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--Apple-Mail-15--563699374 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Thanks, Sue, but this morning on Information Morning, CBC Radio =20 (www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/ , someone was on about piping =20 plovers from ?the Keji' Adjunct? sounding quite positive about piping =20= plovers there -- they had 8 pairs earlier, then 5 nests, and 3 =20 broods, now totally 7? chicks, and parts of the beach have been =20 closed (as usual there) for the welfare of the plovers. I checked =20 their Web site but don't see the item posted there yet. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: BSC NS Plovers <nsplovers@gmail.com> > Date: July 3, 2013 3:32:13 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Bad weather for breeding birds, and =20 > disappearing hummingbirds > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi all, > > Sorry to say that Piping Plovers have had a poor breeding season so =20= > far in NS. For the nests that have hatched, chick survival has =20 > been much lower than average. June was cold, wet and windy - not =20 > favorable for flightless chicks on beaches! Will share more once =20 > the season's wrapped up but feel free to contact me with questions =20 > in the interim. > > Thanks, > Sue Abbott > Bird Studies Canada > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 12:47 PM, David McCorquodale =20 > <dbmcc09@gmail.com> wrote: > The evening of 02 July, four recently fledged hummingbirds showed =20 > up at our feeders in Georges River near Little Bras d'Or. We did =20 > not put up the feeders until early June, but the hummingbirds found =20= > them quickly and have stayed around. > > DBMcC > > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Judy Tufts =20 > <tandove@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > We have fledgling hummingbirds coming to our Wolfville Ridge =20 > feeders, not sure how many but have seen at least three fledgling =20 > at the feeders. However we have feeders at both the front porch (2) =20= > and at the back of the house (1) so it is hard to keep track but =20 > the syrup is going down in a hurry. 2-3 adult females and one =20 > adult male still visit the feeders as well. > > > > As far as fledged young seen here, the most successful species has =20= > been the Pine Siskins. Half a dozen adults appeared in April, =20 > stayed to raise families nearby, and by mid-June brought their =20 > brightly coloured offspring to feed on nijer and sunflower seeds =20 > and they have remained. I have counted up to 20 siskins at the =20 > feeders. > > > > Maybe we are very lucky - we seem to have had more birds here this =20 > year than usual. > > Other fledglings seen: Hairy and Downy woodpeckers, N. Flicker, =20 > White-breasted Nuthatch (this week), Song Sparrow, Red-eyed Vireo, =20= > Blue-headed Vireo, Robin, Blue Jay, Black-cap. Chickadee, Purple =20 > Finch, Common Grackle, Junco, Starling, and Crow. After a great =20 > struggle to find enough flying insects to feed their young, the =20 > Tree Swallow adults in my nest box in the field across the road =20 > were able to raise a family after all. We thought they had given up =20= > but they persevered. I saw the last two of their brood fledge. =20= > Male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are regular visitors to the =20= > feeders. We are keeping our fingers crossed hoping they will be =20 > successful, as we haven=92t had this species here for quite a few = years. > > > > Other species on our property but breeding successor not known: =20 > Mourning Dove, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Veery and Swainson=92s Thrush, =20= > Chipping and White-throated sparrows, and Goldfinches. =20 > Occasionally I hear and/or see a male Pileated Woodpecker hammering =20= > away on one of the telegraph poles across the road or on a tree in =20 > our woods and wonder if he has raised a family this year=85 =20 > Ovenbird and Eastern Wood-Pewee both call continuously in our =20 > backyard though sometimes I hear a male Ovenbird unexpectedly =20 > calling in the middle of the night! It always seems strange to hear =20= > that mid-night =93teacher, teacher=94 call but I suppose it is a = reflex =20 > reaction of some sort. > > > > Have not seen any Black-and-White Warblers or Am. Redstarts in our =20 > woods this year, but do have N. Parula, Chestnut-sided, Black-thr. =20= > Green, Ovenbird, Magnolia and Yellow-rumped warblers, so there=92s a =20= > fair amount of song. Surprisingly there are more Ovenbirds, =20 > Parula, Magnolia, and Chestnut-sided warblers and E. Wood-Pewees =20 > here than in the past, but fewer Black-throated Greens. