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My comment should have been David Attingberg or however his last name is sp=
elt in regards to the bird nature series. Not Attingwood as I posted late =
at night.
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James R. Hirtle
East LaHave
From: jrhbirder@hotmail.comTo: naturens@chebucto.ns.caSubject: [NatureNS] H=
awk vs JaysDate: Wed=2C 22 Oct 2008 02:38:51 +0000
First off another red-bellied woodpecker showed up yesterday at Blockhouse.=
This time a male. That makes four in this area that I now know of. One =
at Mahone Bay=2C one at Blockhouse=2C and two in Lunenburg. I've had an int=
eresting story about blue jays and a sharp-shinned hawk interaction. My re=
portee says that every day for a week a sharp-shinned hawk has been trying =
to apprehend jays at her feeder. The jays come to the feeder and wait for =
the hawk. One jay diverts the hawk away from the feeder while the others c=
ome in and enjoy a meal. The jays seem to return to the feeder oblivious t=
o the hawk=2C which appears to be a juvenile. The hawk has not been succes=
sful at all with any of the jays at the feeder over the past two weeks. Th=
e blue jays every day have been defecating on the hawk. I know that fieldf=
ares will do this (Nature Series on Birds by Attingwood)=2C and that this i=
s a defensive mechanism in some other species of birds also=2C but I've not=
heard of this in regards to blue jays. I've done a lot of looking and a l=
ot of reading in regards to blue jays and cannot find any reference to this=
defensive mechanism within that species. Therefore=2C is it possible that=
this is a defensive mechanism developed within this small group of jays at=
Riverport only=2C or is it a fact that nothing has been done in regards to=
a study=2C as we have not witnessed or had the opportunity to observe this=
trait in blue jays. It might in fact be very common and we do not know ab=
out it due to lack of study of observations. If anyone else has any input =
on this or knows of any studies being done with blue jays in this regard I =
would very much like to know about it. James R. HirtleEast LaHave
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My comment should have been David Attingberg or however his last name is sp=
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James R. Hirtle<BR>
East LaHave<BR><BR><BR>
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From: jrhbirder@hotmail.com<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>Subject: [Nat=
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First off another red-bellied woodpecker showed up yesterday at Blockhouse.=
 =3B This time a male. =3B That makes four in this area that I now =
know of. =3B One at Mahone Bay=2C one at Blockhouse=2C and two in Lunen=
burg.<BR> =3B<BR>I've had an interesting story about blue jays and a sh=
arp-shinned hawk interaction. =3B My reportee says that every day for a=
week a sharp-shinned hawk has been trying to apprehend jays at her feeder.=
 =3B The jays come to the feeder and wait for the hawk. =3B One jay=
diverts the hawk away from the feeder while the others come in and enjoy a=
meal. =3B The jays seem to return to the feeder oblivious to the hawk=
=2C which appears to be a juvenile. =3B The hawk has not been successfu=
l at all with any of the jays at the feeder over the past two weeks. =
=3B The blue jays every day have been defecating on the hawk. =3B I kno=
w that fieldfares will do this (Nature Series on Birds by Attingwood)=2C an=
d that this is a defensive mechanism in some other species of birds also=2C=
but I've not heard of this in regards to blue jays. =3B I've done a lo=
t of looking and a lot of reading in regards to blue jays and cannot find a=
ny reference to this defensive mechanism within that species. =3B There=
fore=2C is it possible that this is a defensive mechanism developed within =
this small group of jays at Riverport only=2C or is it a fact that nothing =
has been done in regards to a study=2C as we have not witnessed or had the =
opportunity to observe this trait in blue jays. =3B It might in fact be=
very common and we do not know about it due to lack of study of observatio=
ns. =3B If anyone else has any input on this or knows of any studies be=
ing done with blue jays in this regard I would very much like to know about=
it.<BR> =3B<BR>James R. Hirtle<BR>East LaHave<BR><BR><BR>
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