[NatureNS] failure of Bills Island (Wrights Cove, Dartmouth) common tern colony

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From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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The terns seem to move around Dusan.=0AThey seem to know where the bait fis=
h will be.=0AI see a few in Mahone Bay but not many.=0AThanks for the repor=
t=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Dusan Soud=
ek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>=0ATo: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =0ASe=
nt: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 8:20:58 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] failure of Bil=
ls Island (Wrights Cove, Dartmouth) common tern colony=0A =0A=0A =0A=A0=A0 =
Today I re-visited Wrights Cove to check up on =0Athe breeding colony on th=
is tiny treeless islet, easily visible from the =0Amainland off Windmill Rd=
. Unfortunately, there was not a tern in sight. The same =0Asituation as du=
ring my previous visit there about two weeks ago. Even the =0ACanadian Wild=
life Service caution sign is gone from the island.=0A=A0=A0 Until about two=
 years ago the gravelly islet =0Asupported a=A0common tern breeding colony,=
 and at this time of the year there =0Awould have been a cloud of noisy ter=
ns above it.=A0Plus other terns fishing =0Athe shallow waters of Wrights Co=
ve.=0A=A0=A0 Last year the nearby=A0shoreline on the =0Amainland had been b=
ulldozed and infilled with armour stone, in =0Apreparation=A0for the constr=
uction of new houses there. Bills Island is still =0Aintact but now=A0silen=
t. I do wonder whether the terns will ever =0Areturn.=0A=A0=A0 Dusan Soudek
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>The terns =
seem to move around Dusan.</span></div><div><span>They seem to know where t=
he bait fish will be.</span></div><div><span>I see a few in Mahone Bay but =
not many.</span></div><div><span>Thanks for the report</span></div><div><sp=
an>Paul</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div=
><div><br></div>  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new ro=
man', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-fami=
ly: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font=
 size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1">  <b><span style=3D"font-weight:=
bold;">From:</span></b> Dusan Soudek &lt;soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca&gt;<br> <b=
><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> NatureNS &lt;naturens@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca&gt; <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b=
> Wednesday,
 June 6, 2012 8:20:58 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:=
</span></b> [NatureNS] failure of Bills Island (Wrights Cove, Dartmouth) co=
mmon tern colony<br> </font> </div> <br><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-=
control" content=3D"off"><div id=3D"yiv261074915">=0A=0A =0A =0A<style></st=
yle>=0A=0A<div>=0A<div><font size=3D"4">&nbsp;&nbsp; Today I re-visited Wri=
ghts Cove to check up on =0Athe breeding colony on this tiny treeless islet=
, easily visible from the =0Amainland off Windmill Rd. Unfortunately, there=
 was not a tern in sight. The same =0Asituation as during my previous visit=
 there about two weeks ago. Even the =0ACanadian Wildlife Service caution s=
ign is gone from the island.</font></div>=0A<div><font size=3D"4">&nbsp;&nb=
sp; Until about two years ago the gravelly islet =0Asupported a&nbsp;common=
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n a cloud of noisy terns above it.&nbsp;Plus other terns fishing =0Athe sha=
llow waters of Wrights Cove.</font></div>=0A<div><font size=3D"4">&nbsp;&nb=
sp; Last year the nearby&nbsp;shoreline on the =0Amainland had been bulldoz=
ed and infilled with armour stone, in =0Apreparation&nbsp;for the construct=
ion of new houses there. Bills Island is still =0Aintact but now&nbsp;silen=
t. I do wonder whether the terns will ever =0Areturn.</font></div>=0A<div><=
font size=3D"4">&nbsp;&nbsp; Dusan Soudek</font></div></div>=0A</div><meta =
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