[NatureNS] Fwd: Vireo chases Blue Jay-A First

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I removed the attachment in order to send to NatureNS.  Contact the  
Giffins to see the photo of the male bluebird on the hummer feeder.  Jim

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> From: Patrick Giffin <barpat@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: July 16, 2008 4:40:11 PM ADT
>
> Subject: Vireo chases Blue Jay-A First
>
> 16Jul08
> Hi:
> A first experience.
> During the last three days Barbara and I have witnessed a Red-eyed  
> Vireo chasing a Blue Jay about our Kingston property.
> A few times in and about the mature maples and oaks in the front yard.
> Observed 3 occasions when the Blue Jay would just land at the  
> sunflower seed feeder, in the back yard, then the vireo seems to  
> come out of an oak to chase the jay from the feeder, pursuing it  
> into a maple or pine then back into the oak where the jay lands.
> After each chase the jay lands in a tree and the vireo departs!
> We assume the vireos have nests and the jays are a threat, however,  
> we have not seen any nests. We seldom go out-of-doors without  
> hearing a vireo and a jay: seems to be more of them in the  
> neighbourhood this year.
> Attached is a photo of the E.Bluebird that stands guard on Dan  
> Thibodeau's, window mounted, hummingbird feeder, in Dalgren  
> Subdivision. When we last heard from Dan it had been a regular  
> visitor for 4 weeks!
> Cheers, Barbara and Pat


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I removed the attachment in order to send to NatureNS. =A0Contact the =
Giffins to see the photo of the male bluebird on the hummer feeder. =
=A0Jim<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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href=3D"mailto:barpat@ns.sympatico.ca">barpat@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></font><=
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<div>16Jul08</div> <div>Hi:</div> <div>A first experience.</div> =
<div>During the last three days Barbara and I have witnessed a Red-eyed =
Vireo chasing a Blue Jay about our Kingston property.</div> <div>A few =
times in and about=A0the mature maples and oaks in the front yard.</div> =
<div>Observed 3 occasions when the Blue Jay would just land at the =
sunflower seed feeder, in the back yard,=A0then the vireo seems to come =
out of an oak to chase the jay from the feeder, pursuing it into a maple =
or pine then back into the oak where the jay lands. </div> <div>After =
each chase the jay lands in a tree and the vireo departs!</div> <div>We =
assume the vireos have nests and the jays are a threat, however, we have =
not seen any nests. We seldom go out-of-doors without hearing a vireo =
and a jay: seems to be more of them in the neighbourhood this =
year.</div> <div>Attached is a photo of the E.Bluebird that stands guard =
on Dan Thibodeau's, window mounted, hummingbird feeder, in Dalgren =
Subdivision. When we last heard from Dan it had been a regular =
visitor=A0for 4 weeks!</div> <div>Cheers, Barbara and =
Pat</div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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