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Index of Subjects I was listening to Bob Bancroft on the CBC call in show yesterday afternoon when a caller said he wanted to know why Purple finches were dying at his feeders even after his wife had washed them ( it?). Did anyone else hear that? I don't know where he was as the phone rang just then and It was important that I answer it. I saw one questionable bird but that was quite early in August and I didn't see it closely enough to see if it was sick or shedding plumage. Mr. Bancroft was unaware of any diseases in birds locally. I wonder if anyone contacted CBC or if it is even worth doing so. Maybe to gather the location and maybe a dead bird if one was in the offing? There are a number of very small (warbler vireos?) flitting atop the maples here today. Nice after the quiet of yesterday. I know one or two have a very strong and repetitive call.......one sharp note rising slightly at the end. Not a pretty sound. I am having a number of unusual window strikes on the south side of the house the past couple days. Usually it is mainly mourning doves but these seem to be smaller birds like song sparrows. They aren't seemingly hurt as I see them go back about their business. Closing blinds doesn't seem to help so must be reflections. Marg Millard White Point, Queens Co. http://margmillard.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake Maybank" <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:20 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Articles re: Bird Population declines in North America > Hi All; > > The following articles might be of interest to NatureNS readers: > > 1) - Black Clouds on the Horizon for Birds of the World -- Globe and Mail > > http://tinyurl.com/47hbld > > > 2) - Trichomoniasis in Purple Finches, an Emerging Disease in the > Maritimes? > > http://atlantic.ccwhc.ca/?p=64 > > > With respect, > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Blake Maybank > maybank@ns.sympatico.ca > > Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" > > author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" > http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm > > White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
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