[NatureNS] Are Little Blue Herons now breeding in Nova Scotia?

From: David Hughes <dghughes@bellaliant.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:55:19 -0300
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Thanks Susann. I just looked up herons in our Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Be=
havior and I see that is something common to them.=20

David

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> On Jul 10, 2019, at 9:39 PM, susann myers <myerss@eastlink.ca> wrote:
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> 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 north=
wards.  If the adults and first-summer birds disperse from the breeding grou=
nds, this would presumably leave better feeding for the juveniles and perhap=
s increase their survival rates.=20
>=20
> Wind direction and strength likely determine how many reach Nova Scotia in=
 any given year.
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> Cheers,
> Susann
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>> 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 juveni=
le 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.=20=

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>> Nancy
>>=20
>> Sent from my iPad
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>> > On Jul 10, 2019, at 10:52 AM, David Hughes <dghughes@bellaliant.net> wr=
ote:
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>> > Hi,
>> >=20
>> > There have been many posts to the NSBS Facebook showing what seems to b=
e a family of Little Blue Herons with young. My Sibley app shows their summe=
r/breeding range is well south of Nova Scotia.=20
>> >=20
>> > Did a pair actually breed here this year and is this the first known oc=
currence?
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>> > David
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>> > Sent from my iPad

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Thanks Susann. I just looked up herons in o=
ur Sibley Guide to Bird Life &amp; Behavior and I see that is something comm=
on to them.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>David<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignat=
ure" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Jul 10, 2019=
, at 9:39 PM, susann myers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:myerss@eastlink.ca">myerss@=
eastlink.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><div>I read an article this week on Little Blue Herons that explained t=
hey have a post-breeding dispersal, in which many of the herons tend to trav=
el northwards.&nbsp; If the adults and first-summer birds disperse from the b=
reeding grounds, this would presumably leave better feeding for the juvenile=
s and perhaps increase their survival rates.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>=
Wind direction and strength likely determine how many reach Nova Scotia in a=
ny given year.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Susann</div><div><=
br></div><span>On 07/10/19 12:01 PM, <b class=3D"name">nancy dowd </b> &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</=
span><blockquote cite=3D"mid:C4C90984-AE1B-4D28-95F5-9CF7291E0510@gmail.com"=
 class=3D"iwcQuote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid #00F; padding-left: 13px=
; margin-left: 0;" type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"mimetype-text-plain">The splo=
tchy immature being seen would have been born last year. A juvenile from thi=
s 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. <br><br>Nan=
cy<br><br>Sent from my iPad<br><br>&gt; On Jul 10, 2019, at 10:52 AM, David H=
ughes &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dghughes@bellaliant.net">dghughes@bellaliant.net=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Hi,<br>&gt; <br>&gt; There have been many p=
osts to the NSBS Facebook showing what seems to be a family of Little Blue H=
erons with young. My Sibley app shows their summer/breeding range is well so=
uth of Nova Scotia. <br>&gt; <br>&gt; Did a pair actually breed here this ye=
ar and is this the first known occurrence?<br>&gt; <br>&gt; David<br>&gt; <b=
r>&gt; Sent from my iPad<br></div></blockquote>
</div></blockquote></div></body></html>=

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