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Index of Subjects --047d7bd91f424400a60541d796a7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Richard, What is the unique small mammal? On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote: > I went there and camped one weekend in July 3 years ago. Not the best time > for birding, but interesting nevertheless. We only saw a few common birds > such as Redstarts, B-C chickadees etc. but also Peregrines and Bald eagles > that we suspected were nesting. We didn't see or hear any signs of Leach's > storm petrels, but that doesn't mean they weren't there. There are people > in the biology dept. at Acadia who have done studies there, and they would > have the greatest knowledge. Dan Conlan, who is with one of the museums in > Halifax (and might be on this list - I don't know) knows as much as anyone, > if not more, and might have more to add. However, it's a neat place with a > lot of native and other history, interesting geology, and certainly at > least one unique small mammal and probably some unique plant life. on the > principle that the more land that can be conserved the better, I would > support its conservation. > > Richard > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 5:36 PM, Ken McKenna <kenmcken54@eastlink.ca> > wrote: > >> >> Hi all >> Just listening to Bill Casey interview on CBC and my ears perked up at a >> couple of things he said. First it is home to 300 species of birds. Surely >> this is a political exaggeration. He also stated that the Leach's >> Storm-Petrel is endangered or something to that effect. In fact, Birdlife >> International has it in the category of least concern. >> Regardless it would be nice to have the isle preserved. I know some >> people in this forum have been there so maybe a comment or two about it >> might be interesting. >> Cheers >> Ken >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> > > > -- > ################# > Dr.R.B.Stern, > P.O. Box 300, > Port Williams, > N.S., Canada, > B0P 1T0 > Richard Stern, > Port Williams, NS, Canada > sternrichard@gmail.com > ################### > -- Ronald G. Arsenault Halifax, Nova Scotia --047d7bd91f424400a60541d796a7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Ric= hard,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div= ><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">What is the unique = small mammal?</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail= _quote">On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Richard Stern <span dir=3D"ltr">&l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@= 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">I went there and camped one weekend in July 3 years ago. Not the b= est time for birding, but interesting nevertheless. We only saw a few commo= n birds such as Redstarts, B-C chickadees etc. but also Peregrines and Bald= eagles that we suspected were nesting. We didn't see or hear any signs= of Leach's storm petrels, but that doesn't mean they weren't t= here. There are people in the biology dept. at Acadia who have done studies= there, and they would have the greatest knowledge. Dan Conlan, who is with= one of the museums in Halifax (and might be on this list - I don't kno= w) knows as much as anyone, if not more, and might have more to add.=C2=A0 = However, it's a neat place with a lot of native and other history, inte= resting geology, and certainly at least one unique small mammal and probabl= y some unique plant life. on the principle that the more land that can be c= onserved the better, I would support its conservation.<div><br></div><div>R= ichard<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div class=3D"h5"><br><div class= =3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 5:36 PM, Ken McKenna <span dir=3D"= ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:kenmcken54@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">kenmck= en54@eastlink.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"><b= r> Hi all<br> Just listening to Bill Casey interview on CBC and my ears perked up at a co= uple of things he said. First it is home to 300 species of birds. Surely th= is is a political exaggeration. He also stated that the Leach's Storm-P= etrel is endangered or something to that effect. In fact, Birdlife Internat= ional has it in the category of least concern.<br> Regardless it would be nice to have the isle preserved. I know some people = in this forum have been there so maybe a comment or two about it might be i= nteresting.<br> Cheers<br> Ken<br> <br> Sent from my iPad<br> <br> Sent from my iPad<br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div></div></div><span c= lass=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br><div class=3D"m_472726470005= 1145083m_2249467697804848032gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signat= ure">#################<br>Dr.R.B.Stern,=C2=A0=C2=A0 <br>P.O. Box 300,<br>Po= rt Williams,<br>N.S., Canada,<br>B0P 1T0<br>Richard Stern, <br>Port William= s, NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank= ">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>###################</div> </font></span></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class= =3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><d= iv><div dir=3D"ltr">Ronald G. Arsenault<br>Halifax, Nova Scotia</div></div>= </div></div> </div> --047d7bd91f424400a60541d796a7--
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