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<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> --Apple-Mail-40-1043532862 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bluebirds like mealworms. These are available at pet stores. You may also raise them at home; but when I have tried this, the mealworms in my colony have always died out. Of course, Bluebirds really belong way farther south at this time of the year. Maybe a few missed the memo on migration, or got the directions mixed up. Anyway, mealworms are close to their natural food. If they have enough food and some accessible water, they could make it. They still would have to avoid predators, like the raptors and feral cats. Bluebirds also are hit in flight by speeding automobiles. I wonder sometimes if all the feeders around may be confusing some of these birds who ought to be migrating. Availability of food is the main motivator for small birds, and even for some of the larger ones. I have read that most Canada Geese no longer bother to migrate: they find so many nice lawns of grass that can sustain them, that it is more profitable for them to just avoid all the business of long- distance flying, which is exhausting and dangerous. On 31 Jan 2010, at 8:11 AM, Randy Lauff wrote: > 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. --Apple-Mail-40-1043532862 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Bluebirds like mealworms. = These are available at pet stores. You may also raise them = at home; but when I have tried this, the mealworms in my colony have = always died out.<div><br></div><div>Of course, Bluebirds really belong = way farther south at this time of the year. Maybe a few missed the = memo on migration, or got the directions mixed up. Anyway, = mealworms are close to their natural food. If they have enough = food and some accessible water, they could make it. They still = would have to avoid predators, like the raptors and feral cats. = Bluebirds also are hit in flight by speeding = automobiles.</div><div><br></div><div>I wonder sometimes if all the = feeders around may be confusing some of these birds who ought to be = migrating. Availability of food is the main motivator for small = birds, and even for some of the larger ones. I have read that most = Canada Geese no longer bother to migrate: they find so many nice lawns = of grass that can sustain them, that it is more profitable for them to = just avoid all the business of long-distance flying, which is exhausting = and dangerous.</div><div><br><div><div>On 31 Jan 2010, at 8:11 AM, Randy = Lauff wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite">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.<div> = <br></div><div>Randy<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 30 January = 2010 23:34, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></spa= n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div = style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> 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?? = <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 <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded = message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><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:12.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><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" = target=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:12.0px 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:12.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" 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= "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>Subject: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" 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:12.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" 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;color:rgb(0, 0, = 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant:n= ormal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-ali= gn:auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacin= g:0px"><div> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">To: Nature = NS</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">From: John Sollows</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Date: Jan. 30/10</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">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. </font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">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.</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">She= tells me she will keep her camera handy, in case they reappear. = My 1986 Tufts</font><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">, mentions one = December record. Has anybody heard of any other winter = records? </font></div> = </span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br= clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>_________________________________<br>RF = Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> = </div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-40-1043532862--
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