[NatureNS] Loon Flotilla

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From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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Hi Nancy=0ANot susprising "all gone to perch". The thing called a frying pa=
n is closely=0Ainvolved. Large trout are predators and feed on small perch,=
 suckers=0Aand other small fish. A visit to a hot frying pan removes their =
appetite=0Aand results in a population explosion in the preyed on species.=
=0ATo confuse the issue, small mouth bass and pickerel have been introduced=
=0Ato the systems. They will bring the perch under control no doubt=0Abut t=
he long term effect will not be known for quite some time. Even if=0Aopinio=
ns are more common than knowledge at this time.=0AThe law of unexpected res=
ults may still come into effect.=0AIn the meantime, release unharmed any bi=
g trout you catch.=0ATrout are very productive given the right conditions. =
PEI now has a daily=0Alimit of 16 trout and all the water is easily fished.=
 NS its 5 with a lot=0Aof remote water. =0AA subject that produces a lot of=
 heat if very little light!=0AHave a good day=0APaul=0A=A0=0A=A0=0AFrom: Na=
ncy P Dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>=0ATo: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens=
@chebucto.ns.ca> =0ASent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 8:26:20 AM=0ASubject: Re: =
[NatureNS] Loon Flotilla=0A=0A=0A=0AL Torment (Kings Co) shows the same fis=
h pattern as others have noted. I used to catch big trout but it has all go=
ne to perch in the last 20yrs.=A0=0A=0AAnd I am also surprised how the loon=
s and C Mergansers survive with all the speedboats and annoying jet skis. B=
ut they manage to raise a brood each year.=A0=0A=0AThe Spotted Sandpipers w=
ere not all so fortunate this year. I saw one of the small young taken out =
by the wave of a large boat. There was very little shoreline at the time an=
d the sandpipers were foraging on the rocks. A perilous situation with sudd=
en waves from watercraft. It is safer now with lower water levels.=A0=0A=0A=
Nancy=0A=0ASent from my iPhone=0A=0AOn 2013-07-22, at 9:40 PM, John and Nhu=
ng <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote:=0A=0A=0ABack in the summer of 1976, we su=
rveyed Indian Harbour Lake as part of a N.S, Department of Fisheries sea ra=
nching project.=A0 A multipanelled gillnet yielded a lot of white perch (mo=
st of which ended up buried aside from a couple which I ate).=A0 Another in=
teresting item was the presence of dead soft shell clam shells (Mya arenari=
a) on the=A0 bottom.=A0 =0A>=A0=0A>May the pickerel never make it there.=0A=
>=A0=0A>And I share your sentiments re. speedboats.=A0 A good reminder that=
 rights abused become wrongs.=0A>=A0=0A>From:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Rick Ballard=0A>Sent: J=
uly-22-13 8:16 PM=0A>To: NatureNS=0A>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Loon Flotilla=
=0A>=A0=0A>The lake is connected to the ocean and has regular yearly runs o=
f Gaspereaux. I used to catch nothing but trout in the lake, but in the las=
t ten years or so the White Perch have taken over. Sometimes I can catch a =
nice perch on every cast of a fly.=0A>=A0=0A>Normally there is only a resid=
ent pair, with some years having two pair, one at each end of the lake. =A0=
Occasionally, like this weekend, I see larger groups of loons. The pairs ap=
pear to have good success hatching on this lake, most years I see one or tw=
o chicks.=0A>=A0=0A>Now, if only the speedboats would go away.=0A>=A0=0A>On=
 Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrot=
e:=0A>You can depend there is a very good source of food in this lake Rick.=
=0A>I don't know the lake so my guess would be Gaspereaux or Alewife parr=
=0A>if open to the salt water or White Suckers if not.=0A>Sure a nice sight=
!=0A>Paul=0A>=A0=0A>From:Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com>=0A>To: NatureNS=
 <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =0A>Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 7:27:57 PM=0A>Su=
bject: [NatureNS] Loon Flotilla=0A>=A0=0A>After reading the Chronicle Heral=
d article "Loon population in peril=0A>", I thought I would post this photo=
 of a Loon Flotilla, taken this weekend at Indian Harbour Lake, Guysborough=
 Co. The photo shows a group of 6 mature loons. Also seen the same day, pro=
bably not in the group photo, were the resident pair with their half grown =
chick. So possibly there were 9 loons on the lake at once. The lake general=
ly has a single resident pair, and is about 5km long by less than 1km wide.=
=A0=0A>=A0=0A>-- =0A>Rick Ballard =0A>Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada =0A>=A0=
=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=A0=0A>-- =0A>Rick Ballard =0A>Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canad=
a 
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN=
 style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Hi Nancy</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Not susprising "all gone to perch". The =
thing called a frying pan is closely</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">involved. Large trout are predators and =
feed on small perch, suckers</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">and other small fish. A visit to a hot f=
rying pan removes their appetite</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">and results in a population explosion in=
 the preyed on species.</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">To confuse the issue, small mouth bass a=
nd pickerel have been introduced</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">to the systems. They will bring the perc=
h under control no doubt</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">but the long term effect will not be kno=
wn for quite some time. Even if</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">opinions are more common than knowledge =
at this time.</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">The law of unexpected results </SPAN><SP=
AN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">may still come into effect.</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">In the meantime, release unharmed any bi=
g trout you catch.</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Trout are very productive given the righ=
t conditions. PEI now has a daily</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">limit of 16 trout and all the water is e=
asily fished. NS its 5 with a lot</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">of remote water. </SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">A subject that produces a lot of heat if=
 very little light!</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Have a good day</SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Paul<VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN=
></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
 auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"></SPAN>&nbsp;</div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:=
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<DIV style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; P=
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 contenteditable=3D"false"></DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><B><SPAN style=
