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Index of Subjects Fourth year running, no Bobolinks at Noel Shore.. However, while mowing a straggly sheep pasture, I was stirring up "volume" of blackflies. for the fist time in 3 years, I saw barn swallows here (4) (none nesting in my barns). Neighbour on Noel Had reported about 2 dozen swallows foraging near his stock pond.. will check to see what they are. Andrew ________________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of klantz@ns.sympatico.ca [klantz@ns.sympatico.ca] Sent: July-14-14 8:21 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Sallows and Swift, Front Centre Yesterday there were more than 2 dozen Swallows on the wires and over the fields surrounding our home in Front Centre. While this is not a lot for many areas it was more than I have seen here for quite a few years. The majority were a mix of Juvenile and adult Barn Swallows, I counted 19 on the wires at once with more over the field. The yellow gapes of the young birds were visible but I saw no evidence of them being fed, they seemed to be feeding on their own. Along with them were at least 6 Tree Swallows and a single Chimney Swift. I managed a few documentation shots of the Swift but it didn’t come close enough for anything decent. This bird showed a very similar moult pattern in to the Swift that flew over Eric Mills and I at Creaser’s Cove after Arthur(also similarly poorly photographed). I suspect the moult should have progressed further in a weeks time so It was probably not the same bird but the similarity is interesting regardless. Photos of the 2 can be seen here Chimney Swift, Front Centre 13/07/2014 https://www.dropbox.com/s/yl59a2j1xxd877m/IMG_3735.jpg Chimney Swift, Creaser’s Cove 05/07/2014 https://www.dropbox.com/s/jezvw9rx3me6tyo/IMG_3056.jpg Kevin Lantz Front Centre Lunenburg Co.
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