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Last week (1 Sept.) a large coniferous tree in my
neighbourhood was cut down by the property's new owners. I am not
sure what species the tree was - not a native, although it looked
somewhat like an Eastern Hemlock. The tree-cutting fellows thought
it was a cypress, but I don't know. However, it was a big tree, over
two storeys high, was thickly branched with slightly drooping boughs
and feathery branches with fine needles, and was probably, given the
age of houses in the neighbourhood, 60-70 years old. It was in the
back yard of a house just a few doors north of me and I always
enjoyed its presence, as it was one of the few big evergreens
nearby. The birds loved it, especially Black-capped Chickadees, and
during migration or bad weather its dense foliage was a refuge for
many small birds, especially warblers.
I wasn't at home when the tree came down, but a neighbour
who lives across the street told me that when it did, a large number
of bats flew out of it, all at once. She was amazed, as she has
never seen a bat in the neighbourhood. Neither have I. So I am
wondering, could this tree have been used as a temporary roost by
migrating bats?
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
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<x-tab> </x-tab>Last week
(1 Sept.) a large coniferous tree in my neighbourhood was cut down by the
property's new owners. I am not sure what species the tree was -
not a native, although it looked somewhat like an Eastern Hemlock.
The tree-cutting fellows thought it was a cypress, but I don't
know. However, it was a big tree, over two storeys high, was
thickly branched with slightly drooping boughs and feathery branches with
fine needles, and was probably, given the age of houses in the
neighbourhood, 60-70 years old. It was in the back yard of a
house just a few doors north of me and I always enjoyed its presence, as
it was one of the few big evergreens nearby. The birds loved it,
especially Black-capped Chickadees, and during migration or bad weather
its dense foliage was a refuge for many small birds, especially
warblers. <br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>I wasn't
at home when the tree came down, but a neighbour who lives across the
street told me that when it did, a large number of <b>bats</b> flew out
of it, all at once. She was amazed, as she has never seen a bat in
the neighbourhood. Neither have I. So I am wondering, could
this tree have been used as a temporary roost by migrating bats?
<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Patricia
L. Chalmers<br>
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Halifax</body>
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