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Lighthouse Now: phone number: 902-543-2457.
Email: newstips@lighthousenow.ca
That should do it!
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 9:05 PM, N Robinson <nrobbyn@gmail.com> wrote:
> I suggest you (or someone in the Bridgewater area) call the South Shore
> Exhibition phone number: 902-543-3341.
>
> Their website is: http://www.thebigex.com/Contact-Us.html
>
> You could also email them at: bigex@ns.aliantzinc.ca and put a note on
> their Facebook page:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/south.exhibition
>
> I would then contact the press: Lighthouse Now - they love stories like
> this and it will make the Exhibition organizers look like heroes (if indeed
> they take some action to protect the Killdeer), as well as giving publicity
> to the exhibition and the birds!
>
> This four-pronged effort should work - let us know.
>
> Nancy
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca
> > wrote:
>
>> Could you speak to the exhibition management and see if they would allow
>> you to fence off a small area where the Killdeer normally stay? Just some
>> posts and a rope might be enough. Seems like some attempt to save the
>> chicks should be made.
>>
>> Lois Codling
>> L. Sackville
>>
>>
>> On 27/07/2015 2:49 PM, James Hirtle wrote:
>>
>> Normally by now killdeer would be at the age where the young would have
>> flight. The exhibition for Bridgewater starts tomorrow. Normally a
>> pair of killdeer nest on the grounds and the young are at the point where
>> they can fly, so usually this is not a problem. This is not the case this
>> year. The pair have four young and they would need a week or a week and a
>> half yet before flight. I watched the one adult today with the four
>> young. Someone had two dogs and was throwing a ball for the dogs and the
>> adult killdeer as you can imagine was freaking out. She successfully led
>> the young away from the dogs and had them by the road when I walked by.
>> The exhibition officially starts tomorrow and set-up is still ongoing. It
>> is in the area where the adult killdeer and young usually tend. The
>> parking area will be full where they could go when activity is on the
>> grounds, but tomorrow that area will be occupied and there will be people
>> activity all over the place. I suspect the young will not make it through
>> the week. We shall see what happens though.
>>
>> James R. Hirtle
>> LaHave
>>
>>
>>
>
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<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 27, 2=
015 at 9:05 PM, N Robinson <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nrobbyn@=
gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nrobbyn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><bl=
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ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I suggest you (or someone=
in the Bridgewater area)=C2=A0 call the South Shore Exhibition phone numbe=
r:=C2=A0 <a href=3D"tel:902-543-3341" value=3D"+19025433341" target=3D"_bla=
nk">902-543-3341</a>.<br><br>Their website is:=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.=
thebigex.com/Contact-Us.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.thebigex.com/Con=
tact-Us.html</a><br><br></div>You could also email them at:=C2=A0 <a href=
=3D"mailto:bigex@ns.aliantzinc.ca" target=3D"_blank">bigex@ns.aliantzinc.ca=
</a> and put a note on their Facebook page:<br><div><br><a href=3D"https://=
www.facebook.com/south.exhibition" target=3D"_blank">https://www.facebook.c=
om/south.exhibition</a><br><br></div><div>I would then contact the press:=
=C2=A0 Lighthouse Now - they love stories like this and it will make the Ex=
hibition organizers look like heroes (if indeed they take some action to pr=
otect the Killdeer), as well as giving publicity to the exhibition and the =
birds!<br><br></div><div>This four-pronged effort should work - let us know=
.<br><br></div><div>Nancy<br></div></div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=
=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, J=
ul 27, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Lois Codling <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailt=
o:loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.c=
a</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
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Could you speak to the exhibition management and see if they would
allow you to fence off a small area where the Killdeer normally
stay?=C2=A0 Just some posts and a rope might be enough.=C2=A0 Seems lik=
e some
attempt to save the chicks should be made.<span><font color=3D"#888888"=
><br>
<br>
Lois Codling<br>
L. Sackville</font></span><div><div><br>
<br>
<div>On 27/07/2015 2:49 PM, James Hirtle
wrote:<br>
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t">Normally by now killdeer would be at the age where
the young would have flight.=C2=A0 The=C2=A0</span><span style=
=3D"font-size:32px">exhibition</span><span style=3D"font-size:24pt">=C2=A0f=
or Bridgewater starts tomorrow.
=C2=A0Normally a pair of killdeer nest on the grounds and the
young are at the point where they can fly, so usually this
is not a problem.=C2=A0 This is not the case this year.=C2=A0 T=
he pair
have four young and they would need a week or a week and a
half yet before flight.=C2=A0 I watched the one adult today wit=
h
the four young.=C2=A0 Someone had two dogs and was throwing a
ball for the dogs and the adult killdeer as you can imagine
was freaking out.=C2=A0 She successfully led the young away fro=
m