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Thank you for all the interesting comments. Seems like they have a toe h=
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much more. I don't think the scheme was a great success even if give=
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On PEI where we grew up, bobolinks were very common on farms where the g=
rass had
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not been harvested for a number of years. The land there does not suppor=
t hugh crops
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of grass and other plants like here in Nova Scotia. The Bobolink fields =
would be rather sparse
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to be generous. As they would say a rabbit wouldn't need to take a l=
unch to cross the field
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but wouldn't be well feed at the other side.
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The fields tended to seed to white spruce rather quickly and some fields=
that I know which
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used to be good bobolink fields have been harvested for pulp already and=
are now going to the next stage.
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Bobolinks might like the rather sparse vegetation for nests. Sparse vege=
tation is not a condition we find at Belle Isle.
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Enjoy Canada Day
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Paul
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: '=
;Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">HI James:  You a=
re not wrong.  Bobolinks are pretty much non-existant down this way.&#=
160; I miss them.  I live across the river from Belle Isle (more or le=
ss-in Tupperville).  When I moved here in 2007, there were lots of bob=
olinks along the railway tracks.  I am not sure just what year the pop=
ln crashed-maybe 3 years ago?  Someone will know that.  I haven=
=E2=80=99t heard a Bobolink along the fields of the Annapolis River across =
from Belle Isle and vicinity in 3 seasons.  </span></p>=20
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;Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">On a happier note, th=
e bank swallows have returned to the gravel pit in Tupperville (take the di=
rt road past the little Tupperville Hall to the pit).  They were busy =
excavating last week (late nesters like the Chimney Swifts, I guess?). =
; Thought they would not resume living there after all the digging in the p=
it during nesting season last year.  (I spoke to the folks doing the d=
igging and they avoided the nest holes, but it was very disruptive for them=
.)  They are back, however!  </span></p>=20
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: '=
;Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Let=E2=80=99s hope so=
me Bobolinks recover one of these days!</span></p>=20
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;Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Donna</span></p>=20
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Tahom=
a','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></strong><span s=
tyle=3D"font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt=
;"> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <s=
trong>On Behalf Of </strong>James Hirtle<br/><strong>Sent:</strong> June-30=
-15 4:01 PM<br/><strong>To:</strong> Naturens Naturens<br/><strong>Subject:=
</strong> RE: [NatureNS] Belle Isle and Bobolinks</span></p>=20
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Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">Hi Paul and all:</span=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri',=
'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">Normally when I visit there I see l=
ots of bobolinks.  I don't know if it was the time of day or what,=
but I never heard or saw any bobolinks at all on my visit on the past Sund=
ay.  I would be most interested in knowing if any others who have visi=
ted there saw normal numbers for bobolinks this year.  Water levels wi=
thin the marsh were very high.  Therefore, higher amounts of water I w=
ould assume could definitely affect nesting and maybe the resident bobolink=
s had left due to nesting failure.  All comments are most welcome. =
60;I hope that I'm wrong.</span><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibr=
i','sans-serif';"></span></p>=20
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri',=
'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">Noticeably missing from the French =
Basin Trail and Belleisle were green-winged and blue-winged teal and northe=
rn shovelers.  Comments on this would be welcome also.</span><span sty=
le=3D"font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></p>=20
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri',=
'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">Sincerely,</span><span style=3D"fon=
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2015 12:32:15 -0300<br/>From: <a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca"=
>rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br/>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.=
ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br/>Subject: [NatureNS] Belle Isle and B=
obolinks</span></p>=20
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9;,'sans-serif';">A few years ago there was a major scheme afoot to=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri=
9;,'sans-serif';">Unfortunately as much as I would like it is diffi=
cult for me to visit there. </span></p>=20
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9;,'sans-serif';">Does anyone know how the scheme worked out? Folks=
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9;,'sans-serif';">who visit there could report on the numbers they =
see or an offical </span></p>=20
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri=
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