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s=3DMsoNormal>Hi Nancy:&am ------=_Part_2718114_1638563176.1563734257904 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The nest I think you are referring to was south of the highway on Mill lake= below the dam and spillway. The loons nested there year after year until t= he year that=C2=A0 the lake level was drastically lowered to work on the hy= dro system down by Route 3. That was well before the current construction. = The lake level did go up again but the loons did not return.Peter StowHubba= rds In a message dated 2019-07-21 3:20:52 PM Atlantic Standard Time, jrhbirder@= hotmail.com writes: I seem to remember that they put a loon nesting platform in place beside th= e road just outside of Hammond's Plains by the dam where they are now doing= construction.=C2=A0 This was a number of years=C2=A0 ago.=C2=A0 The loons = were successful nesting on the platform that year.=C2=A0 I believe it is ar= ound Pockwash or something like that. James R. HirtleLaHave=C2=A0 From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha= lf of Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> Sent: July 21, 2019 1:53 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Loon platform success so far Hi Nancy:=C2=A0 Your update on the loon platform is of interest.=C2=A0 I be= lieve=20 it may be only the 2nd occurrence of a loon nesting platform being=20 occupied by loons in NS.=C2=A0 It's interesting that the Canada Goose 'brok= e=20 it in' a bit.=C2=A0 Maybe that helped instill confidence.=C2=A0 MTRI has ha= d a=20 project of producing loon platforms, but so far occupancy has been=20 limited to just one lake.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I'd be interested to see a photo of t= he loon=20 platform on Lake Torment.=C2=A0 I can wait until the loon is off the nest t= o=20 see the 'setup', in case you are out with camera in hand, Nancy. Of additional interest is the late nesting of loons.=C2=A0 That is also my= =20 impression of what may be occurring with some of the loon population in=20 Kejimkujik this year.=C2=A0 High waters may have delayed exposure of nest= =20 sites on several lakes.=C2=A0 It will be interesting to follow the=20 survivorship of potentially late-hatching loon chicks. Thanks for the update. Donna Crossland On 2019-07-17 11:11 a.m., nancy dowd wrote: > A person on L Torment, E Dalhousie, Kings Co, decided to install a floati= ng Loon nesting platform he got from DNR this year. The latter suggested he= install it near the island where they=E2=80=99ve nested in the past and so= he did. This =E2=80=9Cisland=E2=80=9D only emerges if the water is low eno= ugh. This year the water levels here are quite high so it is still underwat= er. The platform went in in May and Canada Geese promptly occupied it and r= aised a family. Once they were gone the Loons did seem to notice it, probab= ly because they were looking for their usual nesting site. I hear that a Lo= on has been on the platform full time for 1-2 weeks so presumably sitting o= n eggs. If all goes well and a chick (or chicks) hatches this will be a ver= y late little Loon (into Aug). Seems at least 12 weeks are necessary to get= young to the stage of self-sufficiency so possible. > > Nancy D > > Sent from my iPad > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus | | Virus-free. www.avast.com | ------=_Part_2718114_1638563176.1563734257904 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div> <div class=3D"userEdit" style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;= font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"> <div><span style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 2pt; color: #000000;">The nest I think you are referring to was south of th= e highway on Mill lake below the dam and spillway. The loons nested there y= ear after year until the year that the lake level was drastically low= ered to work on the hydro system down by Route 3. That was well before the = current construction. The lake level did go up again but the loons did not = return.</span></div> <div><span style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 2pt; color: #000000;">Peter Stow</span></div> <div><span style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 2pt; color: #000000;">Hubbards</span></div> <div><span style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 0pt; color: #000000;"><br></span></div> </div> In a message dated 2019-07-21 3:20:52 PM Atlantic Standard Time, jrhbirder@= hotmail.com writes: <div><br></div> <div class=3D"quotedReply"> <blockquote style=3D"padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: blue= 2px solid;"> <div id=3D"yiv4732306454"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;= color: #000000;">I seem to remember that they put a loon nesting platform = in place beside the road just outside of Hammond's Plains by the dam where = they are now doing construction. This was a number of years ago= . The loons were successful nesting on the platform that year. = I believe it is around Pockwash or something like that.<br></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;= color: #000000;"><br></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;= color: #000000;">James R. Hirtle</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;= color: #000000;">LaHave <br></div> <div> <div id=3D"yiv4732306454appendonsend"><br></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;= color: #000000;"><br></div> <hr style=3D"display: inline-block; width: 98%;" tabindex=3D"-1"> <div id=3D"yiv4732306454yqt11298" class=3D"yiv4732306454yqt6313305170"> <div id=3D"yiv4732306454divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"font-size= : 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>From:</s= trong> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" r= el=3D"noopener noreferrer">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <naturens-o= wner@chebucto.ns.ca> on behalf of Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlin= k.ca><br clear=3D"none"><strong>Sent:</strong> July 21, 2019 1:53 PM<br = clear=3D"none"><strong>To:</stro