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Index of Subjects --f46d0444027e75fc5a0513c2fbd4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Good point Fritz. It would so neat to have tags on the birds to know for sure who is who. Maybe someday .... For the time being warmer temp and lots of house flies around means they'll be able to feed well in this area. Ron On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ron and All, > There's a good chance the Tree Swallows you observed at your boxes > will move on in a few days and 'your' Tree Swallows don't arrive for a few > more weeks. I usually get a number of early arriving Tree Swallows here a > few weeks before breeding season starts that depart after a few days > feeding and checking out the boxes and feeding. > It's my theory (and I could well be wrong) that these newly arriving > Tree Swallows breed further north (in my case Newfoundland) and, like many > migrating species, stop along the way to rest and feed until warmer > weather and food sources are prevalent enough for them to move on to their > real breeding location. > These Tree Swallows may stay and breed; but don't be surprised if > they move on after a short stay and 'your' breeding Tree Swallows don't > arrive for awhile yet. All the best. > Fritz McEvoy > Sunrise Valley CB (near Dingwall) > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 08:43:55 -0300 > Subject: [NatureNS] Tree Swallows at nesting box- Somerset NS > From: solidago123@gmail.com > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > > "My" Tree Swallows returned to the yard this morning and have obviously > laid claim to one of the nesting boxes. They have been going in and out of > the box and perching on top. > > Their return is 7 days earlier than last year. > > Ron Wilson > Somerset NS > --f46d0444027e75fc5a0513c2fbd4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Good point Fritz.=C2=A0 It would so neat to have tags on t= he birds to know for sure who is who.<div>Maybe someday ....</div><div><br>= </div><div>For the time being warmer temp and lots of house flies around me= ans they'll be able to feed well in this area.</div><div><br></div><div= >Ron<br><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0</div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext= ra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Fritz M= cEvoy <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com" targ= et=3D"_blank">fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote = class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid= ;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Ron and All,<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 There= 9;s a good chance the Tree Swallows you observed at your boxes will move on= =C2=A0in a few days and 'your' Tree Swallows=C2=A0don't=C2=A0ar= rive for=C2=A0a few more weeks. I usually get a number of early arriving Tr= ee Swallows here=C2=A0a few weeks before breeding season starts that depart= after a few days feeding and checking out the boxes and feeding.=C2=A0<br>= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0It's my theory (and I could well=C2= =A0be wrong) that these newly arriving Tree Swallows=C2=A0breed=C2=A0furthe= r north (in my case Newfoundland)=C2=A0and, like many migrating species, st= op along the way to rest and feed until warmer weather=C2=A0and food source= s are prevalent enough for them to move on to their real breeding location.= <br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0These Tree Swallows may stay and b= reed; but don't be surprised if they move on after a short stay and = 9;your' breeding Tree Swallows don't arrive for awhile yet. All the= best.<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0 Fritz McEvoy<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Sunrise Valley CB (near Dingwall)=C2=A0=C2=A0<br>=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <br>=C2=A0<br><div><hr>Date: Wed, 15 Apr 201= 5 08:43:55 -0300<br>Subject: [NatureNS] Tree Swallows at nesting box- Somer= set NS<br>From: <a href=3D"mailto:solidago123@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">= solidago123@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"= target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><div><div class=3D"h5"><br><b= r><div dir=3D"ltr">"My" Tree Swallows returned to the yard this m= orning and have obviously laid claim to one of the nesting boxes. They have= been going in and out of the box and perching on top.<div><br></div><div>T= heir return is 7 days earlier than last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Ron = Wilson</div><div>Somerset NS</div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --f46d0444027e75fc5a0513c2fbd4--
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