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I remember years ago hearing them talk about bringing skunks back to the =
valley to get rid of the mice that were chewing the bark off the bottom =
of small trees that were being planted in new apple orchards. The =
farmers must be happy now that the skunks are back again. I have heard =
my parents say when they were small there were lots of skunks around in =
the valley and a disease swept through them and killed the skunks off. =
There were no skunks around when I was growing up - I think they came =
back from northern NS, but I am wondering if they got a little help from =
some government agency.
Roland.=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Sherman Williams=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] dead skunk, moulting crows, Wolfville feeder =
birds
Already a skunk has been digging for grubs around my yard, 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 =
couple of
days and especially nights, I was surprised to see a pretty =
fresh-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 =
southeast
over our Wolfville yard, heading toward their overnight roosting =
areas, and
several of the individuals showed MISSING PRIMARY FLIGHT FEATHERS; =
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 =
among the
others sparrows), the still-immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Martin =
Thomas
north of Port Williams also has at least one of this species), male =
and
female CARDINALS, 15+ junky JUNCOS, 5+ WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, plus
chickadees, mourning doves, crows, occasional blue jays, 1-2 red =
squirrels,
up to about 10 pheasants.
Cheers :-) from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204
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Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Avenue=20
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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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I remember years ago hearing them talk =
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bringing skunks back to the valley to get rid of the mice that were =
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bark off the bottom of small trees that were being planted in new =
apple=20
orchards. The farmers must be happy now that the skunks are back again. =
I have=20
heard my parents say when they were small there were lots of skunks =
around in=20
the valley and a disease swept through them and killed the skunks off. =
There=20
were no skunks around when I was growing up - I think they came back =
from=20
northern NS, but I am wondering if they got a little help from some =
government=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland.</FONT> </DIV>
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Williams</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 20, 2008 =
10:47=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] dead =
skunk,=20
moulting crows, Wolfville feeder birds</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Already a skunk has been digging for grubs around my =
yard,=20
especially near my compost area and near the birdfeeder areas.
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<DIV>Sherman</DIV>
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<DIV>Sherman Williams</DIV>
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<DIV>On 20/03/2008, at 9:51 AM, Jim Wolford wrote:</DIV><BR=20
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<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">At 7 p.m. I watched loose flocks of CROWS =
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