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Index of Subjects --0016367fadd19ed550047f30dd13 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I checked the Birds of North America Online article about the Sharpie. "Although the species captured vary considerably among locales, birds consistently represent >90% of prey items by number in all types of samples." and... Main Foods Taken Mostly small birds, some small mammals, occasionally large insects. Randy On 9 February 2010 15:17, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Has anyone else on our list heard of a sharp-shinned hawk preying on a > mammal of any kind, much less a rat?? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> > *Date: *February 8, 2010 2:22:46 PM AST > *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject: **[NatureNS] Dartmouth Birds* > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Brown Creeper seen through my binnoculars going up the side of a tree in > the green belt in back of our backyard. Hadn't seen one in years! but then > again they're really not that easy to spot. > Haven't seen the Orange-crowned Warbler at all today yet. It's had a so-so > reaction to the meal worms, so far, or it may have been the way they were > presented. Still loves the plum pudding though! May be 'laying low' today as > a Sharp-shinned Hawk has been successful now 3 days in a row at killing > starlings in my backyard, mind you, today's kill looked more like a rat; it > appeared to have a long skinny tail! I didn't think Sharp-shinned Hawks went > after rodents. > > Gayle MacLean > Dartmouth > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your > favourite sites. Download it now > http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. > > > _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --0016367fadd19ed550047f30dd13 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I checked the Birds of North America Online article about the Sharpie.<div>= <br></div><div>"<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family:= Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;= ">Although the species captured vary considerably among locales, birds con= sistently represent >90% of prey items by number in all types of samples= ."</span></div> <div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sa= ns-serif" size=3D"4"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 1= 4px; line-height: 19px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-= style-span" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif" size=3D"4"><span= class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">a= nd...</span></font></div> <div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sa= ns-serif" size=3D"4"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 1= 4px; line-height: 19px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-= style-span" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif" size=3D"4"><span= class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><= h4 class=3D"subject" style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bo= ttom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-= bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-sty= le: normal; "> Main Foods Taken</h4><p id=3D"7.1.1.1.1" style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-r= ight: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; paddin= g-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Mostly small birds,= some small mammals, occasionally large insects.</p> <p id=3D"7.1.1.1.1" style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bot= tom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding= -bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Randy</p></span></font><br><div class=3D= "gmail_quote"> On 9 February 2010 15:17, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D= "mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote= :<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-le= ft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> Has anyone else on our list heard of a sharp-shinned hawk preying on a mamm= al of any kind, much less a rat?? =A0Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<br><div><= br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div st= yle=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">Gayle MacLean <<a href=3D"mailto:= duartess2003@yahoo.ca" target=3D"_blank">duartess2003@yahoo.ca</a>></fon= t></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">February 8, 2010 2:22:46 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] Dartmouth Bird= s</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> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:= 0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">Brown Creeper seen through my binnoc= ulars going up the side of a tree in the green belt in back of our backyard= . Hadn't seen one in years! but then again they're really not that = easy to spot.</div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px">Haven't seen the Orange-crowned Warbler at all today yet. It'= s had a so-so reaction to the meal worms, so far, or it may have been the w= ay they were presented. Still loves the plum pudding though! May be 'la= ying low' today as a Sharp-shinned Hawk has been successful now 3 days = in a row at killing starlings in my backyard, mind you, today's kill lo= oked more like a rat; it appeared to have a long skinny tail! I didn't = think Sharp-shinned Hawks went after rodents.</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:0= px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">Gayle MacLean</div><div style=3D"marg= in-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> Dartmouth</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;min-height:14px"><br></= div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"><p style=3D"margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px">=A0<= span>=A0</span></p><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bot= tom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> </blockquote><div style= =3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-h= eight:14px"> <br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;m= argin-left:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;marg= in-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span>=A0 =A0 =A0 </span>__= ________________________________________________________________</div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px">Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark = your favourite sites. Download it now</div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;mar= gin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> <a href=3D"http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">http://ca.toolbar= .yahoo.com</a>.</div> </blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br><= br clear=3D"all"><br>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way i= n the boonies of<br> Antigonish County, NS.<br> </div> --0016367fadd19ed550047f30dd13--
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