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Hopefully, the sewage and tar ponds effluent weren=E2=80=99t harmful.
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca On Behalf Of Parker Donham
Sent: April 11, 2020 6:33 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] corvidae: grackles in downtown Dartmouth
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For the many, many years that Sydney fought over how to clean up the Tar =
Ponds, the public was excluded by a tall, chain link fence. Wildlife =
soon realized there was no danger of encountering people in this =
exclosure, a tidal estuary enriched by a constant infusion of raw sewage =
from about half the city. It soon became a hotspot for shorebirds and =
other wildlife.
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On Sat., Apr. 11, 2020, 5:13 p.m. nancy dowd, <nancypdowd@gmail.com =
<mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com> > wrote:
It is interesting to consider if and how breeding distribution of some =
birds might differ due to the enforced lack of disturbance in our large =
parks and beaches this spring and summer. For example, will Piping =
Plovers have a more successful nesting season?
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Nancy D
Sent from my iPad
On Apr 11, 2020, at 3:23 PM, dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca =
<mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
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In addition to our usual backyard flocks of blue jays, starlings, and =
crows, we now have a sizeable flock of grackles. We=E2=80=99ve counted =
6, and they=E2=80=99re flying in and out of a spruce which is always a =
favorite nesting site for various birds. We=E2=80=99re pretty sure =
there are more than 6.
I imagine the birds and other urban wildlife must be having a great =
spring, with the reduction in noise and air pollution. We have some new =
neighbors who have put out feeders as well.
This =E2=80=9Cwildlife=E2=80=9D is also enjoying the relative quiet.
Jane Schlosberg
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class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span =
lang=3DEN-US> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <b>On Behalf Of </b>Parker =
Donham<br><b>Sent:</b> April 11, 2020 6:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] corvidae: =
grackles in downtown Dartmouth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>For the =
many, many years that Sydney fought over how to clean up the Tar Ponds, =
the public was excluded by a tall, chain link fence. Wildlife soon =
realized there was no danger of encountering people in this exclosure, a =
tidal estuary enriched by a constant infusion of raw sewage from about =
half the city. It soon became a hotspot for shorebirds and other =
wildlife.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Sat., Apr. 11, 2020, 5:13 p.m. nancy dowd, <<a =
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is interesting to consider if and how breeding distribution of some =
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Plovers have a more successful nesting season?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
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style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Apr 11, 2020, at 3:23 PM, <a =
href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</a> =
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