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--Boundary_(ID_O0hHzCH5P0LsGHE0jKq5CQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Tuma, Another comment re black snakes in Nova Scotia: melanistic or black Maritime garter snakes occur on George's Island in Halifax Harbour, I believe, but perhaps nowhere else in N.S.? (However, all snakes and most vertebrates can very rarely show black individuals, e.g. black red squirrels, black groundhogs, black voles, etc. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: September 19, 2010 6:17:39 PM ADT > To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>, Tuma Young > <tumayoung@yahoo.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] re Toad Hawk? > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Tuma, I would have suggested our broad-winged hawk as a candidate, > since it often preys upon snakes -- another candidate that is quite > rare in N.S. would be red-shouldered hawk. Jim in Wolfville > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: iamclar@dal.ca >> Date: September 19, 2010 1:04:01 PM ADT >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca, tumayoung@yahoo.ca >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Toad Hawk >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Hi Tuma: >> >> All the buteos will catch and eat snakes and amphibia. However, I >> would favour N. Harrier as catching these even moreso, and being >> suffiently distinct to catch attention.. Just a guess. >> >> Cheers, Ian >> >> >> >> Quoting Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca>: >> >>> Kwe Msit Wen: >>> >>> In my search for Mi'kmaq names of birds, I have come across an >>> old name for a >>> particular hawk-it is called a Toad Hawk or a Snake-killer hawk. >>> It is known to >>> be a "...Killer of Black Snakes..." Any one have any idea of >>> which hawk this >>> may refer to? >>> >>> Your help is appreciated. >>> >>> Tuma Young >>> Halifax >>> Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej. >>> (Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour) >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > --Boundary_(ID_O0hHzCH5P0LsGHE0jKq5CQ) 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; "> Tuma, Another comment re black snakes in Nova Scotia: melanistic or = black Maritime garter snakes occur on George's Island in Halifax = Harbour, I believe, but perhaps nowhere else in N.S.? (However, = all snakes and most vertebrates can very rarely show black individuals, = e.g. black red squirrels, black groundhogs, black voles, etc. = 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">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 19, 2010 6:17:39 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">NatureNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>>, = Tuma Young <<a = href=3D"mailto:tumayoung@yahoo.ca">tumayoung@yahoo.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] re Toad Hawk?</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> Tuma, I would = have suggested our broad-winged hawk as a candidate, since it often = preys upon snakes -- another candidate that is quite rare in N.S. would = be red-shouldered hawk. 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"><a = href=3D"mailto:iamclar@dal.ca">iamclar@dal.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">September 19, 2010 1:04:01 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>, <a = href=3D"mailto:tumayoung@yahoo.ca">tumayoung@