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--Boundary_(ID_Z+YkKc2qvxFc1LZEsD/PQg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thanks, Martin. Martin lives north of Port Williams, King's Co. His dead and sick mourning doves are of great concern, and perhaps someone (Helene?) out there in cyberspace can react in some way. Cheers? from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Martin Thomas <harthomas@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: November 23, 2008 3:03:21 PM AST > To: jimwolford@eastlink.ca > Subject: Storm Birds > > Dear Jim: > Our feeders were very quiet before the storm struck, mostly > used by many Blue Jays which seem more numerous this year. However, > large numbers and diversity arrived with the storm, at present we > have White Throated Sparrows (many), White-crowned Sparrows(2), > American Tree Sparrows (few), Juncos (many), House Sparrows > (several), Blue Jays (16+), Mourning Doves (over 50), Starlings > (innumerable), Yellow-shafted Flicker (1), Hairy Woodpecker (2). > The Mourning Doves deserve special mention. First this is the > most we have ever seen at once. Second there have been at least > three deaths around the feeders and several others are weak and > only fly away when one is almost up to them. Dead ones seem not > emaciated, even plump. Third, when not feeding they are on our > drive (paved) and on the road. In both locations they are pecking > at small particles, presumably grit. We wonder if the sudden onset > of winter found them unprepared for feeder food and unable to > grind up the hard particles. The most that I have counted feeding > at any one time is 44 but there are more in the evergreen trees > that surround our property. > I have seen no Song Sparrows which we usually have in winter. > All the > best Martin --Boundary_(ID_Z+YkKc2qvxFc1LZEsD/PQg) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Thanks, Martin. =A0Martin lives north of Port Williams, King's Co. =A0His = dead and sick mourning doves are of great concern, and perhaps someone = (Helene?) out there in cyberspace can react in some way. = =A0<div><br></div><div>Cheers? from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Martin Thomas <<a = href=3D"mailto:harthomas@ns.sympatico.ca">harthomas@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></= font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">November 23, 2008 3:03:21 PM = AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Storm Birds</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span class=3D"785474318-23112008">Dear = Jim:</span></font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span = class=3D"785474318-23112008">=A0=A0=A0 Our feeders were very quiet = before the storm struck, mostly used by many Blue Jays which seem more = numerous this year. However, large numbers and diversity arrived with = the storm, at present we have White Throated Sparrows (many), = White-crowned Sparrows(2), American Tree Sparrows (few), Juncos (many), = House Sparrows (several), Blue Jays (16+), Mourning Doves (over 50), = Starlings (innumerable), Yellow-shafted Flicker (1), Hairy Woodpecker = (2).</span></font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span = class=3D"785474318-23112008">=A0=A0=A0 The Mourning Doves deserve = special mention. First this is the most we have ever seen at once. = Second there have been at least three deaths around the feeders and = several others are weak and only fly away when one is almost up to them. = Dead ones seem not emaciated, even plump.=A0Third, when not feeding they = are on our drive (paved) and on the road. In both locations they are = pecking at small particles, presumably grit. We wonder if the sudden = onset of winter found them unprepared for feeder food and=A0 unable to = grind up the hard particles. The most that I have counted feeding at any = one time is 44 but there are more in the evergreen trees that surround = our property.</span></font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"><span class=3D"785474318-23112008">=A0=A0=A0 I have seen no = Song Sparrows which we usually have in winter.</span></font></div> = <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span = class=3D"785474318-23112008">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 All the best=A0=A0 = Martin</span></font></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_Z+YkKc2qvxFc1LZEsD/PQg)--
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