[NatureNS] anyone collect feathers?

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:06:41 -0400
From: "Paul S. Boyer" <psboyer@eastlink.ca>
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On 26 Oct 2008, at 2:10 PM, Margaret E.Millard wrote:

> I was just out working in my yard and I found some feathers. Lately  
> there seems to be a fresh one every day or so. Not from a kill, I  
> think, but moulting, perhaps. Anyone know anyone who can use these?  
> I have a number of Blue Jays around at the moment and they seem to  
> be sharing. I haven't picked many up as my cats think they are for  
> them and then I have messes to clean up. Usually in the early summer  
> we find Northern Flicker and Woodpecker. I also get the occasional  
> gull and crow. Perhaps someone can use them for crafts project or  
> painting........whatever. I could save them if someone might be  
> interested.
> Right now we have a few chickadees, blue Jays, a junco or two.  
> yesterday we saw robins again flying west this time, and I think it  
> was Thursday at just about sunset a large string of Geese were  
> flying west along the shore. I tried to count but am not good at  
> that. I would say at least a hundred. There are several groups of  
> American gold finches, one of a dozen or so and one with five,   
> swinging around and around over head chittering as they go.
> I heard a Northern Flicker yesterday afternoon and I heard what  
> sounded like an eagle keening. I was seeing quite regularly, a very  
> large dark brown bird flying over the golf course and in our yards  
> but thought it was too big to be an immature Bald eagle and although  
> I haven't seen it the past couple days, I catch a keening sound when  
> the wind is quiet.
> Marg Millard, White Point, Queens
> http://margmillard.ca
>

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