[NatureNS] re crow roosts, Kentville & The Phoenix Wailer & Hfx. & MSVU roost

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Thanks, Randy -- no surprise that my memory was faulty!  Jim in =20
Wolfville.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Milton, Randy G" <MILTONGR@gov.ns.ca>
> Date: January 23, 2013 6:04:17 PM AST
> To: "'James W. Wolford'" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: RE: re Kentville & The Phoenix Wailer & Hfx. & MSVU roost
>
> Hello Jim,
>
> I do not know how the number of 40,000 for Kentville was arrived at =20=

> but it does seem high compared to the number we recorded at the =20
> central roost on Boot Island in the late 1970=92s.  At that time, =20
> numbers peaked at 25,000 =96 27,000 in each of several years.  In =20
> reference to the roost at the Mount, we know there was a roost in =20
> the area of Bedford Basin as well as in Berwick, New Glasgow, and =20
> several locations along the south shore at the same time the roost =20
> was being used on Boot Island.
>
> In reference to the note in the Register/Advertiser, the Department =20=

> of Natural Resources does not have a crow eradication program, nor =20
> will the Department undertake the removal of crows that are =20
> disturbing residents.  If they become a problem, the Department =20
> will provide advice and direct the individual to contact a nuisance =20=

> wildlife operator for assistance at their own expense.
>
> Regards
>
> Randy
>
> From: James W. Wolford [mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca]
> Sent: January-23-13 4:28 PM
> To: NatureNS
> Cc: Milton, Randy G
> Subject: re Kentville & The Phoenix Wailer & Hfx. & MSVU roost
>
> Interesting thread started by James Churchill -- I think the figure =20=

> of 40,000 crows for Kentville a long time ago was bogus, based =20
> probably on the highest count ever gotten by Randy Milton when he =20
> had teams of people counting the incoming birds from all directions =20=

> at dusk as they homed in on their long-time roost on Boot Island =20
> off ne. Grand Pre.  Perhaps Randy can confirm this for the =20
> mid-1970s?, and maybe Richard Stern or someone else can comment on =20
> any real counts attempted later in Kentville, where a couple of =20
> Phoenix Wailers (invented in Truro area?) were used for a long time =20=

> and moved around with the changing roost locations within Kentville.
>
> The last thing I recall hearing more recently about crow roosts in =20
> towns was for the pines? in a park in Berwick? and/or Aylesford??
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>
> From: Bob McDonald <bobathome83@gmail.com>
> Date: January 23, 2013 3:40:16 PM AST
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Cc: Bob McDonald <bobathome83@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] The Phoenix Wailer
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Hmmm....  That's just about the time when the number of crows at =20
> the Mount started to increase significantly.  But the number at =20
> MSVU is much smaller - more like ~7500 at last count.  I wonder how =20=

> widely they might have dispersed?
>
> Bob McDonald
> Halifax
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Churchill
> To: naturens
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:07 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] The Phoenix Wailer
>
> an excerpt from the Register/Advertiser Justice section:
>
>
> Crows a concern
> After a couple of complaints about a murder of crows, the village =20
> of New Minas tried firing some blanks last week to disperse the birds.
> On Jan. 11, a village resident called police to report hearing =20
> gunshots near the Empire Theatre.
> Superintendent of works Peter Pothier said Monday that the village =20
> does not have a crow eradication program and any resident disturbed =20=

> by the birds should contact the province=92s natural resources =20
> department.
> As many as 40,000 crows were plaguing the town of Kentville =20
> approximately 17 years ago. Eventually, the Phoenix Wailer, a =20
> device that emits random sounds, was used successfully.
>
> --=20
> James Churchill
> Kentville, Nova Scotia
> Email: jameslchurchill@gmail.com
> Phone (h): (902) 681-2374
> Skype: jameslchurchill
>
>
>


