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con on which would best divert them from the farm.</div><div>=C2= For those of you not aware of it, in September 2013, some 7,500 migrating birds were killed as they flew into a gas flare at the Canaport LNG port in Saint John. To read about it, search for "Canaport LNG bird kill." Doug Linzey On 04-Jun-18 10:52 PM, Carmel Smith wrote: > One of the worst ideas ever has been these "light sculptures" and > memorials. At least they could be turned off during migration periods. > > Carmel Smith > Midville Branch, NS > > On Monday, June 4, 2018, 8:14:44 p.m. ADT, John Kearney > <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > Not that I’m aware of David. Studies have shown that birds need to be > within 2 km to be attracted. As for your suggestion, one would have to > ensure that a wind turbine is not between the bird and the light. > Nonetheless a strong light causes bird to circle it continuously, to > the point of exhaustion. The memorial lights at ground zero in New > York have to be turned off periodically during the night to allow > circling birds to escape. > John > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 4, 2018, at 18:58, David <dwebster@glinx.com > <mailto:dwebster@glinx.com>> wrote: > >> Hi John & All, >> Are you saying that a light near a wind tower attracted the birds >> ? If so, has anyone tried using lights to divert traffic away from >> wind towers ? >> Yt, DW, Kentville >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "John Kearney" <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca >> <mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>> >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Sent: 6/4/2018 2:50:42 PM >> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Breeding Bird Survey >> >>> I think that was a good decision James. Besides the cold, I find >>> that there are still some birds migrating throughout the first week >>> of June. A few years ago, someone left a light on at one of the wind >>> farms I was surveying on the night of June 9^th . In the morning >>> there were 14 dead birds beneath it comprised of Red-eyed Vireos and >>> Yellow-bellied Flycatchers. These would have been birds that are >>> still migrating. >>> >>> John >>> >>> *From:*naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca >>> <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> >>> <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca >>> <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>> *On Behalf Of *James Hirtle >>> *Sent:* Monday, June 04, 2018 04:36 >>> *To:* Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>> <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>> >>> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Breeding Bird Survey >>> >>> I was going to do my breeding bird survey which starts at Jordan >>> Falls, goes into Shelburne and up into Welshtown. I went out at >>> 03:00 and found that I had to scrape ice off of my windshield. Who >>> would have thought on June 4 that ice would be heavy enough on the >>> windshield so that the wipers would not remove it. Anyhow, I set >>> off and went about a quarter of the way and thought to myself, what >>> am I doing? I turned around and went back home and will run the >>> route later in the month when the weather is warmer and the birds >>> will be singing and calling as they normally would. The cold would >>> not have made it a valid census. >>> >>> I'll focus on the western kingbird later in the morning found by >>> John Robart. This bird was at the old Kirk's Christmas Tree Yard in >>> Bridgewater. It is at the end of the Glenn Alen Subdivision across >>> from the ball field. It is an area that provides public access if >>> the bird sticks around. >>> >>> I also will be checking out the nesting phoebe and if the eastern >>> bluebird pair are still around at Vogler's Cove. >>> >>> I think I'll also go out Western Shore way to a location for >>> olive-sided flycatcher and black-throated blue warblers that >>> traditionally nest there and check that location out. I'll post my >>> findings later if successful and will send a report through to >>> Dalhousie University in regards to the olive-sided flycatcher. I >>> will need to go back to Wallace Lake to get a GPS location for the >>> Canada Warbler for them. >>> >>> James R. Hirtle >>> >>> LaHave >>> >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >>> >>> >>> >>> Virus-free. www.avast.com >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >>> >>>
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