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In my area, last year was a big year for the hares. In the winter, their tracks were everywhere, crisscrossing my driveway at each fresh snowfall. This past spring I'd often see five or six on the lawn at a time, eating clover (and plants from the garden until we put a fence up!).
There's been a very noticeable drop since then, with far fewer hares than there were this time last year. I've only seen a few sets of tracks. There are several coyotes (which by their scat have definitely been dining on hare), a bobcat, and goshawks around though.
Kathleen MacAulay
Milford Station
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From: john belbin <jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Thu, January 28, 2010 9:49:25 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] Snowshoe Hares
There is a widely cited and very dramatic population
cycle of 8-11 years for Snowshoe Hares. The peaks I can find were in 1990 and
1999. That should place us at or near a population maximum at the moment if it
applies to Nova Scotia. That would indicate a local mini boom in predators if
true.
Does anyone have any data or observations they
care to pass on.
Thanks, John Belbin
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>In my area, last year was a big year for the hares. In the winter, their tracks were everywhere, crisscrossing my driveway at each fresh snowfall. This past spring I'd often see five or six on the lawn at a time, eating clover (and plants from the garden until we put a fence up!). <br><br>There's been a very noticeable drop since then, with far fewer hares than there were this time last year. I've only seen a few sets of tracks. There are several coyotes (which by their scat have definitely been dining on hare), a bobcat, and goshawks around though.<br><br>Kathleen MacAulay<br>Milford Station<br></div><div style="font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr
size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> john belbin <jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, January 28, 2010 9:49:25 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Snowshoe Hares<br></font><br>
<div><font face="Calibri">There is a widely cited and very dramatic population
cycle of 8-11 years for Snowshoe Hares. The peaks I can find were in 1990 and
1999. That should place us at or near a population maximum at the moment if it
applies to Nova Scotia. That would indicate a local mini boom in predators if
true.</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri">Does anyone have any data or observations they
care to pass on.</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri">Thanks, John Belbin</font></div></div></div>
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