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > Judy Tufts > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > Judy Tufts > > Wolfville NS > > <<<<<<<<<< > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-=20 > owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Blake Maybank > Sent: July-02-13 3:57 PM > > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Bad weather for breeding birds, and =20 > disappearing hummingbirds > > > > Hi All; > > > > This does not appear to be a great summer for breeding success. In =20= > our yard the only evidence of fledged young is Common Grackles, and =20= > both Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. A bust so far for juncos, =20 > sparrows, jays, robins, finches, and doves. > > And the hummingbirds seem to have disappeared completely. Three or =20= > four were around the feeders regularly up to a few days ago, but no =20= > sign of any now, and others nearby who feed hummers have reported =20 > the same disappearance. > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > --=20 > Bird Studies Canada > NS Piping Plover Conservation Program > www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/nsplover/ > > --Apple-Mail-15--563699374 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Thanks, Sue, but this morning on Information Morning, CBC Radio (<a = href=3D"http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/">www.cbc.ca/informationmor= ningns/</a> , someone was on about piping plovers from ?the Keji' = Adjunct? sounding quite positive about piping plovers there -- they had = 8 pairs earlier, then 5 nests, and 3 broods, now totally 7? chicks, and = parts of the beach have been closed (as usual there) for the welfare of = the plovers. I checked their Web site but don't see the item = posted there yet. <div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><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>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">BSC NS Plovers <<a = href=3D"mailto:nsplovers@gmail.com">nsplovers@gmail.com</a>></font></di= v><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">July 3, 2013 3:32:13 PM ADT</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"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Bad weather for = breeding birds, and disappearing hummingbirds</b></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>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> Hi = all,<br><br>Sorry to say that Piping Plovers have had a poor breeding = season so far in NS. For the nests that have hatched, chick = survival has been much lower than average. June was cold, wet and = windy - not favorable for flightless chicks on beaches! Will share = more once the season's wrapped up but feel free to contact me with = questions in the interim.<br> <br>Thanks,<br>Sue Abbott<br>Bird Studies = Canada<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 12:47 = PM, David McCorquodale <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:dbmcc09@gmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">dbmcc09@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> = <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">The = evening of 02 July, four recently fledged hummingbirds showed up at our = feeders in Georges River near Little Bras d'Or. We did not put up = the feeders until early June, but the hummingbirds found them quickly = and have stayed around.<div> <br></div><div>DBMcC</div></div><div = class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 3, = 2013 at 10:09 AM, Judy Tufts <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:tandove@ns.sympatico.ca" = target=3D"_blank">tandove@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> = <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <u></u> <u></u> = <u></u> <u></u> <div link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"blue" lang=3D"EN-CA"> = <div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">We have fledgling hummingbirds coming to our = Wolfville Ridge feeders, not sure how many but have seen at least three = fledgling at the feeders. However we have feeders at both the front = porch (2) and at the back of the house (1) so it is hard to keep track = but the syrup is going down in a hurry. 2-3 adult females and one = adult male still visit the feeders as = well.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"> As far as fledged young seen here, the = most successful species has been the Pine Siskins. Half a dozen = adults appeared in April, stayed to raise families nearby, and by = mid-June brought their brightly coloured offspring to feed on nijer and = sunflower seeds and they have remained. I have counted up to 20 = siskins at the feeders. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">Maybe we are very lucky - we seem to have had = more birds here this year than usual. = <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">Other = fledglings seen: Hairy and Downy woodpeckers, N. Flicker, = White-breasted Nuthatch (this week), Song Sparrow, Red-eyed Vireo, = Blue-headed Vireo, Robin, Blue Jay, Black-cap. Chickadee, Purple = Finch, Common Grackle, Junco, Starling, and Crow. After a great = struggle to find enough flying insects to feed their young, the Tree = Swallow adults in my nest box in the field across the road were = able to raise a family after all. We thought they had given up but they = persevered. I saw the last two of their brood = fledge. Male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are regular = visitors to the feeders. We are keeping our fingers crossed hoping they = will be successful, as we haven=92t had this species here for quite a = few years. