next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects
Thanks, Jim! Cheers, Joan > > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: 2008/07/17 Thu AM 12:38:25 EDT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Fwd: Vireo chases Blue Jay-A First > > 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 > > Begin forwarded message: > > > 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 > > >
next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects