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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_xPZ/ygfI/s7KZXGflmT9AQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT We have raised these guys from nestlings once when they were orphaned...very fascinating! Helne Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield Nova Scotia Canada B0N1C0 hvandoninck@eastlink.ca www.cwrc.net <http://cwrcblog.blogspot.com/> 1-902-893-0253 Join us on June 19 at Kegger's for the 2nd Annual Wildlife Benefit Concert and Silent Auction -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of James W. Wolford Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 4:53 PM To: NatureNS Subject: [NatureNS] pileated woodpecker nest/nestlings in Wolfville JUNE 9, 2010 - 4 p.m. -- Thanks to Sam (Samantha) Bissix, in Wolfville I have just experienced an active nest of impressive pileated woodpeckers with at least 2 large nestlings, in a hole/cavity high in a dead stump of probably a trembling aspen. This is along Wolfville's Millennium Trail? in the Sherwood Ravine, just northwest of where the trail crosses Sherwood Ave. off Main St. To get there, walk or drive south on Sherwood Ave. (east of downtown Wolfville) to where signs indicate the crossing of the walking trail. Park your car there, and walk west. You will first walk across two short boardwalks, then follow the trail until just before the next short boardwalk. Rubber boots or old shoes will make this easier. About 3-5 steps before that third boardwalk, look on your left for some fresh wood chips on the ground at the base of a large, high stump, among several large poplars. The nest-hole is up near the top and faces south; it can best be seen by getting a bit south of the trail. When the parents arrive with food, especially when they land on the nest-tree, the nestlings will suddenly start calling/buzzing loudly with excitement, just like the hairy woodpeckers I mentioned recently and also chimney swifts. Check the field guide before you go on the two sexes, so that you can tell male from female adults. Samantha has been watching this nest develop since way back when the adult(s) was/were excavating this cavity -- other cavities in the same and nearby stumps indicate that the pileateds have used this area for nesting for several seasons. While I was there, Gisela Westphalen and Pat McLeod happened by on the same trail, and they had just found out about the nest the previous day. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville --Boundary_(ID_xPZ/ygfI/s7KZXGflmT9AQ) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.17063" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV><SPAN class=082420002-10062010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We have raised these guys from nestlings once when they were orphaned...very fascinating!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=082420002-10062010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=082420002-10062010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Helne</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Helene Van Doninck DVM</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>RR#1 Brookfield Nova Scotia Canada B0N1C0</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>hvandoninck@eastlink.ca</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>www.cwrc.net</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR><U></U></FONT><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><<A href="http://cwrcblog.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>http://cwrcblog.blogspot.com/</A>></FONT></U><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>1-902-893-0253</FONT><FONT face=Arial> </FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Join us on June 19 at Kegger's for the 2nd Annual Wildlife Benefit Concert and Silent Auction</FONT> </P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]<B>On Behalf Of </B>James W. Wolford<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 09, 2010 4:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B> NatureNS<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] pileated woodpecker nest/nestlings in Wolfville<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4><B>JUNE 9, 2010</B> - </FONT><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">4 p.m. -- Thanks to Sam (Samantha) Bissix, in Wolfville I have just experienced an <B>active nest of impressive pileated woodpeckers with at least 2 large nestlings</B>, in a hole/cavity high in a dead stump of probably a trembling aspen. This is along Wolfville's Millennium Trail? in the Sherwood Ravine, just northwest of where the trail crosses Sherwood Ave. off Main St.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Verdana"><BR></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4>To get there, walk or drive south on Sherwood Ave. (east of downtown Wolfville) to where signs indicate the crossing of the walking trail. Park your car there, and walk west. You will first walk across two short boardwalks, then follow the trail until just before the next short boardwalk. Rubber boots or old shoes will make this easier. About 3-5 steps before that third boardwalk, look on your left for some fresh wood chips on the ground at the base of a large, high stump, among several large poplars. The nest-hole is up near the top and faces south; it can best be seen by getting a bit south of the trail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Verdana"><BR></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4><B>When the parents arrive</B> with food, especially when they land on the nest-tree, the <B>nestlings</B> will suddenly start calling/buzzing loudly with excitement, just like the hairy woodpeckers I mentioned recently and also chimney swifts. Check the field guide before you go on the two sexes, so that you can tell male from female adults.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4>Samantha has been watching this nest develop since way back when the adult(s) was/were excavating this cavity -- <B>other cavities</B> in the same and nearby stumps indicate that the pileateds have used this area for nesting for several seasons.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4>While I was there, Gisela Westphalen and Pat McLeod happened by on the same trail, and they had just found out about the nest the previous day.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 13px Verdana" face=Verdana size=4><BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_xPZ/ygfI/s7KZXGflmT9AQ)--
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