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Index of Subjects ---503442473-221657664-1370183489=:76992 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dusan, Blake, all; =C2=A0 About 10 years ago, Bowater Mersey actively spearheaded a campaign to prote= ct the Bank Swallow colony on their property.=C2=A0 They approached the Bir= d Society and worked with us for several years, spending quite a lot of fun= ding on bringing in boulders and putting up signs.=C2=A0 Jonathan Kierstead= , Environmental Supervisor, asked us if we could monitor the site whenever = we were birding and report any problems to him. =C2=A0 About 5 years ago, Jonathan called=C2=A0and asked me to do a survey for a c= ouple of years to detect the presence of swallows.=C2=A0 He said the ATV's = were getting in again, and the banks were eroding; but he couldn't justify = spending any more money on the site if the=C2=A0swallows weren't going to c= ome back.=C2=A0 He had heard and read about the decline of these birds. =C2=A0 I asked a couple of people to help me, including Azor Vienneau who lives cl= ose by and was there quite often.=C2=A0 But as you've indicated, Dusan, the= birds were not there.=C2=A0=C2=A0We didn't think any amount of redefining = vertical banks or keeping out ATV's would have=C2=A0guaranteed=C2=A0the ret= urn of these birds. =C2=A0 Cheers; Suzanne =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A06/1/13, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Sandy Lake (near Tantallon, HRM) bank swallow colon= y ? To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Received: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 6:37 PM Blake, all; =C2=A0=C2=A0 the old Bowater Mersey warning signs are still at the Sandy La= ke sawdust pile, but they haven=E2=80=99t been kept up for years. Most are = on the ground or badly askew. And the messages about =E2=80=98special ecolo= gical site=E2=80=99 or something similar are badly bleached out and only pa= rtially legible. They should be removed. =C2=A0=C2=A0 I remember regularly seeing bank swallow colonies in eroding c= lay banks of local rivers such as the Musquodoboit or the Stewiacke. But, n= ow that I think of it, it=E2=80=99s been many years since I=E2=80=99ve seen= an active local bank swallow colony... =C2=A0=C2=A0 Dusan Soudek =C2=A0 From: Blake Maybank=20 Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 9:44 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Sandy Lake (near Tantallon, HRM) bank swallow colon= y ? =C2=A0 On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 6:16 AM, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wro= te:=20 =C2=A0=C2=A0 But this trenching seems to have stopped years ago, the vertic= al surfaces gradually disappeared, and so have the nesting swallows. I doub= t very much that motorized vehicles are to blame. Does anyone on NatureNS h= ave any information on the above bank swallow colony and on former steps to= maintain it? =C2=A0=C2=A0 Dusan Soudek =C2=A0 The site was reasonably well-protected by Bowater, with large boulders in p= lace that made it awkward for ATV access, and warning signs (since gone, th= ough the boulders remain).=C2=A0=20 =C2=A0 Despite these precautions the colony declined in size, concurrent with the = decline in swallows across the province.=C2=A0 I do not believe the ATVs we= re much to blame.=C2=A0 I saw 8 birds at the colony in 2005, and a single b= ird in 2006.=C2=A0 None since, though I saw a single bird over Sandy Lake i= n 2008. =C2=A0 The piles of sawdust have been used through the years by one or two pair of= kingfishers as well, though I haven't checked recently. =C2=A0 Cheers,=C2=A0=20 =C2=A0 Blake --=20 Blake Maybank White's Lake, Nova Scotia My Blog:=C2=A0 CSI: Life Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club ---503442473-221657664-1370183489=:76992 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Dusan, Blake, all;</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>About 10 years ago, Bowater Mersey actively spearheaded a campaign to = protect the Bank Swallow colony on their property. They approached th= e Bird Society and worked with us for several years, spending quite a lot o= f funding on bringing in boulders and putting up signs. Jonathan Kier= stead, Environmental Supervisor, asked us if we could monitor the site when= ever we were birding and report any problems to him.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>About 5 years ago, Jonathan called and asked me to do a survey fo= r a couple of years to detect the presence of swallows. He said the A= TV's were getting in again, and the banks were eroding; but he couldn't jus= tify spending any more money on the site if the swallows weren't going= to come back. He had heard and read about the decline of these birds= .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I asked a couple of people to help me, including Azor Vienneau who liv= es close by and was there quite often. But as you've indicated, Dusan= , the birds were not there. We didn't think any amount of redefi= ning vertical banks or keeping out ATV's would have guaranteed th= e return of these birds.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Cheers;</DIV> <DIV>Suzanne</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><B> 6/1/13, Dusan Soudek <I><soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca></I></= B> wrote:<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5= px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>= ;<BR>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Sandy Lake (near Tantallon, HRM) bank swallow = colony ?<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>Received: Saturday, June 1, 2013= , 6:37 PM<BR><BR> <DIV id=3Dyiv2084496858> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>Blake, all;</DIV> <DIV> the old Bowater Mersey warning signs are still at the San= dy Lake sawdust pile, but they haven=E2=80=99t been kept up for years. Most= are on the ground or badly askew. And the messages about =E2=80=98special = ecological site=E2=80=99 or something similar are badly bleached out and on= ly partially legible. They should be removed.