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Index of Subjects I have seen them handle (tamarack) cones with their feet much like a parrot handles large seeds -- transfering them to the beak area and using the crossed-bill (and tongue) to extract the seeds, all the while holding the little cone in one foot, and holding onto a branch with the other. Susann Myers wrote: > Hi, Jim. > > Crossbills get the seeds out of niger feeders by using their tongues. > In Louisbourg, my feeders were close enough to my window that I could > sit and watch them stick their tongues out to get the seeds. This is > perfectly normal for crossbills - it is how they get the seeds out of > the cones of coniferous trees. > > Cheers, > Susann > ----- 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 >> > >
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