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Index of Subjects Could these birds possibly have been American Woodcock? Considering the description of the site, it sounds more likely. It would have been great to observe this behaviour! Bob McDonald Halifax ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret E.Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Wood turtles and earthworms >I watch the 2 snipe(s) doing this "dance" and wondered why. It was quite >common for them to be doing it here under the apple trees near the compost >pile. So they were calling up worms, ...ever neat. > > Marg in White Point, Queens co. > > > > http://margmillard.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Laviolette, Lance (EXP)" <lance.laviolette@lmco.com> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 11:10 AM > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Wood turtles and earthworms > > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Another species known to exhibit this behaviour is the Black-bellied >> Plover which uses a rapid foot movement on the tidal mudflats to >> stimulate mud-dwelling worms/polychaetes (e.g. Glycera sp. = bloodworm) >> to come to the surface. The nature of mud and its consistency changes >> when pressure/vibration is applied so this may be one reason why the >> behaviour works in the aquatic environment. >> >> All the best, >> >> Lance >> >> =========================== >> Lance Laviolette >> Glen Robertson, Ontario >> lance.laviolette@lmco.com >> =========================== >> >> >> ________________________________ >> > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: > 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 2/18/2008 5:50 AM > >
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