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Index of Subjects Hi Andy http://www.scottweidensaul.com/ This is the man I wrote to about my Rufus Hummingbird this fall. I was trying to get his books into the system here but got side tracked. http://margmillard.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Dean" <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 10:22 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Sunflower seeds I received a phone call this evening but unfortunately failed to get the name of the caller. He has no access to send messages to NatureNS so asked me to pass a message to the group, and Elinor Lindsay in particular, regarding sunflower seeds. He quoted a book by Scott Weidensaul titled 'Living On The Wind' ...specifically chapter 8....which apparently relates an experience , I believe it was in Argentina . where Swainsons Hawks died in large numbers when they ate grasshoppers contaminated with either pesticide or herbicide .[ sorry to be so vague but it was a brief call ] He suggested that sunflower seed has evolved from simply being produced to help birds survive the winters into a major business crop, and this has resulted in lower safety standards, at least in some of the countries producing huge commercial crops, and he strongly urged that we read the item. I checked the Valley Regional Library catalogue but drew a blank on that title. Andy Andy & Lelia Dean 86 Baden Powell Drive Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5 Tel: [902] 678-6243 aadean@ns.sympatico.ca
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