[NatureNS] add 4 flickers -- was recent feeder birds, Wolfville

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:44:55 -0400
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>> Thanks, Pat.  So far I personally have seen very few winter  
>> flickers, but maybe our Saturday Xmas Count will turn up a bunch  
>> of them?  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Pat <patdix@ns.sympatico.ca>
>>> Date: December 14, 2009 1:39:37 PM AST
>>> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>>> Subject: Re: [ValleyNature] recent feeder birds, Wolfville
>>>
>>> Hi, Jim:
>>>
>>> One male, three female Northern Flickers feeding seed on the  
>>> ground under my bird feeder this morning in Greenwich.
>>> Patricia Dix
>>> patdix@ns.sympatico.ca
>>>
>>> James W. Wolford wrote:
>>>> *DEC. 9, 2009* - Yesterday and today a *red-breasted nuthatch*  
>>>> was among my feeder birds again, so that hopefully I now have  
>>>> one that might stay in our neighborhood for the winter.  *Also  
>>>> present today were* at least 8 black-capped chickadees, 4 blue  
>>>> jays, 4 crows, a downy woodpecker, 4 mourning doves, at least 2  
>>>> cardinals, 1 song sparrow, 4 *white-throated sparrows*, and one  
>>>> of the latter was *SINGING* today.
>>>>
>>>> *DEC. 13, 2009* - For the past 3 days or so, 2 *Am. goldfinches*  
>>>> have been visiting my feeders.
>>>>
>>>> *DEC. 14, 2009* - Today is warm, at +6 C., and there were *at  
>>>> least 7 of our 8 n. cardinals* at our feeders today at about 1  
>>>> p.m.  But no recent sightings of the red-breasted nuthatch seen  
>>>> Dec. 9.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
>>>>
>>>> Jim (James W.) Wolford
>>>> 91 Wickwire Ave.
>>>> Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
>>>> B4P 1W3
>>>>
>>>> phone 902-542-9204
>>>> e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca <mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca>>
>>>>
>>>> "In wildness is the preservation of the world" -- Henry David  
>>>> Thoreau
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type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Thanks, Pat. &nbsp;So far I =
personally have seen very few winter flickers, but maybe our Saturday =
Xmas Count will turn up a bunch of them? &nbsp;Cheers from Jim in =
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Wolfville</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi, Jim:</div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">One =
male, three female Northern Flickers feeding seed on the ground under my =
bird feeder this morning in Greenwich.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Patricia =
Dix</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a =
href=3D"mailto:patdix@ns.sympatico.ca">patdix@ns.sympatico.ca</a></div><di=
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margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">James W. =
Wolford wrote:</div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">*DEC. 9, =
2009* - Yesterday and today a *red-breasted nuthatch* was among my =
feeder birds again, so that hopefully I now have one that might stay in =
our neighborhood for the winter.&nbsp;&nbsp;*Also present today were* at =
least 8 black-capped chickadees, 4 blue jays, 4 crows, a downy =
woodpecker, 4 mourning doves, at least 2 cardinals, 1 song sparrow, 4 =
*white-throated sparrows*, and one of the latter was *SINGING* =
today.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">*DEC. 13, 2009* - For the past 3 days or so, 2 *Am. =
goldfinches* have bee