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">Other species on our property but breeding = successor not known: Mourning Dove, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Veery and = Swainson=92s Thrush, Chipping and White-throated sparrows, and = Goldfinches. Occasionally I hear and/or see a male Pileated = Woodpecker hammering away on one of the telegraph poles across the road = or on a tree in our woods and wonder if he has raised a family this = year=85 Ovenbird and Eastern Wood-Pewee both call = continuously in our backyard though sometimes I hear a male Ovenbird = unexpectedly calling in the middle of the night! It always seems strange = to hear that mid-night =93teacher, teacher=94 call but I suppose it is a = reflex reaction of some sort. = <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">Have not seen any Black-and-White Warblers or = Am. Redstarts in our woods this year, but do have <u></u>N. = Parula<u></u>, Chestnut-sided, Black-thr. Green, Ovenbird, = Magnolia and Yellow-rumped warblers, so there=92s a fair amount of = song. Surprisingly there are more Ovenbirds, Parula, = Magnolia, and Chestnut-sided warblers and E. Wood-Pewees here than in = the past, but fewer Black-throated Greens. = <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times= New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"> Cheers, = <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times= New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">Judy = Tufts<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p> = <div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Arial"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">>>>>>>>&= gt;>></span></font><u></u> <u></u></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Arial"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> Judy = Tufts</span></font><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font = face=3D"Arial"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> <u></u><u></u>Wolfville= <u></u> <u></u>NS<u></u><u></u></span></font><u></u><u></u></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Arial"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><<<<<<<&= lt;<<</span></font><u></u> <u></u></p> </div> <div> <div = class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:center" align=3D"center"><font = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt" = lang=3D"EN-US"> <hr align=3D"center" size=3D"2" width=3D"100%"> = </span></font></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><font face=3D"Tahoma"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold" = lang=3D"EN-US">From:</span></font></b><font face=3D"Tahoma"><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma" lang=3D"EN-US"> <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" = target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" = target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b><span = style=3D"font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b><u></u>Blake = Maybank<u></u><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> = July-02-13 3:57 PM</span></font></p><div><font face=3D"Tahoma"><br> = <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br> <b><span = style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [<u></u>NatureNS<u></u>] = Bad weather for breeding birds, and disappearing = hummingbirds</font></div><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span><div><br = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div> </div><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><span = style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font face=3D"Tahoma" = size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma">Hi = All;</span></font></p><div><div><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4"><br> = <br> 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.<br> <br> 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. <br> <br> What is everyone else's experience?<br> = <br> Cheers,<br> <br> Blake<br clear=3D"all"> = </font></div></div><div><div><br> -- <br> <font size=3D"4"><span = style=3D"font-size:13.5pt"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br> White's = <u></u><u></u>Lake<u></u>, <u></u>Nova Scotia<u></u><u></u><br> = </span></font><br> <font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt"><br> = My Blog: <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" = target=3D"_blank"><b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">CSI: = Life</span></b></a><br> <br> Organiser, <a = href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_blank"><b><span = style=3D"font-weight:bold">Maritimes Nature Travel = Club</span></b></a><br> <a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" = target=3D"_blank"></a><br> Author, "<a = href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" target=3D"_blank"><b><span = style=3D"font-weight:bold">Birding Sites of Nova = Scotia</span></b></a></span></font><br> <br> <br> <br> <a = href=3D"mailto:maybank@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank"></a><br> <br> = <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><br = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div> </div> </div> = </blockquote></div><br></div> </blockquote></div><br><br = clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><span = style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Bird Studies = Canada</span><br style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span = style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">NS Piping Plover = Conservation Program</span><br = style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <a = style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" = href=3D"http://www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/nsplover/" = target=3D"_blank">www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/nsplover/</a><br><br><br><= /blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-15--563699374--
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