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--Boundary_(ID_sWNrDwVxCImJHK6eh2BQFQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I think in that Maritime Noon call-in, Bob Bancroft did mention fewer spruce cones, but he also suggested that the spruce bark beetle (not to be confused with the brown spruce longhorn beetle) has now killed so many mature white spruce trees in many areas of the province that one of the staples for red squirrels is in short supply or absent in some areas. In any case, I have that show on tape and this may spur me to listen to it again. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Gary Myers <gemyers@av.eastlink.ca> > Date: November 10, 2009 8:24:30 AM AST > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] How is the wild food supply? > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > I am noticing the same shortage here in Morden. We have the usuals > you mentioned around the feeders but nothing else. I also notice a > complete absence of squirrels. Except the one time (and first) > appearance of a grey squirrel on Sep 20th we have had no squirrels > at all. On the CBC noontime phone-in show a few weeks ago, Bob > Bancroft suggested the lack of squirrels is due to the poor cone > crop this year. It seems the rotten summer we had is having an > effect on wildlife in general. Gary Myers Morden NS --Boundary_(ID_sWNrDwVxCImJHK6eh2BQFQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I think in that Maritime Noon call-in, Bob Bancroft did mention fewer = spruce cones, but he also suggested that the spruce bark beetle = (not to be confused with the brown spruce longhorn beetle) has now = killed so many mature white spruce trees in many areas of the province = that one of the staples for red squirrels is in short supply or absent = in some areas. In any case, I have that show on tape and this may = spur me to listen to it again.<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">Gary Myers <<a = href=3D"mailto:gemyers@av.eastlink.ca">gemyers@av.eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></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 10, 2009 8:24:30 AM = 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:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.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>Re: [NatureNS] How is the wild food = supply?</b></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>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">I am noticing the same shortage here in Morden. We = have the usuals you mentioned around the feeders but nothing else. = I also notice a complete absence of squirrels. Except the one time = (and first) appearance of a grey squirrel on Sep 20th we have had no = squirrels at all. On the CBC noontime phone-in show a few = weeks ago, Bob Bancroft suggested the lack of squirrels is due to the = poor cone crop this year. It seems the rotten summer we had is = having an effect on wildlife in general. Gary Myers Morden = NS</font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_sWNrDwVxCImJHK6eh2BQFQ)--
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