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<o:p></o:p></span></ This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01CA6250.98C4F1F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I must agree. I was in Cape Breton the first part of October and was = amazed at the cone crop. =20 =20 Marian Fulton Hantsport NS =20 -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of David McCorquodale Sent: 10 November 2009 17:28 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: RE: [NatureNS] How is the wild food supply? =20 The cone crop on Balsam Fir, White Spruce and Black Spruce in virtually = all of Cape Breton is one of the largest I have seen in the past 20 years. = My impression is that this time of year many regular feeder visitors, = squirrels and birds prefer to partake of natural foods. Certainly there is an abundance of spruce and balsam seeds available this year. =20 =20 DBMcC =20 =20 DB McCorquodale Department of Biology, Cape Breton University,=20 1250 Grand Lake Rd., Sydney, NS B1P 6L2 david_mccorquodale @ cbu.ca 902-563-1260 =20 Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/bschome.htm =20 Department of Biology, Cape Breton University http://discovery.capebretonu.ca/biology =20 CBU Faculty Association Research News http://www.cbufa.ca/news/ =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01CA6250.98C4F1F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style> <!--a:link {mso-style-priority:99;} span.MSOHYPERLINK {mso-style-priority:99;} a:visited {mso-style-priority:99;} span.MSOHYPERLINKFOLLOWED {mso-style-priority:99;} p {mso-style-priority:99;} /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Consolas; panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p {margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.EmailStyle18 {font-family:Calibri; color:#1F497D;} span.EmailStyle19 {font-family:Arial; color:navy;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple style=3D'word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I must agree. I was in = </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'>Cape</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'>Breton</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> the first part = of October and was amazed at the cone crop. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Marian Fulton</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hantsport</span></font><font = size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'> </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy = face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>NS</span></font><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original = Message-----<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] = <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David = McCorquodale<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 10 November 2009 = 17:28<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> = naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [NatureNS] = How is the wild food supply?</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#1f497d" face=3DCalibri><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>The cone crop on Balsam Fir, White Spruce and Black Spruce in virtually all = of Cape Breton is one of the largest I have seen in the past 20 years. My impression is that this time of year many regular feeder visitors, = squirrels and birds prefer to partake of natural foods. Certainly there is = an abundance of spruce and balsam seeds available this year. = </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#1f497d" face=3DCalibri><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'> </span= ></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#1f497d" face=3DCalibri><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;c