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Yes we only have one male among the hummingbirds at our cottage feeder at A=
ngevine. Are others noticing male hummingbird numbers are down?
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> Date: Wed=2C 15 Jul 2009 21:12:52 -0300
> From: mmillard@eastlink.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] update from White Point=2C Queens
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> Things aren't as busy as they were but there are still fresh young coming=
=20
> here for the first time. I have been busy so haven't had a lot of time to=
=20
> take notice but some things stand out. We are hosting well over 100 starl=
ing=20
> young and they are still filtering in although not in the numbers they we=
re=20
> for awhile. Heaven help this winter if they all come back looking for=20
> groceries!! The moms started bringing them before July 1st and there were=
=20
> days when it literally rained starling youngsters. Very noisy.
> The swallows left July first. I have to take down the house and see if th=
ey=20
> all left or if there was a death. I can't say they weren't predated but=20
> there have been a number of flybys that make me think the young and paren=
ts=20
> are memorizing the neighbourhood and the location of the houses. The=20
> interesting thing=2C maybe sad......the insects definately were not there=
this=20
> year and the neat thing was there were more than just the parent birds=20
> helping feed the young. I am assuming this didn't just happen here. Birds=
=20
> swooped in and everyone brought food for a bit then all adults left for s=
ome=20
> time most days. I wasn't aware of this before.
> We have had young bluejays being fed by starling mom's=2C a song sparrow =
feeds=20
> anything that opens a mouth and squawks=2C flickers bringing their young =
here.=20
> Juncos have come with some babies that look like they are part pine=20
> siskin/sparrow and woodpeckers........man the wood pecker babies we have=
=20
> been feeding. I ahve one young one that I think the mother was hit by a c=
ar.=20
> She would drop in her swoop just as cars come down that slope out front a=
nd=20
> I saw her (I think) on the road. I couldn't stop just then and when I got=
=20
> back the body was gone. Later I saw young crows working something over=20
> pretty good. The young one has been here shrieking a lot and calling now=
=20
> for a week and so far he/she has pecked holes in just about everything. I=
t=20
> does eat from the seed cake and is pounding the daylights out of the oak=
=20
> down front. Hopefully he is getting a balanced meal. I am not seeing fly=
=20
> catchers=2C vireos=2C or even many warblers. I am not seeing any bees=2C =
wasps or=20
> hornets at all. We had a few June bugs but nothing like we had before. No=
t=20
> that I am complaining but the blackflies hit really hard today and there=
=20
> were so many it was hard to breath. My bug jacket was in the car so I had=
to=20
> retreat to the house. There were a few grasshoppers for awhile and now th=
ey=20
> seem to be gone. Usually by now the birds various are hoping after them.=
=20
> There are lots of earwigs though.
> Hummingbird activity is minimal. There are two females travelling togethe=
r=20
> and they battle over the feeders with a solitary male as far as I can see=
. A=20
> raccoon visits every night. Robins are gone or incubating again. I don't =
see=20
> them so I suspect they are gone. Very strange to my way of thinking.
> Marg Millard=2C White Point=2C Queens
> http://margmillard.ca=20
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>>=3B From: mmillard@eastlink.ca<BR>>=3B Subject: [NatureNS] update fro=
m White Point=2C Queens<BR>>=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>>=3B <BR=
>>=3B Things aren't as busy as they were but there are still fresh young =
coming <BR>>=3B here for the first time. I have been busy so haven't had =
a lot of time to <BR>>=3B take notice but some things stand out. We are h=
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moms started bringing them before July 1st and there were <BR>>=3B days w=
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lows left July first. I have to take down the house and see if they <BR>>=
=3B all left or if there was a death. I can't say they weren't predated but=
<BR>>=3B there have been a number of flybys that make me think the young=
and parents <BR>>=3B are memorizing the neighbourhood and the location o=
f the houses. The <BR>>=3B interesting thing=2C maybe sad......the insect=
s definately were not there this <BR>>=3B year and the neat thing was the=
re were more than just the parent birds <BR>>=3B helping feed the young. =
I am assuming this didn't just happen here. Birds <BR>>=3B swooped in and=
everyone brought food for a bit then all adults left for some <BR>>=3B t=
ime most days. I wasn't aware of this before.<BR>>=3B We have had young b=
luejays being fed by starling mom's=2C a song sparrow feeds <BR>>=3B anyt=
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<BR>>=3B Juncos have come with some babies that look like they are part p=
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rs come down that slope out front and <BR>>=3B I saw her (I think) on the=
road. I couldn't stop just then and when I got <BR>>=3B back the body wa=
s gone. Later I saw young crows working something over <BR>>=3B pretty go=
od. The young one has been here shrieking a lot and calling now <BR>>=3B =
for a week and so far he/she has pecked holes in just about everything. It =
<BR>>=3B does eat from the seed cake and is pounding the daylights out of=
the oak <BR>>=3B down front. Hopefully he is getting a balanced meal. I =
am not seeing fly <BR>>=3B catchers=2C vireos=2C or even many warblers. I=
am not seeing any bees=2C wasps or <BR>>=3B hornets at all. We had a few=
June bugs but nothing like we had before. Not <BR>>=3B that I am complai=
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many it was hard to breath. My bug jacket was in the car so I had to <BR>&g=
t=3B retreat to the house. There were a few grasshoppers for awhile and now=
they <BR>>=3B seem to be gone. Usually by now the birds various are hopi=
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gt=3B and they battle over the feeders with a solitary male as far as I can=
see. A <BR>>=3B raccoon visits every night. Robins are gone or incubatin=
g again. I don't see <BR>>=3B them so I suspect they are gone. Very stran=
ge to my way of thinking.<BR>>=3B Marg Millard=2C White Point=2C Queens<B=
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