[NatureNS] Keji Loon Count

Date: Mon, 30 May 2016 15:43:15 -0300 (ADT)
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Well Donna, from memory only a brief ob=
servation on the swallow</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">we saw at Channel Lake.<br/></span>
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   <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>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">but other marks not.<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">We had a lot of&#160; Cliff Swallows at=
 home. Called them Eave Swallows. My father<br/></span>
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   <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>
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   <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>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">water, clay and manure. Seemed like it =
was good building material!<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">English Sparrows chased them away unfor=
tunately.<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">They loved harassing the cats. Dive Bom=
b them&#160; and screech at them. The cats<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">stayed in the barn unless forced to com=
e out.<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">I hope to get back to Channel some day =
- will keep you informed.<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Enjoy the Black Flies<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Paul<br/></span>
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   <!-- <![endif] -->On May 30, 2016 at 10:32 AM Donna Crossland &#60;dcros=
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: &#39=
;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">Thanks, Paul, for the=
 wonderful summary of our spring LoonWatch event.&#160; I=E2=80=99m glad th=
at Pileated didn=E2=80=99t fall on your head.&#160; 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: &#39=
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: &#39=
;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; 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.&#160; It would be wonderful if it was cliff swallows.&#160; 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.&#160; I=E2=80=99ll enter y=
our observations in the park wildlife observation database when I am back t=
omorrow.&#160; The possible Goshawk presence is something to watch for.&#16=
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).&#160; Paul, you wou=
ld know of this better than I would since I wasn=E2=80=99t there then.</spa=
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: &#39=
;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">You=E2=80=99ve put in=
 a good plug for LoonWatch, so it=E2=80=99s an opportunity to add:&#160; We=
 are still looking for more folks to participate in Keji LoonWatch, especia=
lly in the August event when we assess loon chick survivorship.&#160; If an=
yone is interested, just give me a shout at work:&#160; <a href=3D"mailto:d=
onna.crossland@pc.gc.ca">donna.crossland@pc.gc.ca</a> &#160;&#160;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.&#160; 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>=
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