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Index of Subjects --001a1133fb549c67ed04e2e3de25 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, We may just be in that doldrum period between when the adult birds are nesting and using all their energy to feed the young instead of singing, calling and being territorial, and when the young are starting to fly and migrate. I have experienced excellent numbers of warblers and other woodland birds on Brier Island and Blomidon Provincial Park in early morning in mid to late August in past years - mostly young migrants. July is usually the quiet period in the woods. In general, also, numbers of woodland birds - in particular neo-tropical migrants, are declining, so it's likely that quiet periods will continue to get quieter with time. Richard On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:30 AM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>wrote: > Hi Nancy & All, Aug 1, 2013 > I rarely hear birds because my hearing is damaged but when ants swarm > and then rain into trees I hear the clamor clearly; birds follow the ant > showers. > > I wonder if the sudden silence reflects ants swarming elsewhere ? > > Two ant nests in the yard that I checked yesterday seemed deserted. One > that I checked this morning has many winged ants. > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy P Dowd" <nancypdowd@gmail.com> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:13 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] Silent or migrating warblers > > > I noticed a big difference this week compared to last. The woods are very >> silent. The most obvious absence is the Parulas. They were everywhere 7 >> days ago, singing, but I have heard not one these past few days. Ditto for >> Ovenbirds, Yellow-Rumps, Redstarts, B&Ws, Magnolias and Black Throated Blue >> Warblers. All I am hearing is Yellowthroats and a few Bl Throated Greens in >> the warbler world. >> >> E Dalhousie, Kings Co is very inland. Basically at the intersection of >> Kings, Annapolis and Lun Counties. Do the warblers move to more peripheral >> areas now or are they just silent? >> >> Anyone noticing related changes in other locations? >> >> Nancy >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3209/6540 - Release Date: 07/31/13 >> >> > -- ################# Richard Stern, Port Williams, NS, Canada sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --001a1133fb549c67ed04e2e3de25 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>We may just be in that doldrum peri= od between when the adult birds are nesting and using all their energy to f= eed the young instead of singing, calling and being territorial, and when t= he young are starting to fly and migrate. I have experienced excellent numb= ers of warblers and other woodland birds on Brier Island and Blomidon Provi= ncial Park in early morning in mid to late August in past years - mostly yo= ung migrants. July is usually the quiet period in the woods. In general, al= so, numbers of woodland birds - in particular neo-tropical migrants, are de= clining, so it's likely that quiet periods will continue to get quieter= with time.</div> <div><br></div><div>Richard</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:30 AM, David & Alison Web= ster <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"= _blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Nancy & All, =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Aug 1, 2013<br> =A0 =A0I rarely hear birds because my hearing is damaged but when ants swar= m and then rain into trees I hear the clamor clearly; birds follow the ant = showers.<br> <br> =A0 =A0I wonder if the sudden silence reflects ants swarming elsewhere ?<br= > <br> =A0 =A0Two ant nests in the yard that I checked yesterday seemed deserted. = One that I checked this morning has many winged ants.<br> <br> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville<br> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy P Dowd" <<a href=3D"= mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>>= <br> To: <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nature= ns@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:13 AM<br> Subject: [NatureNS] Silent or migrating warblers<br> <br> <br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class=3D"h5"> I noticed a big difference this week compared to last. The woods are very s= ilent. The most obvious absence is the Parulas. They were everywhere 7 days= ago, singing, but I have heard not one these past few days. Ditto for Oven= birds, Yellow-Rumps, Redstarts, B&Ws, Magnolias and Black Throated Blue= Warblers. All I am hearing is Yellowthroats and a few Bl Throated Greens i= n the warbler world.<br> <br> E Dalhousie, Kings Co is very inland. Basically at the intersection of King= s, Annapolis and Lun Counties. Do the warblers move to more peripheral area= s now or are they just silent?<br> <br> Anyone noticing related changes in other locations?<br> <br> Nancy<br> <br> Sent from my iPhone<br> <br> <br></div></div> -----<br> No virus found in this message.<br> Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com" target=3D"_blank">www.avg.c= om</a><br> Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3209/6540 - Release Date: 07/31/13<b= r> <br> </blockquote> <br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>############= #####<br>Richard Stern,=A0<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailt= o:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>#= ################## </div></div> --001a1133fb549c67ed04e2e3de25--
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