[NatureNS] Bird Song in NS

From: "Sylvia Fullerton" <sfullert@dal.ca>
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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:47:06 -0400
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Lance, I agree that there has been a notable decline in bird song at =
least in Lunenburg Co. Comparing this year's song to the five years of =
almost daily atlassing shows a significant fall-off.

During the NS Migration Count and through much of May there seemed to be =
much more song, but that disappeared in June. There are still common =
breeders such as Blue-headed Vireos, Yellow Warblers, Parulas, Hermit =
Thrushes, Alder Flycatchers, etc.but mostly absent are Black & White, =
Water Thrushes, Black-throated Greens, Ruby-crowns, Winter Wrens, for =
example, which were plentiful in May. The cold and wet spring may be =
partially responsible, for instance two pairs of Tree Swallows which had =
been bringing nesting material eventually deserted during the cold and =
wet period, the first time this has happened in many years of nesting. =
And the dawn chorus is indeed practically non-existent.

It's all very disturbing.

Sylvia Fullerton
Broad Cove, Lun. Co.
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Lance, I&nbsp;agree that there has been =
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decline in bird song at least in Lunenburg Co. Comparing this year's =
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five years of almost daily atlassing shows a significant =
fall-off.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>During the NS Migration Count and =
through much of=20
May there seemed to be much more song, but that disappeared in June. =
There are=20
still common breeders such as Blue-headed Vireos, Yellow Warblers, =
Parulas,=20
Hermit Thrushes,&nbsp;Alder Flycatchers,&nbsp;etc.but&nbsp;mostly absent =
are=20
Black &amp; White, Water Thrushes, Black-throated Greens, Ruby-crowns, =
Winter=20
Wrens, for example,&nbsp;which were plentiful in May.&nbsp;The cold and =
wet=20
spring may be partially responsible, for instance two pairs of Tree =
Swallows=20
which had been bringing nesting material eventually deserted during the =
cold and=20
wet period, the first time this has happened in many years of nesting. =
And the=20
dawn chorus is indeed&nbsp;practically non-existent.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>It's all very disturbing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Sylvia Fullerton</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Broad Cove, Lun. =
Co.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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