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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C8964E.19AAD260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey - I agree with Randy - even here in downtown Dartmouth at our feeders its really empty - noticably absent just in the last 3-5 days are the absence of our resident flock of 10-15 Redpolls . 3 days ago I saw 1 lone redpoll. Now we get the BC Chickadees as they roam thru. But Song Sparrows are heard and seen and saw our first Grackles of season 3 days ago too. A Bald Eagle was seen over Sullivans Pond 2 days also . DB -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Randy Lauff Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:11 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] recent departures, end of FeederWatch Season 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. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C8964E.19AAD260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1498" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=3D770061216-04042008><FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#0000ff>Hey=20 - I agree with Randy - even here in downtown Dartmouth at = our=20 feeders its really empty - noticably absent just in the last 3-5 days = are the=20 absence of our resident flock of 10-15 Redpolls . 3 days ago I saw = 1 lone=20 redpoll. Now we get the BC Chickadees as they roam thru. But Song = Sparrows are=20 heard and seen and saw our first Grackles of season 3 days ago=20 too.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D770061216-04042008><FONT face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D770061216-04042008><FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#0000ff>A Bald Eagle=20 was seen over Sullivans Pond 2 days also .</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D770061216-04042008><FONT face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D770061216-04042008><FONT face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff>DB</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20 naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]<B>On=20 Behalf Of </B>Randy Lauff<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 04, 2008 9:11=20 AM<BR><B>To:</B> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] = recent=20 departures, end of FeederWatch Season<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The last two days have been almost spookily quiet at our feeders. = As Tom=20 noted, some of our flocks must have departed as well. Even woodpeckers = are=20 down...I haven't had to even top up the suet in two days, normally, = it's a=20 daily event to keep two logs filled. Chickadees are also = down...perhaps these=20 residents have become territorial and booted out the others?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Project FeederWatch (<A=20 = href=3D"http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/pfw/index.jsp?lang=3DEN&targ= etpg=3Dindex">http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/pfw/index.jsp?lang=3DEN&am= p;targetpg=3Dindex</A>)=20 has ended for another season. This time (recorded from November to the = end of=20 March), I was feeding on average 13 species, and recorded on average, = 85 birds=20 at my feeders on the weekends. I get the most pleasure out of watching = the=20 Ravens at the carrion stations I have out. With my last raccoon = though, I=20 tried something different...instead of putting it out in the open = orchard or=20 garden, I put it in the woods near the house. I thought the crows = might get=20 it, though tales from trappers have told me that eagles will get into = some=20 pretty dense woods to feed. Although the patch of woods where the = raccoon was=20 put was not dense, I still did get an eagle. You can see the shots my = wife=20 took at: <A=20 = href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/recent.html">http://people.st= fx.ca/rlauff/photos/recent.html</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Randy<BR>_________________________________<BR>RF Lauff<BR>Way in = the=20 boonies of<BR>Antigonish County, NS. </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C8964E.19AAD260--
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