winter= 's last skirmish, I still have PTSD from last year. Here I have had no Spri= ng arrivals yet, but I did hear a Saw-whet owl calling from his territory (= same spot as last year) several nights when it was warm last week.<br><br>C= armel Smith<br>Midville, Lunenburg County</span></div> <div class=3D"qtdSep= arateBR"><br><br></div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" style=3D"display: block;= "> <div style=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16= px;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, = Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font= size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> On Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:29 PM, "rita.paul@= ns.sympatico.ca" <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:<br></font></div> = <br><br> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv1219968462"><style t= ype=3D"text/css">#yiv1219968462 #yiv1219968462 -- _filtered #yiv121996846= 2 {} _filtered #yiv1219968462 {font-family:Calibri;} #yiv1219968462 #yiv1219968462 p.yiv1219968462MsoNormal, #yiv1219968462 li.= yiv1219968462MsoNormal, #yiv1219968462 div.yiv1219968462MsoNormal {margin:= 0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;} #yiv1219968462 a:link, #yiv1219968462 span.yiv1219968462MsoHyperlink {colo= r:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv1219968462 a:visited, #yiv1219968462 span.yiv1219968462MsoHyperlinkFoll= owed {color:#954F72;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv1219968462 p.yiv1219968462msonormal0, #yiv1219968462 li.yiv1219968462ms= onormal0, #yiv1219968462 div.yiv1219968462msonormal0 {margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-left:0cm;font-size:12.0pt;} #yiv1219968462 span.yiv1219968462EmailStyle18 {color:windowtext;} #yiv1219968462 .yiv1219968462MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv1219968462 {margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} #yiv1219968462 div.yiv1219968462WordSection1 {} #yiv1219968462 </style><div> =20 <div> Where were the Tree Swallows? </div>=20 <div> Paul </div>=20 <div> </div>=20 <div class=3D"yiv1219968462yqt9278924247" id=3D"yiv1219968462yqt97745"><b= lockquote style=3D"padding-left:10px;margin-left:0px;border-left-color:blue= ;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;position:relative;" type=3D"= cite"> =20 =20 =20 On March 5, 2016 at 5:42 PM Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote: <br clear=3D"none"> <br clear=3D"none">=20 <div class=3D"yiv1219968462WordSection1">=20 <div class=3D"yiv1219968462MsoNormal">