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--Boundary_(ID_9nCvGpqCOUQeXORd7kFAUQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Darrell forgot his location, and also I would add that chipmunks are excellent climbers and go into small trees at least to get berries and other food-items when available like alder seeds. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Darrell <doabolit@northnovacable.ca> > Date: May 21, 2010 1:51:59 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Murder by Chipmunk > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > I would add chipmunks are mostly ground dwellers, hardly ever go > into trees so a simple upsidedown funnel wrapped around the tree > trunk would work, maybe made of a crazy carpet stitched at the > joint with plastic coated wire. I did capture one of my chipmunks > killing a small garter snake in camera last year, surprised me when > I seen it, he never ate it. I can feed my chippy out of hand and > pat it. Love the little critter. > > Side note, seen a male rose breated grosbeak when in the woods > shooting the nodding trillium today, what a loud song he was > singing, neat to see one back in the woods and not at a feeder. > Alos seena male black green throated warbler. A beautiful day in > the woods and a good weekend to all. > > Darrell > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Helene Van Doninck > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 1:22 PM > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Murder by Chipmunk > > One comment on the last paragraph, I would never put grease on any > structure > near a bird's nest. It is often a death sentence when it gets on > feathers > > Helene > --Boundary_(ID_9nCvGpqCOUQeXORd7kFAUQ) 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; "> Darrell forgot his location, and also I would add that chipmunks are = excellent climbers and go into small trees at least to get berries and = other food-items when available like alder = seeds.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><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">Darrell <<a = href=3D"mailto:doabolit@northnovacable.ca">doabolit@northnovacable.ca</a>&= gt;</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">May 21, 2010 1:51:59 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>Re: [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> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><em><font size=3D"4">I = would add chipmunks are mostly ground dwellers, hardly ever go into = trees so a simple upsidedown funnel wrapped around the tree trunk would = work, maybe made of a crazy carpet stitched at the joint with = plastic coated wire. I did capture one of my chipmunks killing a small = garter snake in camera last year, surprised me when I seen it, he never = ate it. I can feed my chippy out of hand and pat it. Love the little = critter.</font></em></div><div><em><font = size=3D"4"></font></em> </div><div><em><font size=3D"4">Side note, = seen a male rose breated grosbeak when in the woods shooting the nodding = trillium today, what a loud song he was singing, neat to see one back in = the woods and not at a feeder. Alos seena male black green throated = warbler. A beautiful day in the woods and a good weekend to = all.</font></em></div><div><em><font = size=3D"4"></font></em> </div><div><em><font = size=3D"4">Darrell</font></em></div><blockquote = style=3D"border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; = border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; = margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; "><div style=3D"font: normal normal = normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----</div><div = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; background-image: = initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; = -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-backg