[NatureNS] Agriculture and Grasslands Birds- Pictou Co. Naturalist Club - today-

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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644


Hi all
Just a quick reminder of tonight's Pictou County Naturalist presentation =
on Agriculture and Grassland Birds with Nicole MacDonald at 6:30 pm at =
the New Glasgow Library.=20
Below are more details. Everyone welcome.=20

cheers
Ken






The next presentation of the Pictou Co. Naturalist's Club will be Tues. =
Oct 7 at 6:30 in the program room of the New Glasgow Library at 188 =
Dalhousie St.=20
Our guest speaker, Nicole MacDonald will speak on Agriculture and =
Grassland Birds.=20

About the presentation:

With fall, the beautiful song of the Bobolink is over for this year as =
the birds are in the midst of their long migration to over-winter in =
Argentina. The breeding success of grassland birds such as Bobolinks and =
Eastern Meadowlarks has an interesting relationship with agriculture and =
our guest speaker on Oct 7, Nicole MacDonald, will explore this =
relationship as she presents an illustrated talk on the topic of her =
Masters thesis. She will explore hay harvesting dates, rotational =
grazing management practices and cattle stocking densities and suggest =
alternate farm management systems that will benefit these threatened =
grassland birds.=20

About the speaker: Nicole is from Cape Breton and did her BSc at St. FX =
and MSc at Trent University. This past summer she was in Churchill, MB =
and was involved with research on Semipalmated Plovers and will share =
some of her Churchill experiences as well. All are welcome to drop by =
and attend the monthly seminar hosted by the Pictou County Naturalists' =
Club
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton =
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1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Just a quick reminder of tonight's =
Pictou County=20
Naturalist presentation on <STRONG>Agriculture and Grassland =
Birds</STRONG> with=20
Nicole MacDonald at 6:30 pm at the New Glasgow Library. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Below are more details. Everyone =
welcome.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The next presentation of the =
<STRONG>Pictou Co.=20
Naturalist's Club</STRONG> will be <STRONG>Tues. Oct 7 at 6:30</STRONG> =
in the=20
program room of the <STRONG>New Glasgow Library</STRONG> at&nbsp;188 =
Dalhousie=20
St. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Our guest speaker, <STRONG>Nicole=20
MacDonald</STRONG> will speak on <STRONG>Agriculture and Grassland =
Birds.=20
</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT></STRONG>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><STRONG>About the=20
presentation:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT></STRONG>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN class=3Devent-description><FONT =
size=3D3=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">With fall, the beautiful song of the Bobolink =
is over for=20
this year as the birds are in the midst of their long migration to =
over-winter=20
in Argentina. The breeding success of grassland birds such as Bobolinks =
and=20
Eastern Meadowlarks has an interesting relationship with agriculture and =
our=20
guest speaker on Oct 7, Nicole MacDonald, will explore this relationship =
as she=20
presents an illustrated talk on the topic of her Masters thesis. She =
will=20
explore hay harvesting dates, rotational grazing management practices =
and cattle=20
stocking densities and suggest alternate farm management systems that =
will=20
benefit these threatened grassland birds. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20
class=3Devent-description></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN class=3Devent-description><FONT =
size=3D3=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>About the speaker</STRONG>: Nicole is =
from Cape=20
Breton and did her BSc at St. FX and MSc at Trent University. This past =
summer=20
she was in Churchill, MB and was involved with research on Semipalmated =
Plovers=20
and will share some of her Churchill experiences as well. All are =
welcome to=20
drop by and attend the monthly seminar hosted by the Pictou County =
Naturalists'=20
Club</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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