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Maybe we're also seeing more birds in the Halifax area because there's more=
bugs with the pesticide ban? I'm sure seeing a lot more butterflies flutte=
ring over and around my little back garden in town...
Don't know what the status of white perch is in other lakes Paul but the sm=
all mouth bass have eaten everything in sight at angevine...
> Date: Fri=2C 17 Aug 2012 12:55:14 -0300
> From: soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Halifax Harbour birds
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> Eleanor=2C
> your question is an excellent one. Are there truly more birds around H=
alifax Harbour? I don't think anyone has kept track=2C except possibly the =
annual Christmas Bird Counts. If there are more bird reports=2C it could be=
simply to more reporters.=20
> More people live along the waterfront=3B in Halifax=2C Dartmouth=2C an=
d Bedford=3B than ten years ago. There are some new trails in the area=2C s=
uch as the Dartmouth Harbourfront Trail=2C which also bring more people to =
the water. And birding may be becoming more popular.
> There is also some new roosting habitat=2C such as the new breakwater =
at Kings Wharf in downtown Dartmouth or the faux beach in downtown Halifax =
(Sands at Salter).
> The large concentrations of gulls at discharging combined sewer outlet=
s seem to be history=2C as these outlets now spew raw sewage only after hea=
vy rains when the treatment plants are overwhelmed. And we've had no heavy =
rains lately....
> Dusan Soudek
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> =20
> ---- Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay@eastlink.ca> wrote:=20
> > It seems to me that there are a lot more reports of bird sightings in=20
> > Halifax harbour than in previous years. If this is correct=2C is it sim=
ply=20
> > a trend started by an initial report that reminded everyone to look at=
=20
> > their everyday surroundings=2C or is there actually more bird activity =
in=20
> > the harbour - and if so=2C could it be connected with the harbour clean=
-up?
> >=20
> > Eleanor Lindsay
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Maybe we'=3Bre also seeing mo=
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cide ban? I'=3Bm sure seeing a lot more butterflies fluttering over and =
around my little back garden in town...<br>Don'=3Bt know what the status=
of white perch is in other lakes Paul but the small mouth bass have eaten =
everything in sight at angevine...<br><br>> Date:=3B Fri=2C 17 Aug 2012 =
12:=3B55:=3B14 -0300<br>> From:=3B soudekd@=3Bns.sympatico.ca<b=
r>> To:=3B naturens@=3Bchebucto.ns.ca<br>> Subject:=3B Re:=3B &=
#91=3BNatureNS]=3B Halifax Harbour birds<br>> <br>> Eleanor=2C<br>> y=
our question is an excellent one. Are there truly more birds around Halifax=
Harbour?=3B I don'=3Bt think anyone has kept track=2C except possibl=
y the annual Christmas Bird Counts. If there are more bird reports=2C it co=
uld be simply to more reporters. <br>> More people live along the waterf=
ront;=3B in Halifax=2C Dartmouth=2C and Bedford;=3B than ten years ag=
o. There are some new trails in the area=2C such as the Dartmouth Harbourfr=
ont Trail=2C which also bring more people to the water. And birding may be =
becoming more popular.<br>> There is also some new roosting habitat=2C s=
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beach in downtown Halifax (=3BSands at Salter)=3B.<br>> The large =
concentrations of gulls at discharging combined sewer outlets seem to be hi=
story=2C as these outlets now spew raw sewage only after heavy rains when t=
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=3Bkelindsay@=3Beastlink.ca>=3B wrote:=3B <br>> >=3B It seems t=
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br>> >=3B a trend started by an initial report that reminded everyone to=
look at <br>> >=3B their everyday surroundings=2C or is there actually =
more bird activity in <br>> >=3B the harbour - and if so=2C could it be =
connected with the harbour clean-up?=3B<br>> >=3B <br>> >=3B Elean=
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