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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C6C0B1.AEE315A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Whoops...sorry.....Yes we did see crows and ravens.....too busy yakking = to remember them I guess. Apologies to the corvids Andy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bob McDonald=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Lack of birds Hi Andy et al, Very often at this time of year, birds do stop coming to our feeders. = However, this year, for some reason, we still have lots of activity. = Goldfinches, purple finches, mourning doves, rock pigeons, red-breasted = nuthatch, black-capped chickadees, starlings, crows, hummingbirds and = most recently common grackles are at the feeders, while all these = species as well as robins, blue jays and today a magnolia warbler use = the bird bath. Never underestimate the power of a bird bath to attract = birds and provide a display of activity one only seldom sees in a more = natural setting. It can often be quite humorous! And no crows were seen on the drive to CSI and back...!!?? = Incredible! Cheers, Bob McDonald Halifax bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Andy Dean=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:01 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Lack of birds Is anyone else experiencing a sudden loss of birds at feeders or = around the garden? We were filling feeders daily until about two weeks ago when = everything stopped showing up.=20 The only species feeding here now are hummingbirds. I drove to Cape Sable with a friend yesterday and saw some good = flocks of waders there but as as far as land birds went we saw only six = species on the drive there and back. Goldfinch, Starling , tree swallow, = mourning dove, robin, and ruffed grouse. Andy Andy & Lelia Dean 154 St Catherines Rd Port Joli. NS. Canada B0T 1S0 Tel 902-683-2775 aadean@ns.sympatico.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.10/419 - Release Date: = 8/15/2006 ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C6C0B1.AEE315A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Whoops...sorry.....Yes we did see crows = and=20 ravens.....too busy yakking to remember them I guess. Apologies to the=20 corvids</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Andy</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dbobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca">Bob=20 McDonald</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 15, 2006 = 8:53=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Lack of = birds</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Andy et al,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Very often at this time of year, = birds do stop=20 coming to our feeders. However, this year, for some reason,=20 we still have lots of activity. Goldfinches, purple = finches,=20 mourning doves, rock pigeons, red-breasted nuthatch, black-capped = chickadees,=20 starlings, crows, hummingbirds and most recently common = grackles are=20 at the feeders, while all these species as well as robins, blue jays = and today=20 a magnolia warbler use the bird bath. Never underestimate the = power of=20 a bird bath to attract birds and provide a display of activity = one only=20 seldom sees in a more natural setting. It can often be quite=20 humorous!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And no crows were seen on the drive = to CSI and=20 back...!!?? Incredible!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Halifax</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca">bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca</A></= FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Daadean@ns.sympatico.ca = href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">Andy=20 Dean</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 15, = 2006 8:01=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Lack of = birds</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is anyone else experiencing a = sudden loss of=20 birds at feeders or around the garden?</FONT></DIV&g