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Our feeders saw a drop in the number of House Sparrows in past years, =
but they have been increasing since. We now have about 30 coming to my =
feeders. They go to the black sunflower feeder and pick up scraps on =
the ground.
Don
Don MacNeill
donmacneill@bellaliant.net
----- Original Message -----=20
From: P.L. Chalmers=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 10:46 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] House Sparrows
John Sollows' remark about House Sparrows reminds me of a belated =
observation I intended to post. =20
I was interested to hear Ian McLaren and James Hirtle interviewed on =
Information Morning two weeks ago concerning the decline of House =
Sparrows. I have walked the same mile-long route to work in the =
mornings for about twenty years. When I first moved here, there were =
five locations along the way where there were resident colonies of House =
Sparrows. Gradually they disappeared. I wanted to confirm my =
impression of this, so I have made a point of observing every day =
recently as I walk, and I haven't seen a single House Sparrow. I know =
there are still a few in the vicinity of the last stop: they must have =
moved to a different feeder just out of range for me, but there have =
been none at the other four stations for some time, despite the fact =
that the people there still feed birds. =20
It is striking how they have declined. I found it difficult to confirm =
their breeding in some of my Atlas squares in Annapolis County a few =
years ago.
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
At 06:00 AM 02/02/2013, you wrote:
Over the past couple or three decades down Yarmouth way, morning doves =
are
one of those species which have gone from being relatively noteworthy =
to
being highly commonplace. More or less the reverse of the house =
sparrow
story!
-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [ =
mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers
Sent: February-01-13 11:30 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Mourning Doves - Can they become pests?
Don,
That's interesting. Your neighbourhood was checked during =
the
Christmas Bird Count, and none were found then. However, in recent =
years
there was a good-sized flock that moved around from the foot of =
Springvale
Avenue to just south of Mount Olivet Cemetery, which isn't all that =
far from
you. I did that area this year, and didn't find them.
Cheers,
Patricia
At 10:45 PM 01/02/2013, you wrote:
>I now have about 16 Mourning Doves coming to my backyard near the=20
>Halifax Shopping Centre (none in previous years). They must be =
making=20
>incursions into the city.
>
>Don
>
>Don MacNeill
>donmacneill@bellaliant.net
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "P.L. Chalmers" <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca>
>To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 9:53 PM
>Subject: [NatureNS] Mourning Doves - Can they become pests?
>
>
>During the recent cold spell I was more generous than usual in =
stocking=20
>my feeders. There was more spillage of seed, and to my surprise I =
now=20
>have up to six Mourning Doves coming to feed. This might not seem=20
>unusual to many of you, but MoDo's are not common on the Halifax=20
>Peninsula. In fact last year was the first time that I had even one =
of =20
>these lovely birds in my yard. In my limited experience of them in=20
>Bedford, they roosted and nested in trees, and were pretty =
unobtrusive. =20
>I was wondering, though, have they become a pest, like pigeons, in=20
>places where they are numerous? Will they roost around buildings?
>
>Patricia L. Chalmers
>Halifax
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Don</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Don MacNeill<BR><A=20
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 02, 2013 10:46 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] House Sparrows</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3D3>John Sollows' remark about House Sparrows =
reminds me=20
of a belated observation I intended to post. <BR><BR>I was =
interested to=20
hear Ian McLaren and James Hirtle interviewed on Information Morning two =
weeks=20
ago concerning the decline of House Sparrows. I have walked the =
same=20
mile-long route to work in the mornings for about twenty years. =
When I=20
first moved here, there were five locations along the way where there =
were=20
resident colonies of House Sparrows. Gradually they =
disappeared. I=20
wanted to confirm my impression of this, so I have made a point of