=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Nancy P Dowd &lt;nancypdowd@gmail.c=
om&gt;<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> "naturens@che=
bucto.ns.ca" &lt;naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&gt; <BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEI=
GHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, July 23, 2013 8:26:20 AM<BR><B><SPAN s=
tyle=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NatureNS] Loon Flotilla=
<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dy_msg_container><BR>
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<DIV>L Torment (Kings Co) shows the same fish pattern as others have noted.=
 I used to catch big trout but it has all gone to perch in the last 20yrs.&=
nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>And I am also surprised how the loons and C Mergansers survive with al=
l the speedboats and annoying jet skis. But they manage to raise a brood ea=
ch year.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>The Spotted Sandpipers were not all so fortunate this year. I saw one =
of the small young taken out by the wave of a large boat. There was very li=
ttle shoreline at the time and the sandpipers were foraging on the rocks. A=
 perilous situation with sudden waves from watercraft. It is safer now with=
 lower water levels.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Nancy<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On 2013-07-22, at 9:40 PM, John and Nhung &lt;<A href=3D"mailto:nh=
ungjohn@eastlink.ca" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:nhung=
john@eastlink.ca">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZ=
E: 11pt">Back in the summer of 1976, we surveyed Indian Harbour Lake as par=
t of a N.S, Department of Fisheries sea ranching project.&nbsp; A multipane=
lled gillnet yielded a lot of white perch (most of which ended up buried as=
ide from a couple which I ate).&nbsp; Another interesting item was the pres=
ence of dead soft shell clam shells <I>(Mya arenaria)</I> on the&nbsp; bott=
om.&nbsp; </SPAN></div>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZ=
E: 11pt">&nbsp;</SPAN></div>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZ=
E: 11pt">May the pickerel never make it there.</SPAN></div>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZ=
E: 11pt">&nbsp;</SPAN></div>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZ=
E: 11pt">And I share your sentiments re. speedboats.&nbsp; A good reminder =
that rights abused become wrongs.</SPAN></div>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZ=
E: 11pt">&nbsp;</SPAN></div>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=
=3DEN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=3DEN-US> <A h=
ref=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank=
 ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.n=
s.ca</A> [<A href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" rel=3Dnofollow t=
arget=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:natu=
rens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Rick Ballard<BR><B>Sent:=
</B> July-22-13 8:16 PM<BR><B>To:</B> NatureNS<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Natu=
reNS] Loon Flotilla</SPAN></div>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal>&nbsp;</div>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>The lake is connected to the ocea=
n and has regular yearly runs of Gaspereaux. I used to catch nothing but tr=
out in the lake, but in the last ten years or so the White Perch have taken=
 over. Sometimes I can catch a nice perch on every cast of a fly.</SPAN></d=
iv></DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></div></DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>Normally there is only a resident=
 pair, with some years having two pair, one at each end of the lake. &nbsp;=
Occasionally, like this weekend, I see larger groups of loons. The pairs ap=
pear to have good success hatching on this lake, most years I see one or tw=
o chicks.</SPAN></div></DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></div></DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>Now, if only the speedboats would=
 go away.</SPAN></div></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<div style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal>&nbsp;</d=
iv>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal>On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Paul M=
acDonald &lt;<A href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" rel=3Dnofollow targe=
t=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.com=
</A>&gt; wrote:</div>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>You can depend there is a very go=
od source of food in this lake Rick.</SPAN></div></DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>I don't know the lake so my guess=
 would be Gaspereaux or Alewife parr</SPAN></div></DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>if open to the salt water or Whit=
e Suckers if not.</SPAN></div></DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>Sure a nice sight!</SPAN></div></=
DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>Paul</SPAN></div></DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></div></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><B><SPAN>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN> Rick Ba=
llard &lt;<A href=3D"mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_b=
lank ymailto=3D"mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com">ideaphore@gmail.com</A>&gt;<BR>=
<B>To:</B> NatureNS &lt;<A href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" rel=3Dno=
follow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@=
chebucto.ns.ca</A>&gt; <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 22, 2013 7:27:57 PM<BR=
><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Loon Flotilla</SPAN></div></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal>&nbsp;</div>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>After reading the Chronicle Heral=
d article "</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: #eeeeee"><A href=3D"http://the=
chronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1143580-loon-population-in-peril" rel=3Dnofol=
low target=3D_blank>Loon population in peril</A></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></div>
<DIV>
<div style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt" class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal><SPAN>", =
I thought I would post this photo of a <A href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/pho=
tos/ideaphore/9344700921/" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank>Loon Flotilla</A>=
, taken this weekend at Indian Harbour Lake, Guysborough Co. The photo show=
s a group of 6 mature loons. Also seen the same day, probably not in the gr=
oup photo, were the resident pair with their half grown chick. So possibly =
there were 9 loons on the lake at once. The lake generally has a single res=
ident pair, and is about 5km long by less than 1km wide.&nbsp;</SPAN></div>=
</DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal>&nbsp;</div></DIV>
<div class=3Dyiv9684156873MsoNormal>-- <BR><SPAN>Rick Ballard <BR>Dartmouth=
,Nova Scotia, Canada </SPAN></div></DIV></DIV>
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