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Index of Subjects --0016364c71170283b70473da3167 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Being nocturnal, I find their remains in almost all of my owl nests. I had one trapped in a window well, and photographs of it appear in almost all of my owl talks. It was released unharmed, and all my window wells now have a stout branch or two for mice to free themselves. 2009/9/16 Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com> > Yes I've also seen them in and around our fen at Angevine Lake Cumberland > County. > > > Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:26:54 -0300 > > From: ocotillo@ns.sympatico.ca > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Woodland Jumping Mouse > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > > > > I have seen a Woodland Jumping mouse (Napeozapus insignis) in Cape > Chignecto > > Provincial Park at the new Eatonville site in the north end of the park. > It > > was foraging near a hole in the road embankment, broad daylight. We took > > photos and watched it for some time as it busied itself with feeding on > > vegetation near the hole. They are quite charming. > > > > Anne M. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Larry Bogan" <larry@bogan.ca> > > To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>; <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:51 PM > > Subject: [NatureNS] Woodland Jumping Mouse > > > > > > > Today on a long bicycle ride on the N.Mountain north of Woodville > > > (Annapolis Valley), I encountered a person who described a mouse he had > > > > seen in the woods along Hiltz Rd. I could not identify it even though > he > > > gave a good description. Upon consulting a field guide, his description > > > > was exactly the Woodland Jumping Mouse. > > > > > > They are nocturnal so strange that he had seen but he was involve in a > > > construction project making a parking area for access to a new set of > > > trails being built on 200 acres for the NS Off Road Riding Association > > > (NSORRA). He may have diturbed its nest. > > > > > > Is the Woodland Jumping Mouse seen very often? From its description, it > > > > would be a mammal that I would like to see. (golden fur, very long > tail, > > > long rear legs, and can jump 4 m) > > > > > > Another interesting sight was two cormorants swimming in the small pond > > > > near the intersection of Burgess Mtn.Rd and Hiltz Rd. > > > > > > Larry Bogan > > > Cambridge Station > > > > ------------------------------ > New! Hotmail sign-in on the MSN homepage.<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677401> > Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --0016364c71170283b70473da3167 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Being nocturnal, I find their remains in almost all of my owl nests. I had = one trapped in a window well, and photographs of it appear in almost all of= my owl talks. It was released unharmed, and all my window wells now have a= stout branch or two for mice to free themselves.<br> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2009/9/16 Mary Macaulay <span dir=3D"ltr">&l= t;marymacaulay@hotmail.com&= gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;= border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div> Yes I've also seen them in=A0and around our fen at Angevine Lake Cumber= land County.<br>=A0<br>> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:26:54 -0300<br>> F= rom: <a href=3D"mailto:ocotillo@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">ocotillo= @ns.sympatico.ca</a><br> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Woodland Jumping Mouse<br>> To: <a href=3D"= mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</= a><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>> <br>> I have seen a Woodlan= d Jumping mouse (Napeozapus insignis) in Cape Chignecto <br> > Provincial Park at the new Eatonville site in the north end of the par= k. It <br>> was foraging near a hole in the road embankment, broad dayli= ght. We took <br>> photos and watched it for some time as it busied itse= lf with feeding on <br> > vegetation near the hole. They are quite charming.<br>> <br>> An= ne M.<br>> <br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From: "La= rry Bogan" <<a href=3D"mailto:larry@bogan.ca" target=3D"_blank">lar= ry@bogan.ca</a>><br> > To: "NatureNS" <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= " target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>>; <<a href=3D"mailto:= nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca" target=3D"_blank">nature@blomidonnaturalists= .ca</a>><br> > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:51 PM<br>> Subject: [NatureNS= ] Woodland Jumping Mouse<br>> <br>> <br>> > Today on a long bic= ycle ride on the N.Mountain north of Woodville <br>> > (Annapolis Val= ley), I encountered a person who described a mouse he had <br> > > seen in the woods along Hiltz Rd. I could not identify it even th= ough he <br>> > gave a good description. Upon consulting a field guid= e, his description <br>> > was exactly the Woodland Jumping Mouse.<br= > > ><br>> > They are nocturnal so strange that he had seen but h= e was involve in a <br>> > construction project making a parking area= for access to a new set of <br>> > trails being built on 200 acres f= or the NS Off Road Riding Association <br> > > (NSORRA). He may have diturbed its nest.<br>> ><br>> >= ; Is the Woodland Jumping Mouse seen very often? From its description, it <= br>> > would be a mammal that I would like to see. (golden fur, very = long tail, <br> > > long rear legs, and can jump 4 m)<br>> ><br>> > Anoth= er interesting sight was two cormorants swimming in the small pond <br>>= > near the intersection of Burgess Mtn.Rd and Hiltz Rd.<br>> ><br= > > &