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Good news.
When I was in junior high, back in the mid- '60's, I remember a colony of
bank swallows in the excavated cliffs behind Arcadia School near Yarmouth.
Some of the boys, of course, figured they had to prove something by stoning
them. I was able to convince some of the younger ones of the senselessness
of the "game." "Why harm something that's doing you no harm?" rang a bell.
Worked well on individuals, but not so well on packs.
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Jim (James W.) Wolford
Sent: June-30-14 11:31 AM
To: NatureNS
Cc: Sherman Boates; Mark F Elderkin; Randy Milton
Subject: [NatureNS] bank swallows at burrows, Evangeline Beach
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Jim (James W.) Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: June 30, 2014 1:48:07 AM ADT
To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
Subject: [ValleyNature] bank swallows at burrows, Evangeline Beach
JUNE 29, 2014 - In afternoon Pat (Hawes) and I walked at Evangeline Beach
with the tide coming in. We walked west (left) from the public stairs near
the motel. Someone earlier in the summer had told me about seeing bank
swallows and nesting holes there. Beyond most of the cottages, and also
beyond the piled boulders for bank stabilization, we got to a long area of
tall sandstone outcrop. Here we repeatedly saw small groups of bank
swallows, many of which were visiting bank burrows, which were usually in
small groups of up to about 8 holes in each group. We can only guess at
total numbers, but there were probably more than 20 bank swallows seen, and
perhaps 20 or more burrows? The incoming tide prevented us from exploring
any further to the south and west, but we could see that there was a lot
more sandstone cliffs and banks to be surveyed.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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