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ofollow>http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</A> <BR><BR>White's Lake, --Boundary_(ID_dNWtsbagamErscRhsDOK5w) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT My reaction is like Randy's, for here in Wolfville we had/have lots of mountain ash berries (our crop this year was heavy, and many remain); also multiflora rose has done extremely well this year in producing oodles of the apparently delectable small hips, and this species is incredibly abundant and widespread in the Wolfville area (come to Wolfville in late June to see for yourself how abundant they are when the white flowers suddenly appear everywhere); and I think our local hawthorns have also done well this year and are abundant in some areas. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> > Date: November 10, 2009 7:45:17 AM AST > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] How is the wild food supply? > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Here in Antigonish, there is a huge Mountain Ash (possibly Rowan) > crop. Well above the average. White Spruce and High-bush Cranberry > are also doing well; neither holly is obviously in fruit. Robins > and Pine Grosbeaks should do well, I suspect. > > Randy > > 2009/11/10 Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> > 10 November 2009 > > Nothwithstanding the presence of some stellar bird rarities right > now (and certainly more to be discovered), I've heard concerns from > several observers across the province that the number of birds they > are accustomed to seeing at their feeders or on walks is way > down. And that is my impression as well. I have the usual > resident species at my feeders (chickadees, woodpeckers, > nuthatches, doves, jays, juncos and sparrows), but their numbers > are low, and on walks in the woods or coastline, the landbirds are > in short supply. And I suspect, though can't prove, that this is > due to an absence of wild food. > > There are certainly very few berries around, and the berry > production this past summer was not aided by the poor weather, but > the cone crop is also poor, and there seems to be less grass and > other seeds about. > > I'd be curious to learn the impressions of other observers across > the province. Is the wild food crop in poor shape? Do you think > the numbers of land birds is down over "normal" years? I suspect > that the Christmas Bird Counts will reveal a more clear picture, > but they are still more than one month away. > > What is the situation in your "neck of the woods"? > > Cheers, > > Blake > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > > White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada > > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. --Boundary_(ID_dNWtsbagamErscRhsDOK5w) 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; "> My reaction is like Randy's, for here in Wolfville we had/have lots of = mountain ash berries (our crop this year was heavy, and many remain); = also multiflora rose has done extremely well this year in producing = oodles of the apparently delectable small hips, and this species is = incredibly abundant and widespread in the Wolfville area (come to = Wolfville in late June to see for yourself how abundant they are when = the white flowers suddenly appear everywhere); and I think our local = hawthorns have also done well this year and are abundant in some = areas.<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">Randy Lauff <<a = href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">randy.lauff@gmail.com</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 10, 2009 7:45:17 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> <div>Here in = Antigonish, there is a huge Mountain Ash (possibly Rowan) crop. Well = above the average. White Spruce and High-bush Cranberry are also doing = well; neither holly is obviously in fruit. Robins and Pine Grosbeaks = should do well, I suspect.</div> <div> </div> = <div>Randy<br><br></div> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">2009/11/10 Blake = Maybank <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:maybank@ns.sympatico.ca">maybank@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></s= pan><br> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: