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D'><o:p>&n <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org= /TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"><html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xht= ml"><head> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type= "/> =20 <style type=3D"text/css"><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-fa= mily: "Cambria Math"; } @font-face {font-family: Calibri; } @font-face {font-family: Tahoma; } /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:= 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: "Times New= Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: = underline;} span.EmailStyle17 { font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: #1F497D= ;} .MsoChpDefault { font-size: 10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 { margin: 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {} --></style> =20 </head><body style=3D""> =20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Well Donna, from memory only a brief ob= servation on the swallow</span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">we saw at Channel Lake.<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">It was a small, short swallow with a re= ddish rump. The rump was easy to see<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">but other marks not.<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">We had a lot of  Cliff Swallows at= home. Called them Eave Swallows. My father<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">put up boards under the eaves of the ba= rns and dozens of them would nest there.<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">They liked near the pump where the catt= le made a mud puddle - sort of a mix of<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">water, clay and manure. Seemed like it = was good building material!<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">English Sparrows chased them away unfor= tunately.<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">They loved harassing the cats. Dive Bom= b them  and screech at them. The cats<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">stayed in the barn unless forced to com= e out.<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">I hope to get back to Channel some day = - will keep you informed.<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Enjoy the Black Flies<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Paul<br/></span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;"> </span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;"> </span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;"> </span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;"> </span> </div>=20 <blockquote style=3D"padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-co= lor: blue; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; position: rela= tive;" type=3D"cite"> <!-- [if gte mso 9]> --> <!-- <![endif] --> <!-- [if gte mso 9]> --> <!-- <![endif] -->On May 30, 2016 at 10:32 AM Donna Crossland <dcros= sland@eastlink.ca> wrote: <br/> <br/>=20 <div class=3D"WordSection1">=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: '= ;Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Thanks, Paul, for the= wonderful summary of our spring LoonWatch event.  I=E2=80=99m glad th= at Pileated didn=E2=80=99t fall on your head.  I=E2=80=99ve never hear= d their flight being described that way, but you=E2=80=99re right, it does = kind of look precarious. </span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: '= ;Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: '= ;Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">We=E2=80=99ll have to= go back to that rock in Channel Lake and see what swallow species is nesti= ng there.  It would be wonderful if it was cliff swallows.  I mis= s the colony we used to have under the eaves of my father=E2=80=99s barn.&#= 160; The wood duck is an excellent sighting too.  I=E2=80=99ll enter y= our observations in the park wildlife observation database when I am back t= omorrow.  The possible Goshawk presence is something to watch for.= 0; We seem to have far fewer than we used to (back when sometimes trails we= re closed due to an aggressive Goshawk nesting nearby).  Paul, you wou= ld know of this better than I would since I wasn=E2=80=99t there then.</spa= n></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: '= ;Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: '= ;Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">You=E2=80=99ve put in= a good plug for LoonWatch, so it=E2=80=99s an opportunity to add:  We= are still looking for more folks to participate in Keji LoonWatch, especia= lly in the August event when we assess loon chick survivorship.  If an= yone is interested, just give me a shout at work:  <a href=3D"mailto:d= onna.crossland@pc.gc.ca">donna.crossland@pc.gc.ca</a>   It=E2=80= =99s a free entrance day for all LoonWatch volunteers and there are 3 free = canoes to lend out at Jake=E2=80=99s Landing, in addition to the canoes ava= ilable for use that we stash on some lakes to aid with LoonWatch.  We = aim to please, and it=E2=80=99s a good chance to drive into the south end o= f Keji without doing all of that portaging and paddle a remote lake.</span>= </p>=20 <p class=3