[NatureNS] recent departures, end of FeederWatch Season

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:10:51 -0300
From: "Randy Lauff" <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
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All,

The last two days have been almost spookily quiet at our feeders. As Tom
noted, some of our flocks must have departed as well. Even woodpeckers are
down...I haven't had to even top up the suet in two days, normally, it's a
daily event to keep two logs filled. Chickadees are also down...perhaps
these residents have become territorial and booted out the others?

Project FeederWatch (
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/pfw/index.jsp?lang=EN&targetpg=index) has
ended for another season. This time (recorded from November to the end of
March), I was feeding on average 13 species, and recorded on average, 85
birds at my feeders on the weekends. I get the most pleasure out of watching
the Ravens at the carrion stations I have out. With my last raccoon though,
I tried something different...instead of putting it out in the open orchard
or garden, I put it in the woods near the house. I thought the crows might
get it, though tales from trappers have told me that eagles will get into
some pretty dense woods to feed. Although the patch of woods where the
raccoon was put was not dense, I still did get an eagle. You can see the
shots my wife took at: http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/recent.html

Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

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<div>All,</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>The last two days have been almost spookily quiet at our feeders. As T=
om noted, some of our flocks must have departed as well. Even woodpeckers a=
re down...I haven&#39;t had to even top up the suet in two days, normally, =
it&#39;s a daily event to keep two logs filled. Chickadees are also down...=
perhaps these residents have become territorial and booted out the others?<=
/div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Project FeederWatch (<a href=3D"http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/pfw/i=
ndex.jsp?lang=3DEN&amp;targetpg=3Dindex">http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/p=
fw/index.jsp?lang=3DEN&amp;targetpg=3Dindex</a>) has ended for another seas=
on. This time (recorded from November to the end of March), I was feeding o=
n average 13 species, and recorded on average, 85 birds at my feeders on th=
e weekends. I get the most pleasure out of watching the Ravens at the carri=
on stations I have out. With my last raccoon though, I tried something diff=
erent...instead of putting it out in the open orchard or garden, I put it i=
n the woods near the house. I thought the crows might get it, though tales =
from trappers have told me that eagles will get into some pretty dense wood=
s to feed. Although the patch of woods where the raccoon was put was not de=
nse, I still did get an eagle. You can see the shots my wife took at: <a hr=
ef=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/recent.html">http://people.stfx.c=
a/rlauff/photos/recent.html</a></div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Randy<br>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the b=
oonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS. </div>

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