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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0055_01CE774A.C9E3AE30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've seen a couple of Black-capped Chickadee broods raised successfully = at Three Fathom Harbour, as well as two broods of Willets. In Halifax, = my yard has seen lots of starling fledglings, but also good numbers of = newly-fledged Song Sparrows. Cheers, Susann Myers ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Blake Maybank=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 3:57 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Bad weather for breeding birds, and disappearing = hummingbirds Hi All; This does not appear to be a great summer for breeding success. In = our yard the only evidence of fledged young is Common Grackles, and both = Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. A bust so far for juncos, sparrows, jays, = robins, finches, and doves. And the hummingbirds seem to have disappeared completely. Three or = four were around the feeders regularly up to a few days ago, but no sign = of any now, and others nearby who feed hummers have reported the same = disappearance. =20 What is everyone else's experience? Cheers, Blake --=20 Blake Maybank White's Lake, Nova Scotia My Blog: CSI: Life Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club Author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia ------=_NextPart_000_0055_01CE774A.C9E3AE30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23501"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I've seen a couple of Black-capped = Chickadee=20 broods raised successfully at Three Fathom Harbour, as well as two = broods of=20 Willets. In Halifax, my yard has seen lots of starling fledglings, = but=20 also good numbers of newly-fledged Song Sparrows.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Susann Myers</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dbmaybank@gmail.com href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com">Blake = Maybank</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 02, 2013 = 3:57=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Bad weather = for=20 breeding birds, and disappearing hummingbirds</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3D4><FONT face=3Dtahoma,sans-serif>Hi = All;<BR><BR>This=20 does not appear to be a great summer for breeding success. In = our yard=20 the only evidence of fledged young is Common Grackles, and both Downy = and=20 Hairy Woodpeckers. A bust so far for juncos, sparrows, jays, = robins,=20 finches, and doves.<BR><BR>And the hummingbirds seem to have = disappeared=20 completely. Three or four were around the feeders regularly up = to a few=20 days ago, but no sign of any now, and others nearby who feed hummers = have=20 reported the same disappearance. <BR><BR>What is everyone else's = experience?<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Blake<BR = clear=3Dall></FONT></FONT><BR>--=20 <BR><FONT size=3D4><A href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" = target=3D_blank>Blake=20 Maybank</A><BR>White's Lake, Nova Scotia<BR></FONT><BR><FONT = size=3D4><BR>My=20 Blog: <A href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" = target=3D_blank><B>CSI:=20 Life</B></A><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: = 16px"></SPAN><BR><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: = 16px"></SPAN><BR>Organiser,=20 <A href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" = target=3D_blank><B>Maritimes Nature=20 Travel Club</B></A><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px; HEIGHT: 16px"></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; PADDING-RIGHT: 16px;