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------=_Part_2255169_1062334252.1466561196672 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In Cape Breton they are thriving. One of my patients looks like she has mea= sles,she has so many bites,and every time I venture out I am mobbed! Cheers= ,Margaret FraserSydney,NS Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android=20 =20 On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 5:06 pm, James Hirtle<jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrot= e: =20 In my travels this spring I've only had to apply bug repellant about three = or four times. =C2=A0I would say that both blackflies and mosquittos are at= the lowest that I've ever seen them. =C2=A0When I did apply the repellant = they were not bad. =C2=A0 James R. Hirtle LaHave From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha= lf of bdigout <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> Sent: June 20, 2016 3:28 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Golden-crowned Kinglet family group=C2=A0 Hi Susann; =C2=A0 I've been fishing the nearby streams after the rains we had last wee= k, and although I was=C2=A0expecting them, there were absolutely no black f= lies.=C2=A0 This may have been because=C2=A0it was=C2=A0from daybreak until= probably 7:00=C2=A0A.M. although in the past they were quite bad. Billy =C2=A0 BillyOn 20 Jun 2016 07:02, Susann Myers wrote: Pat McKay and I did some woods birding yesterday along the Old Mineville Ro= ad, a very quiet rough track=C2=A0that runs between West Porters Lake and M= ineville, HRM.=C2=A0 In one area there were a lot of Golden-crowned Kinglet= calls, and we saw a group of more than 4=C2=A0kinglets=C2=A0flitting aroun= d in the woods together, feeding and calling.=C2=A0 We couldn't get a good = enough look to confirm fledgling plumage, but this appeared to be a family = group.=C2=A0A little research confirmed that this is the right season for a= first brood of fledglings to be out of the nest and moving about with thei= r parents.=C2=A0Tufts gives=C2=A0April 16 for the average start of nesting = on Wolfville Ridge, and roughly mid-May for the completion of egg laying.= =C2=A0The Birders' Handbook indicates that incubation takes 14-15 days, and= fledging another 14-19; it also indicates that this kinglet=C2=A0typically= has 2 broods.=C2=A0Also notable were a good showing of butterflies and a l= ack of other flying insects - no black flies, and the only mosquitoes that = bothered us were at a salt marsh in the early morning, where we=C2=A0went t= o hear Sora.=C2=A0 Although the day became windy, there was no wind felt do= wn at ground level in the woods.=C2=A0 Are other birders noting this absenc= e of insecs?=C2=A0Cheers,Susann Myers=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =20 ------=_Part_2255169_1062334252.1466561196672 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In Cape Breton they are thriving. One of my patients looks like she has measles,she has so many bites,and every time I venture out I am mobbed! Cheers,<div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_0.665130915818736">Margaret Fraser</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_0.665130915818736">Sydney,NS<br><br><div id="ymail_android_signature">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</div> <br> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;"> <header style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;"> <div>On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 5:06 pm, James Hirtle</div><div><jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote:</div> </header> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:24pt;color:#000000;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p>In my travels this spring I've only had to apply bug repellant about three or four times. I would say that both blackflies and mosquittos are at the lowest that I've ever seen them. When I did apply the repellant they were not bad. </p> <p><br clear="none"> </p> <p>James R. Hirtle</p> <p>LaHave</p> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <div class="yQTDBase yqt5607232918" id="yqt46689"><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <hr tabindex="-1" style="display:inline-block;width:98%;"> <div dir="ltr" id="divRplyFwdMsg"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt;"><b>From:</b> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on behalf of bdigout <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca><br clear="none"> <b>Sent:</b> June 20, 2016 3:28 PM<br clear="none"> <b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br clear="none"> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Golden-crowned Kinglet family group</font> <div> </div> </div> <div> <p>Hi Susann;</p> <p> I've been fishing the nearby streams after the rains we had last week, and although I was expecting them, there were absolutely no black flies. This may have been because it was from daybreak until probably 7:00 A.M. although in the past they were quite bad.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p> </p> <p>BillyOn 20 Jun 2016 07:02, Susann Myers wrote:</p> <blockquote type="cite" style="padding-left:5px;border-left:#1010ff 2px solid;margin-left:5px;width:100%;"> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Pat McKay and I did some woods birding yesterday along the Old Mineville Road, a very quiet rough track that runs between West Porters Lake and Mineville, HRM. In one area there were a lot of Golden-crowned Kinglet calls, and we saw a group of more than 4 kinglets flitting around in the woods together, feeding and calling. We couldn't get a good enough look to confirm fledgling plumage, but this appeared to be a family group.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">A little research confirmed that this is the right season for a first brood of fledglings to be out of the nest and moving about with their parents. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Tufts gives April 16 for the average start of nesting on Wolfville Ridge, and roughly mid-May for the completion of egg laying. <em>The Birders' Handbook</em> indicates that incubation takes 14-15 days, and fledging another 14-19; it also indicates that this kinglet typically has 2 broods.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Also notable were a good showing of butterflies and a lack of other flying insects - no black flies, and the only mosquitoes that bothered us were at a salt marsh in the early morning, where we went to hear Sora. Although the day became windy, there was no wind felt down at ground level in the woods. Are other birders noting this absence of insecs?</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Cheers,</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Susann Myers</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> ------=_Part_2255169_1062334252.1466561196672--
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