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Hi Jim et All This has been my observations. Over the years we usualy end up with a few WWCB each year at the feeders. On a few ocations we've had birds that target and seem to like the Niger tube feeders best. They apear to use there tounge out the side of the crossed bill. The funniest bird I've seen was a few years back when one again took the the Niger tube feeder BUT it was one of those upside down ones. Ohh the antics that bird went through for a week or two untill it moved on. Tom K Canso > > From: "Roland McCormick" <roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: 2008/01/19 Sat PM 07:20:11 EST > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Some birds this PM > > I don't know how a crossbill gets through the small holes in a nyger feeder > but I know they do. I also know they don't have to pick at a sunflower > seed the way a chickadee or a blue jay will - maybe their is an advantage > in having a funny looking bill. > > Roland. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 6:43 PM > Subject: FW: [NatureNS] Some birds this PM > > > > I'm wondering how a crossbill deals with the small access holes in a Niger > > feeder in order to extract the seeds -- anybody know?? Cheers from Jim > > ---------- > > From: Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca> > > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:52:57 -0400 > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Subject: [NatureNS] Some birds this PM > > > > Hello, > > > > Wendy and I dropped over to Jean Hartley's location in Rockingham early > > afternoon and found at least 220 Common Redpolls including at least one > > and > > probably 2 Hoaries. One female WW Crossbill remained at the niger feeder > > throughout. In addition a pair (?) of Pine Grosbeaks and then a large > > flock > > of Bohemian Waxwings (~120) showed up. The Cardinal and the RC Kinglet > > did > > not! > > > > We then went for a walk at Point Pleasant Park. In addition to the dozen > > or > > so dogs in the "No Dogs Allowed" area, the only species of interest was a > > group of about 8 Pine Grosbeaks feeding in the grass just above the high > > water mark between Black Rock Beach and the Anchor. On the Northwest Arm > > side at the sewage outflow were at least a dozen Iceland Gulls and 25-30 > > Scaup, mostly Greaters, I believe. A pair of WW Scoters and a C Loon were > > farther offshore. > > > > On the way home we made a quick stop at Pier 9 but few gulls were present. > > It looks as though the sewage outflow here has been discontinued. . . ? > > Does anyone know more about this location? > > > > Cheers, > > Bob McDonald > > Halifax > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1232 - Release Date: 1/18/2008 > > 7:32 PM > > > > >
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