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Jim et al, Yes at the time (end of November) it was thought by the =
more knowledgeable birders who saw it that it was very unusual behaviour =
for a warbler. However, the bird came back so frequently we figured it =
was a survival tactic. I never really got evidence that he was cracking =
the whole seeds open. It appeared the he was eating the "small bits" of =
meat from broken seeds that are usually present with the whole seeds. =
As a consequence of this observation, I added a mix of hulled sunflower =
seeds and niger seeds to the black oil in my feeders to see if that =
would help him and it seemed to make him happy, judging by the frequency =
of his visits. I did not see him take any niger seeds but I have photos =
of him eating the hulled sunflower seeds.
Paul
----- Original Message -----=20
From: James W. Wolford=20
To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:50 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] re warblers eating sunflower seeds? -- was Merlins =
at point Pleasant Park
Paul et al., I'm intrigued by your warbler loving black-oil sunflower =
seeds. Surely that is very unusual -- has anyone else any experience =
with any sort of warbler eating sunflower seeds?
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
Begin forwarded message:
From: Paul Murray <murraypaul@ns.sympatico.ca>
Date: May 29, 2008 9:19:43 PM ADT
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Merlins at point Pleasant Park
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
A couple of years ago my wife and I entertained a rare Townsend's =
Warbler at our house in Quispamsis, NB (he loved black oil sunflower =
seeds!). The bird came every 15-30 minutes to my feeders for about two =
weeks. Half of the serious birders in NB enjoyed the bird over tea in =
our living room. What we didn't know was that our local Sharpie was =
also observing! He came unannounced for lunch one day and picked our =
beautiful warbler out a crowd of 14 or 15 mundane American Goldfinches =
and there ended our warbler and our enjoyment. My wife almost saved =
the warbler but had a last minute second thought before she threw her =
coffee mug through the plate glass of our front window at Sharpie! Some =
would say she made the wrong choice though. She watched the whole =
attack sequence from 8 feet away and she was traumatized for three weeks =
by the whole experience! We missed all those nice people coming for tea =
every day too. Sharpie even had the nerve to come back an hour later =
for chick-a-dee dessert!=20
Paul
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Jim et al, Yes at the time =
(end of=20
November) it was thought by the more knowledgeable birders who saw it =
that it=20
was very unusual behaviour for a warbler. However, the bird =
came=20
back so frequently we figured it was a survival =
tactic. I never=20
really got evidence that he was cracking the whole seeds =
open. It=20
appeared the he was eating the "small bits" of meat from broken seeds =
that are=20
usually present with the whole seeds. As a consequence of this=20
observation, I added a mix of hulled sunflower seeds and niger seeds to =
the=20
black oil in my feeders to see if that would help him and it seemed to =
make him=20
happy, judging by the frequency of his visits. I did not see him =
take any=20
niger seeds but I have photos of him eating the hulled sunflower=20
seeds.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Paul</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W.=20
Wolford</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] re warblers =
eating=20
sunflower seeds? -- was Merlins at point Pleasant Park</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Paul et al., I'm intrigued by your warbler loving =
black-oil=20
sunflower seeds. Surely that is very unusual -- has anyone else =
any=20
experience with any sort of warbler eating sunflower seeds?
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<BR>
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2008 9:19:43 PM=20
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[NatureNS] Merlins=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>A couple of years ago my wife and I entertained =
a rare=20
Townsend's Warbler at our house in Quispamsis, NB (he =
loved=20
black oil sunflower seeds!). The bird came every 15-30 minutes =
to my=20
feeders for about two weeks. Half of the serious birders in=20
NB enjoyed the bird over tea in our living room. =
What we=20
didn't know was that our local Sharpie was also =
observing! He=20
came unannounced for lunch one day and picked our beautiful warbler =
out a=20
crowd of 14 or 15 mundane American Goldfinches and there ended =
our=20
warbler and our enjoyment. My wife almost =
saved the=20
warbler but had a last minute second thought before she threw her =
coffee mug=20
through the plate glass of our front window at =
Sharpie! Some=20
would say she made the wrong choice though. She watched the =
whole=20
attack sequence from 8 feet away and she was traumatized for three =
weeks by=20
the whole experience! We missed all those nice people coming =
for tea=20
every day too. Sharpie even had the nerve to come back an hour =
later=20
for chick-a-dee dessert! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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