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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_czSO2NN2LwSVubtgq1WUbQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline I read an article this week on Little Blue Herons that explained they have a post-breeding dispersal, in which many of the herons tend to travel northwards. If the adults and first-summer birds disperse from the breeding grounds, this would presumably leave better feeding for the juveniles and perhaps increase their survival rates. Wind direction and strength likely determine how many reach Nova Scotia in any given year. Cheers, Susann <signaturebeforequotedtext></signaturebeforequotedtext> On 07/10/19 12:01 PM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > > The splotchy immature being seen would have been born last year. A juvenile from this season would still be all white. Basing this on my Sibley Guide. So may or may not be a family. Possibly just a group of wandering adults. > > Nancy > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jul 10, 2019, at 10:52 AM, David Hughes <dghughes@bellaliant.net> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > There have been many posts to the NSBS Facebook showing what seems to be a family of Little Blue Herons with young. My Sibley app shows their summer/breeding range is well south of Nova Scotia. > > > > Did a pair actually breed here this year and is this the first known occurrence? > > > > David > > > > Sent from my iPad > <signatureafterquotedtext></signatureafterquotedtext> --Boundary_(ID_czSO2NN2LwSVubtgq1WUbQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline =3Cdiv=3EI read an article this week on Little Blue Herons that explaine= d they have a post-breeding dispersal=2C in which many of the herons ten= d to travel northwards=2E=C2=A0 If the adults and first-summer birds dis= perse from the breeding grounds=2C this would presumably leave better fe= eding for the juveniles and perhaps increase their survival rates=2E=C2=A0= =3C/div=3E=3Cdiv=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3C/div=3E=3Cdiv=3EWind direction and stren= gth likely determine how many reach Nova Scotia in any given year=2E=3C/= div=3E=3Cdiv=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3C/div=3E=3Cdiv=3ECheers=2C=3C/div=3E=3Cdiv=3E= Susann=3C/div=3E=3Cdiv =3E=3Cbr /=3E=3C/div=3E=3Cspan=3EOn 07/10/19 12=3A= 01 PM=2C =3Cb class=3D=22name=22=3Enancy dowd =3C/b=3E =26lt=3Bnancypdow= d=40gmail=2Ecom=26gt=3B wrote=3A=3C/span=3E=3Cblockquote cite=3D=22mid=3A= C4C90984-AE1B-4D28-95F5-9CF7291E0510=40gmail=2Ecom=22 class=3D=22iwcQuot= e=22 style=3D=22border-left=3A 1px solid =2300F=3B padding-left=3A 13px=3B= margin-left=3A 0=3B=22 type=3D=22cite=22=3E=3Cdiv class=3D=22mimetype-t= ext-plain=22=3EThe splotchy immature being seen would have been born las= t year=2E A juvenile from this season would still be all white=2E Basing= this on my Sibley Guide=2E So may or may not be a family=2E Possibly ju= st a group of wandering adults=2E =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3ENancy=3Cbr /=3E=3C= br /=3ESent from my iPad=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B On Jul 10=2C 2019=2C= at 10=3A52 AM=2C David Hughes =26lt=3Bdghughes=40bellaliant=2Enet=26gt=3B= wrote=3A=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B Hi=2C=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3C= br /=3E=26gt=3B There have been many posts to the NSBS Facebook showing = what seems to be a family of Little Blue Herons with young=2E My Sibley = app shows their summer/breeding range is well south of Nova Scotia=2E =3C= br /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B Did a pair actually breed here this y= ear and is this the first known occurrence=3F=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E= =26gt=3B David=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B Sent from my iPad=3C= br /=3E=3C/div=3E=3C/blockquote=3E --Boundary_(ID_czSO2NN2LwSVubtgq1WUbQ)--
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