Re[2]: [NatureNS] Breeding Bird Survey

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 One of the worst ideas ever has been these "light sculptures" and memorial=
s. At least they could be turned off during migration periods.
Carmel Smith
Midville Branch, NS
    On Monday, June 4, 2018, 8:14:44 p.m. ADT, John Kearney <john.kearney@n=
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 Not that I=E2=80=99m aware of David. Studies have shown that birds need to=
 be within 2 km to be attracted. As for your suggestion, one would have to =
ensure that a wind turbine is not between the bird and the light. Nonethele=
ss a strong light causes bird to circle it continuously, to the point of ex=
haustion. The memorial lights at ground zero in New York have to be turned =
off periodically during the night to allow circling birds to escape.=C2=A0J=
ohn

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On Jun 4, 2018, at 18:58, David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:


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ted the birds ? If so, has anyone tried using lights to divert traffic away=
 from wind towers ?Yt, DW, Kentville
------ Original Message ------From: "John Kearney" <john.kearney@ns.sympati=
co.ca>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.caSent: 6/4/2018 2:50:42 PMSubject: RE: [Nat=
ureNS] Breeding Bird Survey


I think that was a good decision James. Besides the cold, I find that there=
 are still some birds migrating throughout the first week of June. A few ye=
ars ago, someone left a light on at one of the wind farms I was surveying o=
n the night of June 9th. In the morning there were 14 dead birds beneath it=
 comprised of Red-eyed Vireos and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers. These would h=
ave been birds that are still migrating.

John

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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> On Beha=
lf Of James Hirtle
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2018 04:36
To: Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: [NatureNS] Breeding Bird Survey

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I was going to do my breeding bird survey which starts at Jordan Falls, goe=
s into Shelburne and up into Welshtown.=C2=A0 I went out at 03:00 and found=
 that I had to scrape ice off of my windshield.=C2=A0 Who would have though=
t on June 4 that ice would be heavy enough on the windshield so that the wi=
pers 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 an=
d went 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

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I'll focus on the western kingbird later in the morning found by John Robar=
t.=C2=A0 This bird was at the old Kirk's Christmas Tree Yard in Bridgewater=
.=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 sticks =
around.=C2=A0=C2=A0

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I also will be checking out the nesting phoebe and if the eastern bluebird =
pair are still around at Vogler's Cove.=C2=A0=C2=A0

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I think I'll also go out Western Shore way to a location for olive-sided fl=
ycatcher and black-throated blue warblers that traditionally nest there and=
 check that location out.=C2=A0 I'll post my findings later if successful a=
nd will send a report through to Dalhousie University in regards to the oli=
ve-sided flycatcher.=C2=A0 I will need to go back to Wallace Lake to get a =
GPS location=C2=A0for the Canada Warbler for them.=C2=A0=C2=A0

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James R. Hirtle

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                        On Monday, June 4, 2018, 8:14:44 p.m. ADT, John Kea=
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                    <div><div id=3D"yiv4886825763"><div>Not that I=E2=80=99=
m aware of David. Studies have shown that birds need to be within 2 km to b=
e attracted. As for your suggestion, one would have to ensure that a wind t=
urbine is not between the bird and the light. Nonetheless a strong light ca=
uses bird to circle it continuously, to the point of exhaustion. The memori=
al lights at ground zero in New York have to be turned off periodically dur=
ing the night to allow circling birds to escape.&nbsp;<div>John<br clear=3D=
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