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--001636c92983d13b2c0478ad8739 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 We have an enclosed chicken coop in our back yard, which at the moment is home to our rooster, his 2 laying hens (currently not laying, although frequently getting laid) and a farmyard duck. Despite being well protected top to bottom with chicken wire, slats etc., and with a wooden roof, the occasional wild bird somehow gets in, to hobnob with the domestic fowl. Nearly all the visitors have been Juncos and Song Sparrows, although we once had a Starling, and 2 summers ago, while some visiting birders from Texas were having lunch with me on the deck, a N.Goshawk, of all things, swooped low over the grass, made a pass in the direction of the chickens, and then flew on, much to our collective amazement. Today, on arriving home from work, I heard a familiar high pitched chip, and there, in all his glory, was a male N.CARDINAL stuck in the chicken coop. Liz and I did manage to set it free, by a complex series of maneuvers involving opening and closing doors like in a french farce, a broom, and some strategic positioning, to the accompaniment of loud crowing from the rooster. Pesumably he is the male half of the pair that have been regular at our feeders now for a month or so. Richard -- ################# Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --001636c92983d13b2c0478ad8739 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We have an enclosed chicken coop in our back yard, which at the moment is h= ome to our rooster, his 2 laying hens (currently not laying, although frequ= ently getting laid) and a farmyard duck. Despite being well protected top t= o bottom with chicken wire, slats etc., and with a wooden roof, the occasio= nal wild bird somehow gets in, to hobnob with the domestic fowl. Nearly all= the visitors have been Juncos and Song Sparrows, although we once had a St= arling, and 2 summers ago, while some visiting birders from Texas were havi= ng lunch with me on the deck, a N.Goshawk, of all things, swooped low over = the grass, made a pass in the direction of the chickens, and then flew on, = much to our collective amazement.<br> <br>Today, on arriving home from work, I heard a familiar high pitched chip= , and there, in all his glory, was a male N.CARDINAL stuck in the chicken c= oop. Liz and I did manage to set it free, by a complex series of maneuvers = involving opening and closing doors like in a french farce, a broom, and so= me strategic positioning, to the accompaniment of loud crowing from the roo= ster. Pesumably he is the male half of the pair that have been regular at o= ur feeders now for a month or so.<br> <br>Richard<br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern,= <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T0<br><br><a = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>######= #############<br> --001636c92983d13b2c0478ad8739--
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