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>><https://www.flickr.com/photos/15060588 Not sure, but I believe the NSBS is beginning to address the issue. If not, they should be. Nancy D E Dalhousie, Kings > On Jul 23, 2018, at 5:56 PM, David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > > Hi Donna & All, > I also have had misgivings about the bloated Eagle population. Not to rain on the Eagle tourism parade but the balance of nature fails under thumb pressure. Perhaps someone with suitable contacts could be persuaded to advance this concern. > Yt, DW, Kentville > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Donna Crossland" <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: 7/23/2018 7:42:47 AM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A late Loon chick > >> I have previously questioned whether the winter eagle tourism events could not be as successful with "40" eagles (already impressive in my view) rather than some 400 eagles, which reflects a wildlife population that is obviously out-of-balance, and with impacts to other wildlife populations. The issue is now being noted as problematic elsewhere along the eastern seaboard as our eagles spread out during spring-summer breeding period. >> >> Practices of feeding the growing numbers of eagles will not change apparently by those hired to oversee or regulate such wildlife populations, nor by those hired to regulate farm practices unless some group makes a formal request. (I am only guessing this might help.) It is perhaps only when the gull or corvid populations (that are also farm fed) potentially contaminate a drinking water supply or poultry operation (a predictable biohazard for spreading disease as dense wildlife populations soar), that we may see abrupt changes to industrial farm practices and eventually to eagle populations. >> >> I am watching two osprey nests in the southwest that are doing okay so far, but one of them is located close to a pair of resident eagles on the Annapolis River. Time will tell. >> >> Donna Crossland >> Tupperville >> >> On 2018-07-22 11:20 PM, James Hirtle wrote: >>> The bald eagles have definitely impacted the osprey chicks also this year. I know of two nests so far that the chicks have gone missing. >>> >>> James R. Hirtle >>> LaHave >>> >>> >>> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>on behalf of NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> >>> Sent: July 22, 2018 7:13 AM >>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A late Loon chick >>> >>> Thanks for the info Donna. Lake Torment did not have excessively high water this Spring. I guess the late nesting may have resulted from a failed first nest though. The property owner did not mention another unhatched egg so seems only one was laid. And yes, we have one or more Eagles buzzing the lake. It or they takes ducklings as regular fare. Worrying- much more so than the amount of traffic on the lake. >>> >>> A healthy, almost fully grown family of 8 C Mergansers swam by last week. Nice to know things are OK on that front. >>> >>> Nancy >>> >>> > On Jul 22, 2018, at 12:06 AM, Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca>wrote: >>> > >>> > Thanks for the update on the loon chick, Nancy. That is very late for a new loon chick. It will be interesting to see whether it can mature enough to fledge before freeze up. The size of Torment Lake will help in that regard-later freezing. I know of only two loon chicks as yet in Kejimkujik. They were observed by mid-June. The water remained high in spring and at least one of the usual nesting sites (and very likely many others) in the park remained under water until later in the spring. This may have contributed to the late Lake Torment loon chick, also. >>> > >>> > Hoping it makes it to maturity. The growing population of agro-fed eagles appear to be a growing problem for vulnerable young loon chicks. There are reports from the southwest of eagles attacking at least one juvenile loon after it was quite large in the autumn. >>> > >>> > Donna Crossland >>> > >>> > Tupperville, NS >>> > >>> > >>> > On 2018-07-20 2:43 PM, NancyDowd wrote: >>> >> Yesterday, my neighbours and other lake residents reported to me that a Loon chick had been seen on our lake (they know I am doing the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey).Then I heard the parents wailing loudly around the point and this Loon family swam by! I had pretty much given up on Loons nesting on this lake with so little undeveloped shoreline left. A cottager tells me they nest every year on an “island" off of their property so long as the water is low enough for it to be exposed and remain that way. So not always successful. She also said this chick hatched Tues so only 2 days old in the photos. Hope it grows to a safer size quickly and the Eagles keep away- so vulnerable. >>> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/29660241448/in/dateposted-public/ >>> <Outlook-snqmhuqs.png>Common Loon Family >>> East Dalhousie, Kings Co. 2018-07-19 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/43531915361/in/dateposted-public/ >>> <Outlook-tskptpdl.png>Common Loon Family >>> East Dalhousie, Kings Co. 2018-07-19 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> Nancy D >>> >> E Dalhousie, Kings Co >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > --- >>> > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> Avast | Download Free Antivirus for PC, Mac & Android >>> www.avast.com >>> Protect your devices with the best free antivirus on the market. Download Avast antivirus and anti-spyware protection for your PC, Mac and Android. >>> >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> Virus-free. www.avast.com
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