next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects
--0016367fb2a9d3d093047e759c41 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 A friend of mine in Bayfield, Ant. Co. had three or four bluebirds in the winter of 2001/2002. I believe they were originally attracted to the holly decorations on the window sill, then he put out frozen blueberries. I saw one of them (perhaps the last one) on 27 January 2002; they did not make it through the winter. Randy On 30 January 2010 23:34, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Avril and John Harwood at Woodside, north of Canning, had a flock of 8 > eastern bluebirds for an extended period of the winter, perhaps about 2 > decades ago?? or before 1986?? > > I have copied this to them, who might be able to tell us when that was -- > note the "bluebird" in their e-mail address. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *nhungjohn <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> > *Date: *January 30, 2010 5:47:40 PM AST > *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject: **[NatureNS] a rumour from the banana belt* > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > To: Nature NS > > From: John Sollows > > Date: Jan. 30/10 > > A non-birdwatching friend from over the hill in Central Chebogue popped in > today to report a flock of strange birds at her house. They were flitting > around the back steps eating holly berries, and she was able to watch them > from her car, ten to fifteen feet away, to teh north. > > She said they looked like small, fat robins, except that they were blue on > top, and when she saw a picture of an eastern bluebird, she saw a match. > > She tells me she will keep her camera handy, in case they reappear. My > 1986 Tufts, mentions one December record. Has anybody heard of any other > winter records? > > > -- _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --0016367fb2a9d3d093047e759c41 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A friend of mine in Bayfield, Ant. Co. had three or four bluebirds in the w= inter of 2001/2002. I believe they were originally attracted to the holly d= ecorations on the window sill, then he put out frozen blueberries. I saw on= e of them (perhaps the last one) on 27 January 2002; they did not make it t= hrough the winter.<div> <br></div><div>Randy<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 30 January 2010 2= 3:34, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@e= astlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote cla= ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa= dding-left:1ex;"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> Avril and John Harwood at Woodside, north of Canning, had a flock of 8 east= ern bluebirds for an extended period of the winter, perhaps about 2 decades= ago?? or before 1986?? =A0<div><br></div><div>I have copied this to them, = who might be able to tell us when that was -- note the "bluebird"= in their e-mail address.<div> <br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville=A0<br><div><br><div>Begin forwa= rded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0= px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font face=3D"Helvet= ica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica;color:#000= 000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:= 12.0px Helvetica">nhungjohn <<a href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca" ta= rget=3D"_blank">nhungjohn@eastlink.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:1= 2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica"= size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">January 30, 2010 5:47:40 PM 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:1= 2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" s= ize=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuc= to.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">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:1= 2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helveti= ca" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] a rumour from = the banana belt</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:1= 2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvet= ica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@= chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">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> <span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;co= lor:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;f= ont-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:nor= mal;text-align:auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;= word-spacing:0px"><div> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">To: Nature NS</font></div><div><font size= =3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">= From:=A0 John Sollows</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></fo= nt>=A0</div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Date: Jan. 30/10</font></d= iv> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">A=A0non-birdwatching friend from=A0over the hill in Central = Chebogue popped in today to report a flock of strange birds at her house.= =A0 They were flitting around the back steps eating holly berries, and she = was able to watch them from her car, ten to fifteen feet away, to teh north= .=A0</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">