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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_SR52bnbQqb0SzhQ382bU7g) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thanks to Paul for recommending against plugging the hole, but I have to speak up on behalf of the eastern chipmunk, which is a native mammal and just doing what various opportunists do when they discover such an opportunity. There are a lot of sad stories out there (sad for victim, but happy for opportunist)! Nature is rather amoral. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: "Paul S. Boyer" <psboyer@eastlink.ca> > Date: May 17, 2010 5:21:02 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Murder by Chipmunk > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > In the case of the grieving Nuthatches, please tell your friend not > to plug the hole!! The birds may try again this season. He could > put out a trap for the murderous Chipmunk (with peanut butter for > bait). > > Also, tell him to put up a nest box with a predator guard. > Nuthatches and other cavity-nesters will use nest boxes. --Boundary_(ID_SR52bnbQqb0SzhQ382bU7g) 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; "> Thanks to Paul for recommending against plugging the hole, but I have to = speak up on behalf of the eastern chipmunk, which is a native mammal and = just doing what various opportunists do when they discover such an = opportunity. There are a lot of sad stories out there (sad for = victim, but happy for opportunist)! Nature is rather amoral. = Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded = message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><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">"Paul S. Boyer" <<a = href=3D"mailto:psboyer@eastlink.ca">psboyer@eastlink.ca</a>></font></di= v><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">May 17, 2010 5:21:02 PM ADT</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">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] Murder by = Chipmunk</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">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; ">In the case of the grieving Nuthatches, please tell = your friend not to plug the hole!! The birds may try again this season. = He could put out a trap for the murderous Chipmunk (with peanut butter = for bait).</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; ">Also, tell him to put up a nest box with a predator = guard. Nuthatches and other cavity-nesters will use nest boxes.</div> = </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_SR52bnbQqb0SzhQ382bU7g)--
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