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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-59FF2907-C2F3-4DB9-9372-54B9501E6927 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Susann. I just looked up herons in our Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Be= havior and I see that is something common to them.=20 David Sent from my iPad > On Jul 10, 2019, at 9:39 PM, susann myers <myerss@eastlink.ca> wrote: >=20 > I read an article this week on Little Blue Herons that explained they have= a post-breeding dispersal, in which many of the herons tend to travel north= wards. If the adults and first-summer birds disperse from the breeding grou= nds, this would presumably leave better feeding for the juveniles and perhap= s increase their survival rates.=20 >=20 > Wind direction and strength likely determine how many reach Nova Scotia in= any given year. >=20 > Cheers, > Susann >=20 >> On 07/10/19 12:01 PM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: >> The splotchy immature being seen would have been born last year. A juveni= le from this season would still be all white. Basing this on my Sibley Guide= . So may or may not be a family. Possibly just a group of wandering adults.=20= >>=20 >> Nancy >>=20 >> Sent from my iPad >>=20 >> > On Jul 10, 2019, at 10:52 AM, David Hughes <dghughes@bellaliant.net> wr= ote: >> >=20 >> > Hi, >> >=20 >> > There have been many posts to the NSBS Facebook showing what seems to b= e a family of Little Blue Herons with young. My Sibley app shows their summe= r/breeding range is well south of Nova Scotia.=20 >> >=20 >> > Did a pair actually breed here this year and is this the first known oc= currence? >> >=20 >> > David >> >=20 >> > Sent from my iPad --Apple-Mail-59FF2907-C2F3-4DB9-9372-54B9501E6927 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Thanks Susann. I just looked up herons in o= ur Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior and I see that is something comm= on to them. <div><br></div><div>David<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignat= ure" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Jul 10, 2019= , at 9:39 PM, susann myers <<a href=3D"mailto:myerss@eastlink.ca">myerss@= eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D= "ltr"><div>I read an article this week on Little Blue Herons that explained t= hey have a post-breeding dispersal, in which many of the herons tend to trav= el northwards. If the adults and first-summer birds disperse from the b= reeding grounds, this would presumably leave better feeding for the juvenile= s and perhaps increase their survival rates. </div><div><br></div><div>= Wind direction and strength likely determine how many reach Nova Scotia in a= ny given year.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Susann</div><div><= br></div><span>On 07/10/19 12:01 PM, <b class=3D"name">nancy dowd </b> <<= a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</= span><blockquote cite=3D"mid:C4C90984-AE1B-4D28-95F5-9CF7291E0510@gmail.com"= class=3D"iwcQuote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid #00F; padding-left: 13px= ; margin-left: 0;" type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"mimetype-text-plain">The splo= tchy immature being seen would have been born last year. A juvenile from thi= s season would still be all white. Basing this on my Sibley Guide. So may or= may not be a family. Possibly just a group of wandering adults. <br><br>Nan= cy<br><br>Sent from my iPad<br><br>> On Jul 10, 2019, at 10:52 AM, David H= ughes <<a href=3D"mailto:dghughes@bellaliant.net">dghughes@bellaliant.net= </a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> Hi,<br>> <br>> There have been many p= osts to the NSBS Facebook showing what seems to be a family of Little Blue H= erons with young. My Sibley app shows their summer/breeding range is well so= uth of Nova Scotia. <br>> <br>> Did a pair actually breed here this ye= ar and is this the first known occurrence?<br>> <br>> David<br>> <b= r>> Sent from my iPad<br></div></blockquote> </div></blockquote></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-59FF2907-C2F3-4DB9-9372-54B9501E6927--
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