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Hi John & All,
Are you saying that a light near a wind tower attracted the birds ?=20
If so, has anyone tried using lights to divert traffic away from wind=20
towers ?
Yt, DW, Kentville
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From: "John Kearney" <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: 6/4/2018 2:50:42 PM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Breeding Bird Survey
>I think that was a good decision James. Besides the cold, I find that=20
>there are still some birds migrating throughout the first week of June.=20
>A few years ago, someone left a light on at one of the wind farms I was=20
>surveying on the night of June 9th. In the morning there were 14 dead=20
>birds beneath it comprised of Red-eyed Vireos and Yellow-bellied=20
>Flycatchers. These would have been birds that are still migrating.
>
>John
>
>
>
>From:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> On=20
>Behalf Of James Hirtle
>Sent: Monday, June 04, 2018 04:36
>To: Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>Subject: [NatureNS] Breeding Bird Survey
>
>
>
>I was going to do my breeding bird survey which starts at Jordan Falls,=20
>goes into Shelburne and up into Welshtown. I went out at 03:00 and=20
>found that I had to scrape ice off of my windshield. Who would have=20
>thought on June 4 that ice would be heavy enough on the windshield so=20
>that the wipers would not remove it. Anyhow, I set off and went about=20
>a quarter of the way and thought to myself, what am I doing? I turned=20
>around and went back home and will run the route later in the month=20
>when the weather is warmer and the birds will be singing and calling as=20
>they normally would. The cold would not have made it a valid census.
>
>
>
>I'll focus on the western kingbird later in the morning found by John=20
>Robart. This bird was at the old Kirk's Christmas Tree Yard in=20
>Bridgewater. It is at the end of the Glenn Alen Subdivision across=20
>from the ball field. It is an area that provides public access if the=20
>bird sticks around.
>
>
>
>I also will be checking out the nesting phoebe and if the eastern=20
>bluebird pair are still around at Vogler's Cove.
>
>
>
>I think I'll also go out Western Shore way to a location for=20
>olive-sided flycatcher and black-throated blue warblers that=20
>traditionally nest there and check that location out. I'll post my=20
>findings later if successful and will send a report through to=20
>Dalhousie University in regards to the olive-sided flycatcher. I will=20
>need to go back to Wallace Lake to get a GPS location for the Canada=20
>Warbler for them.
>
>
>
>James R. Hirtle
>
>LaHave
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v>Hi John & All,</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Are you saying that a light ne=
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to divert traffic away from wind towers ?</div><div>Yt, DW, Kentville</div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>------ Original Message ------</div>
<div>From: "John Kearney" <<a href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.c=
a">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></div>
<div>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
</a></div>
<div>Sent: 6/4/2018 2:50:42 PM</div>
<div>Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Breeding Bird Survey</div><div><br /></div>
<div id=3D"x9f30044a99e34b5"><blockquote cite=3D"001d01d3fc2c$8f0a3dd0$ad1e=
b970$@ns.sympatico.ca" type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite2">
<div class=3D"WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I think that was a good=
decision James. Besides the cold, I find that there are still some birds mi=
grating throughout the first week of June. A few years ago, someone left a=
light on at one of the wind farms I was surveying on the night of June 9<su=
p>th</sup>. In the morning there were 14 dead birds beneath it comprised of =
Red-eyed Vireos and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers. These would have been bird=
s that are still migrating.<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal">John<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown">=C2=A0</o:p></p><div><div style=3D"border:none;bor=
der-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US"> <a href=3D=
"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.=
ns.ca</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Hirtle<br /><b>Sent:</b> Monday, Ju=
ne 04, 2018 04:36<br /><b>To:</b> Naturens Naturens <<a href=3D"mailto:n=
aturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br /><b>Subject:</b=
> [NatureNS] Breeding Bird Survey<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p=
></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown">=C2=A0</o:p><=
/p><div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper"><p><span style=3D"font-size: 24pt;">I w=
as going to do my breeding bird survey which starts at Jordan Falls, goes i=
nto Shelburne and up into Welshtown.=C2=A0 I went out at 03:00 and found th=
at I had to scrape ice off of my windshield.=C2=A0 Who would have thought o=
n June 4 that ice would be heavy enough on the windshield so that the wiper=
s would not remove it.=C2=A0 Anyhow, I set off and went about a quarter of=
the way and thought to myself, what am I doing?=C2=A0 I turned around and w=
ent back home and will run the route later in the month when the weather is =
warmer and the birds will be singing and calling as they normally would.=
=C2=A0 The cold would not have made it a valid census.=C2=A0=C2=A0<o:p xmln=
s:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 24pt;"><o:p=
xmlns:o=3D"#unknown">=C2=A0</o:p></span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 24=
pt;">I'll focus on the western kingbird later in the morning found by John=
Robart.=C2=A0 This bird was at the old Kirk's Christmas Tree Yard in Bridge=
water.=C2=A0 It is at the end of the Glenn Alen Subdivision across from the =
ball field.=C2=A0 It is an area that provides public access if the bird st=
icks around.=C2=A0=C2=A0<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p><p><span =
style=3D"font-size: 24pt;"><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown">=C2=A0</o:p></span></=
p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 24pt;">I also will be checking out the nesti=
ng phoebe and if the eastern bluebird pair are still around at Vogler's Cov=
e.=C2=A0=C2=A0<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p><p><span style=3D"=
font-size: 24pt;"><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown">=C2=A0</o:p></span></p><p><span =
style=3D"font-size: 24pt;">I think I'll also go out Western Shore way to a =
location for olive-sided flycatcher and black-throated blue warblers that=
traditionally nest there and check that location out.=C2=A0 I'll post my fi=
ndings later if successful and will send a report through to Dalhousie Univ=
ersity in regards to the olive-sided flycatcher.=C2=A0 I will need to go ba=
ck to Wallace Lake to get a GPS location=C2=A0for the Canada Warbler for th=
em.=C2=A0=C2=A0<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p><p><span style=3D=
"font-size: 24pt;"><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown">=C2=A0</o:p></span></p><p><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 24pt;">James R. Hirtle<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p=
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