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Index of Subjects --001a1142702c7bce79052fbe3442 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Ian didn't use the word invasive. He was looking at these species as opportunists from away, much like ourselves, When even the opportunists are down, something may be up. On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, a decline in any invasive is a good thing, but it would still be > interesting to find out why. I'm wondering if better building techniques > provide fewer nesting opportunities for them. > > Is there a decline in Europe, or other places where these birds have been > introduced? > > Randy > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > On 9 March 2016 at 10:28, Ian McLaren <I.A.McLaren@dal.ca> wrote: > >> All: >> >> I was asked by a colleague about trends in Eur. Starling, and was >> surprised to see that they had steadily declined to about half their late >> 1960s population levels throughout the N. Am. Breeding Bird Survey area, >> and similarly locally (NS + PEI). Along with the sharper decline of House >> Sparrow, does this indicate that our human-dominated landscapes have >> become inhospitable to these highly tolerant immigrants? Seems almost as >> scary as the declines of many less immediately impacted species. >> >> >> Ian >> >> >> Ian McLaren >> > > --001a1142702c7bce79052fbe3442 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Ian didn't use the word invasive. He was looking at th= ese species as opportunists from away, much like ourselves, When even the o= pportunists are down, something may be up.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">= <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Randy Lauff= <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com" target=3D"_= blank">randy.lauff@gmail.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 dir=3D"ltr">Well, a decline in any invasive is a good thing,= but it would still be interesting to find out why. I'm wondering if be= tter building techniques provide fewer nesting opportunities for them.<div>= <br></div><div>Is there a decline in Europe, or other places where these bi= rds have been introduced?</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div>___________________________= ______<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div>= </div><div><div class=3D"h5"> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9 March 2016 at 10:28, Ian McLaren <span = dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:I.A.McLaren@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">I.A= .McLaren@dal.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 dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-fa= mily:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <p>All:</p> <p>I was asked by a colleague about trends in Eur. Starling, and was surpri= sed to see that they had steadily=C2=A0declined to about half their late 19= 60s=C2=A0population levels throughout the N. Am.=C2=A0Breeding Bird Survey = area, and similarly locally (NS +=C2=A0PEI). Along with the sharper decline of House Sparrow,=C2=A0does this indicate that our hum= an-dominated=C2=A0<span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-s= erif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji',NotoColorEmoji,&#= 39;Segoe UI Symbol','Android Emoji',EmojiSymbols;font-size:18.6= 667px">landscapes have become inhospitable to these highly tolerant=C2=A0immigrants?=C2=A0 S= eems almost as scary as the declines of many less immediately impacted spec= ies.</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,'Apple= Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji',NotoColorEmoji,'Segoe UI Sym= bol','Android Emoji',EmojiSymbols;font-size:18.6667px"><br> </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,'Apple= Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji',NotoColorEmoji,'Segoe UI Sym= bol','Android Emoji',EmojiSymbols;font-size:18.6667px">Ian</spa= n></p><span><font color=3D"#888888"> <p><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,'Apple= Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji',NotoColorEmoji,'Segoe UI Sym= bol','Android Emoji',EmojiSymbols;font-size:18.6667px"><br> </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,'Apple= Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji',NotoColorEmoji,'Segoe UI Sym= bol','Android Emoji',EmojiSymbols;font-size:18.6667px">Ian McLa= ren</span></p> </font></span></div> </div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a1142702c7bce79052fbe3442--
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