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style=3D'font- --e89a8f502eea2afa5905153fc46c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John Gilhen introduced two bass into the Mount Saint Vincent pond which had a large goldfish population that he felt was keeping amphibians down. It seemed to work to reduce the goldfish Nick On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> wrote: > After having read about the goldfish die-off in Port Williams, it nudged > me to ask a friend in Windsor about his pond (which was fully stocked wi= th > goldfish a couple of years ago). Indeed, he reports that 100s were dead > around his pond this spring. > > > > They would like to rid themselves of the remaining live goldfish and allo= w > native species to thrive. The goldfish were introduced by a previous > owner. (I=E2=80=99d been hinting for the past couple of years that they= are > missing out on a wonderful spring chorus from their pond, and that any > tadpoles must be rapidly consumed by voracious goldfish.) They are now > asking for specific instructions on how to do this. Anyone? > > > > My only suggestion was to pump it dry, scoop up all the fish. If by some > miracle there are some frogs or salamanders in the pond, they should > survive nicely without pond water for a time. After a day or so, allow t= he > pond to refill. I am not an aquatics biologist, and I haven=E2=80=99t re= searched > this. Better ideas anyone? > > > > Saw two broad-winged hawks on my travels to the far reaches of Kings > County today in East Dalhousie. Tree swallows (at least two pair) flying > about at their usual nesting area in Cherryfield, and one tree swallow on > Mack Lake. It prompted me to check the nest box situation there. There > remains some house-keeping to do-on the list for this week! > > > > Donna Crossland > > > > > --e89a8f502eea2afa5905153fc46c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>John Gilhen introduced two bass into the Mount Saint = Vincent=C2=A0pond which had a large goldfish population that he felt was ke= eping amphibians down.</div><div>It seemed to work to reduce the goldfish</= div><div>Nick</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail= _quote">On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Donna Crossland <span dir=3D"ltr">&= lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">dcrossland@e= astlink.ca</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 lan= g=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><spa= n style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-= serif";font-size:11pt">After having read about the goldfish die-off in= Port Williams, it nudged me to ask a friend in Windsor about his pond (whi= ch =C2=A0was fully stocked with goldfish a couple of years ago).=C2=A0 Inde= ed, he reports that 100s were dead around his pond this spring.=C2=A0 <u></= u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,1= 25);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">= <u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:= rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-= size:11pt">They would like to rid themselves of the remaining live goldfish= and allow native species to thrive. =C2=A0=C2=A0The goldfish were introduc= ed by a previous owner.=C2=A0 =C2=A0(I=E2=80=99d been hinting for the past = couple of years that they are missing out on a wonderful spring chorus from= their pond, and that any tadpoles must be rapidly consumed by voracious go= ldfish.)=C2=A0 They are now asking for specific =C2=A0instructions on how t= o do this.=C2=A0 Anyone?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp= an style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans= -serif";font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"Mso= Normal"><span style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri"= ,"sans-serif";font-size:11pt">My only suggestion was to pump it d= ry, scoop up all the fish.=C2=A0 If by some miracle there are some frogs or= salamanders in the pond, they should survive nicely without pond water for= a time.=C2=A0 After a day or so, allow the pond to refill.=C2=A0 I am not = an aquatics biologist, and I haven=E2=80=99t researched this.=C2=A0 Better = ideas anyone?=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNor= mal"><span style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri",&q= uot;sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p clas= s=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calib= ri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">Saw two broad-winged hawks = on my travels to the far reaches of Kings County today in East Dalhousie.= =C2=A0 Tree swallows (at least two pair) flying about at their usual nestin= g area in Cherryfield, and one tree swallow on Mack Lake.=C2=A0 It prompted= me to check the nest box situation there.=C2=A0 There remains some house-k= eeping to do-on the list for this week!<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color= =3D"#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></p><span class=3D"HOEnZb">= <font color=3D"#888888"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:rgb(31,= 73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11= pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"co= lor:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";f= ont-size:11pt">Donna Crossland<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma= l"><span style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri",&quo= t;sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class= =3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibr= i","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><u&