</DIV> <DIV> I remember regularly seeing bank swallow colonies in erod= ing clay banks of local rivers such as the Musquodoboit or the Stewiacke. B= ut, now that I think of it, it=E2=80=99s been many years since I=E2=80=99ve= seen an active local bank swallow colony...</DIV> <DIV> Dusan Soudek</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: non= e"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=3Dbmaybank@gmail.com href=3D"http://ca.mc1215.ma= il.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dbmaybank@gmail.com" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_b= lank ymailto=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com">Blake Maybank</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 01, 2013 9:44 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca href=3D"http://ca.mc1215= .mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca" rel=3Dnofollow tar= get=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.n= s.ca</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Sandy Lake (near Tantallon, HRM) bank s= wallow colony ?</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: non= e"> <DIV class=3Dyiv2084496858gmail_quote><FONT size=3D4>On Fri, May 17, 2013 a= t 6:16 AM, Dusan Soudek <SPAN dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"http://ca.mc1215.mai= l.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dsoudekd@ns.sympatico.ca" rel=3Dnofollow target= =3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca">soudekd@ns.sympatico.c= a</A>></SPAN> wrote:</FONT>=20 <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0= px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=3Dyiv2084496858gmail_quote> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'"><FONT size=3D4></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> But this trenching seems to have stopped y= ears ago, the vertical surfaces gradually disappeared, and so have the nest= ing swallows. I doubt very much that motorized vehicles are to blame. Does = anyone on NatureNS have any information on the above bank swallow colony an= d on former steps to maintain it?</FONT></DIV><SPAN><FONT color=3D#888888><= FONT size=3D4></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV></FONT></SPAN></D= IV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>The site was reasonably well-protected by Bowater, with= large boulders in place that made it awkward for ATV access, and warning s= igns (since gone, though the boulders remain). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Despite these precautions the colony declined in size, = concurrent with the decline in swallows across the province. I do not= believe the ATVs were much to blame. I saw 8 birds at the colony in = 2005, and a single bird in 2006. None since, though I saw a single bi= rd over Sandy Lake in 2008.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>The piles of sawdust have been used through the years b= y one or two pair of kingfishers as well, though I haven't checked recently= .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Cheers, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Blake</FONT><BR><BR clear=3Dall><BR>-- <BR><FONT size= =3D4><A href=3D"http://ca.mc1215.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dbmaybank@gm= ail.com" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.co= m">Blake Maybank</A><BR>White's Lake, Nova Scotia<BR></FONT><BR><FONT size= =3D4><BR>My Blog: <A href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com/" rel=3Dnofollow= target=3D_blank><B>CSI: Life</B></A><SPAN style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RI= GHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px" class=3Dyiv2084496858wrc0></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MI= N-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN= -HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-= HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-H= EIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HE= IGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEI= GHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIG= HT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: = 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 1= 6px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16= px"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16p= x"></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px= "></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"= ></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px">= </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"><= /SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></= SPAN><BR>Organiser, <A href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" rel=3Dnofol= low target=3D_blank><B>Maritimes Nature Travel Club</B></A><SPAN style=3D"W= IDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px" class=3Dyiv2084496858wrc12><= /SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></= SPAN><SPAN style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN = style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN s= tyle=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN st= yle=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN sty= le=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN styl= e=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style= =3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style= =3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style= =3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style= =3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style= =3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style= =3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN style= =3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px"></SPAN></FONT><BR><= /DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table> ---503442473-221657664-1370183489=:76992--
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