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Thanks, Randy -- no surprise that my memory was faulty! &nbsp;Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica">"Milton, Randy G" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:MILTONGR@gov.ns.ca">MILTONGR@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;</font></div>=
<div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica">January 23, 2013 6:04:17 PM AST</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"'James =
W. Wolford'" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</fon=
t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: re Kentville &amp; The Phoenix =
Wailer &amp; Hfx. &amp; MSVU roost</b></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: =
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none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; =
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0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: =
auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div =
class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; "><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; ">Hello Jim,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I do not know how the number =
of 40,000 for Kentville was arrived at but it does seem high compared to =
the number we recorded at the central roost on Boot Island in the late =
1970=92s.&nbsp; At that time, numbers peaked at 25,000 =96 27,000 in =
each of several years.&nbsp; In reference to the roost at the Mount, we =
know there was a roost in the area of Bedford Basin as well as in =
Berwick, New Glasgow, and several locations along the south shore at the =
same time the roost was being used on Boot =
Island.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">In reference to the note in =
the Register/Advertiser, the Department of Natural Resources does not =
have a crow eradication program, nor will the Department undertake the =
removal of crows that are disturbing residents.&nbsp; If they become a =
problem, the Department will provide advice and direct the individual to =
contact a nuisance wildlife operator for assistance at their own =
expense.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
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"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
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"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
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12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
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">Randy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
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"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div><div style=3D"border-right-style: =
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Roman', serif; "><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>James W. Wolford [<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>]<=
span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br><b>Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>January-23-13 4:28 =
PM<br><b>To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>NatureNS<br><b>Cc:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Milton, Randy =
G<br><b>Subject:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>re =
Kentville &amp; The Phoenix Wailer &amp; Hfx. &amp; MSVU =
roost<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: =
0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Interesting thread started by =
James Churchill -- I think the figure of 40,000 crows for Kentville a =
long time ago was bogus, based probably on the highest count ever gotten =
by Randy Milton when he had teams of people counting the incoming birds =
from all directions at dusk as they homed in on their long-time roost on =
Boot Island off ne. Grand Pre. &nbsp;Perhaps Randy can confirm this for =
the mid-1970s?, and maybe Richard Stern or someone else can comment on =
any real counts attempted later in Kentville, where a couple of Phoenix =
Wailers (invented in Truro area?) were used for a long time and moved =
around with the changing roost locations within =
Kentville.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">The last thing I recall =
hearing more recently about crow roosts in towns was for the pines? in a =
park in Berwick? and/or Aylesford??<o:p></o:p></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Cheers from =
Jim in Wolfville.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Begin forwarded =
message:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
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black; ">From:<span =
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style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Bob =
McDonald &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bobathome83@gmail.com" style=3D"color: =
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">bobathome83@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div =
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23, 2013 3:40:16 PM AST</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div =
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sans-serif; color: black; ">To:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></b><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" style=3D"color: blue; =
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">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div =
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sans-serif; color: black; ">Cc:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></b><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Bob =
McDonald &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bobathome83@gmail.com" style=3D"color: =
blue; text-decoration: underline; =
">bobathome83@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div =
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serif; "><b><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, =
sans-serif; color: black; ">Subject:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></b><b><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Re: =
[NatureNS] The Phoenix Wailer</span></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; "><b><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, =
sans-serif; color: black; ">Reply-To:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></b><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" style=3D"color: blue; =
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">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div =
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serif; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span =
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">Hmmm....&nbsp; That's just about the time when the number of crows at =
the Mount started to increase significantly.&nbsp; But the =
number&nbsp;at MSVU&nbsp;is much smaller - more like ~7500 at last =
count.&nbsp; I wonder how widely they might have dispersed?</span><span =
style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: =
black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span =
style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: =
black; ">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; =
color: black; ">Bob McDonald</span><span style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; =
font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; =
"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
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12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; =
">Halifax</span><span style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: =
Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; =
"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
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Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: =
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background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); "><b><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; =
">From:</span></b><span class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; =
">&nbsp;</span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><a =
href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" =
title=3D"jameslchurchill@gmail.com" style=3D"color: blue; =
text-decoration: underline; ">James =
Churchill</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; =
">To:</span></b><span class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; =
">&nbsp;</span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; =
">naturens</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top:=
 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; =
">Sent:</span></b><span class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; =
">&nbsp;</span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:07 =
PM<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; =
">Subject:</span></b><span class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; =
">&nbsp;</span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">[NatureNS] The Phoenix =
Wailer<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span =
style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: =
black; ">an excerpt from the Register/Advertiser Justice =
section:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; =
">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; =
margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div></div><div><div style=3D"border-width: =
initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: =
0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; =
border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; =
border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; =
border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; =
border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; =
background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: =
rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">Crows a =
concern<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"border-width: =
initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: =
0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; =
border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; =
border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; =
border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; =
border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; =
background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: =
rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">After a couple of =
complaints about a murder of crows, the village of New Minas tried =
firing some blanks last week to disperse the =
birds.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"border-width: initial; =
border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0cm; =
padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; =
border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; =
border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; =
border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; =
border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; =
background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: =
rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">On Jan. 11, a village =
resident called police to report hearing gunshots near the Empire =
Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"border-width: =
initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: =
0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; =
border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; =
border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; =
border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; =
border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; =
background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: =
rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">Superintendent of works =
Peter Pothier said Monday that the village does not have a crow =
eradication program and any resident disturbed by the birds should =
contact the province=92s natural resources =
department.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"border-width: =
initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: =
0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 11pt; padding-left: 0cm; =
border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; =
border-left-style: initial; border-left-color: initial; =
border-top-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; =
border-right-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; "><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; =
background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: =
rgb(170, 170, 170); "><span style=3D"font-size: 19pt; font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); ">As many as 40,000 crows =
were plaguing the town of Kentville approximately 17 years ago. =
Eventually, the Phoenix Wailer, a device that emits random sounds, was =
used successfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, =
sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div></div><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; =
margin-bottom: 13.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: =
'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 13.5pt; =
font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; ">--<span =
class=3D"apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>James =
Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br>Email:<span =
class=3D"apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" =
style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; =
">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br>Phone (h): (902) 681-2374<br>Skype: =
jameslchurchill<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquot=
e></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: =
0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman', serif; =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br><=
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