[NatureNS] dead skunk, moulting crows, Wolfville feeder birds

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From: Sherman Williams <shermw@xcountry.tv>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:47:18 -0300
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Already a skunk has been digging for grubs around my yard,  =20
especially near my compost area and near the birdfeeder areas.

Sherman

Sherman Williams
shermw@xcountry.tv


On 20/03/2008, at 9:51 AM, Jim Wolford wrote:

> Mar. 19, 2008 - Considering how cold it has been over the past =20
> couple of
> days and especially nights, I was surprised to see a pretty fresh-=20
> looking
> road-killed SKUNK on Highway 101 just west of Coldbrook.
>
> At 7 p.m. I watched loose flocks of CROWS flying high toward the =20
> southeast
> over our Wolfville yard, heading toward their overnight roosting =20
> areas, and
> several of the individuals showed MISSING PRIMARY  FLIGHT FEATHERS; =20=

> this
> must indicate that at least some are actively MOULTING now.
>
> Mar. 20, 2008 - Our feeder birds in Wolfville still include the
> CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW (still tiny and very pale and easy to notice =20
> among the
> others sparrows), the still-immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Martin =20
> Thomas
> north of Port Williams also has at least one of this species), male =20=

> and
> female CARDINALS, 15+ junky JUNCOS, 5+ WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, plus
> chickadees, mourning doves, crows, occasional blue jays, 1-2 red =20
> squirrels,
> up to about 10 pheasants.
>
> Cheers :-) from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204
> ---------------------
> 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>
> ----------------------
> "Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty."
>      - Mark Twain
> ---------------
> =93Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient
> premises=94 --
>     -- Samuel Butler
> ----------------------
>


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Already a skunk has been digging for grubs around my yard, =A0especially =
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white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>Sherman =
Williams</div><div><a =
href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">shermw@xcountry.tv</a></div><div><br></=
div></span> </div><br><div><div>On 20/03/2008, at 9:51 AM, Jim Wolford =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Mar. 19, 2008 - Considering how =
cold it has been over the past couple of</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">days and =
especially nights, I was surprised to see a pretty =
fresh-looking</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">road-killed SKUNK on Highway 101 =
just west of Coldbrook.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">At 7 p.m. I watched loose flocks =
of CROWS flying high toward the southeast</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">over our =
Wolfville yard, heading toward their overnight roosting areas, =
and</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">several of the individuals =
showed MISSING PRIMARY<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 =
</span>FLIGHT FEATHERS; this</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">must indicate =
that at least some are actively MOULTING now.</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Mar. 20, =
2008 - Our feeder birds in Wolfville still include the</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW (still tiny and very pale and =
easy to notice among the</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">others =
sparrows), the still-immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Martin =
Thomas</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">north of Port Williams also has =
at least one of this species), male and</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">female =
CARDINALS, 15+ junky JUNCOS, 5+ WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, plus</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">chickadees, mourning doves, crows, occasional blue =
jays, 1-2 red squirrels,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">up to about =
10 pheasants.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers :-) from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">---------------------</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Jim =
(James W.) Wolford</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">91 Wickwire Avenue<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">B4P =
1W3</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">phone (902)542-9204 =
(home)</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">fax (902)585-1059 (Acadia Univ. =
Biology Dept.)</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">e-mail &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</div=
><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">----------------------</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">"Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable =
uncertainty."</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0=A0 =A0 </span>- Mark Twain</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">---------------</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=93Life is =
the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">premises=94 --</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 =A0 </span>-- Samuel =
Butler</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">----------------------</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> =
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