[NatureNS] residential mink in Wolfville plus feeder birds

Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:58:41 -0400
From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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Mar. 11, 2008 - At home at our Wolfville feeders, the CLAY-COLOURED and
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS are still present.

Mar. 13, 2008 - At 2:15 p.m. in my Wolfville neighborhood, from my car I was
surprised to see a MINK slowly patrolling front yards along the street
(Beckwith St.), perhaps on the lookout for mice, rats, unwary birds, etc.?
It acted as if it didnąt care about me following it about in my car.  This
is nowhere near any substantial water, although a half-block away is a very
small intermittent stream that runs along the lower boundary of our
property.

At our feeders, the two łgood sparrows˛ are still daily visitors, plus male
and female CARDINALS (often two of the latter), a single PINE SISKIN today,
one or two red squirrels, etc.  The male cardinal was at the safflower-seed
feeder today, making a lovely sunny contrast between his gaudy red and the
white of the seeds.

Cheers :-) from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204
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Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Avenue 
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W3
phone (902)542-9204 (home)
fax (902)585-1059 (Acadia Univ. Biology Dept.)
e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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