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--part1_7fff1.543c1365.39cf39e5_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Certainly abundant in my yard in Hubbards with several breeding pairs. Many of them still here. Peter Stow In a message dated 25/09/2010 8:25:56 A.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, aythya@nb.sympatico.ca writes: Last winter was a real good one for RBNU in New Brunswick, with 10s of thousands staying behind in the deep woods to feed on the abundant conifer seed crop. This year may be different, as that crop has now been exhausted. Also, Brian Dalzell is now the summer season editor for American Birds, and would appreciate any input from Nova Scotia birders you may be privy to. ==================================== ---- "Laviolette wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Last month there were a few emails exchanged concerning Red-breasted Nuthatches and how abundant they were this year. While I was on Brier Island at the end of August and the beginning of September there were very large numbers of Red-breasted Nuthatches migrating south. In fact this was the largest migration I've witnessed on the island since 2005. > > The large movement certainly fits with the observations reported on NatureNS and with the winter finch and irruptive species predictions for Canada from Ron Pittaway of the Ontario Field Ornithologists. For Red-breasted Nuthatches his report reads in part: > > > "RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH: This nuthatch is a conifer seed specialist when it winters in the north, thus its movements are triggered by the same crops as the boreal winter finches. The southward movement, which began in the summer, signaled the generally poor cone crops on spruces, balsam fir and white pine in the mixed coniferous/deciduous forest region across Ontario and in Atlantic Canada, New York and New England States ... " > > It seems that when large numbers of Red-breasted Nuthatches are reported from Nova Scotia it's a result of generally poor cone crops in the Maritimes. I'd be interested in hearing any confirming or contrary reports of the cone crop status throughout the province. > > For those of you who feed birds, the predictions are calling for Common Redpolls to irrupt south this year so stock up on your nyger and black oil sunflower seeds. They're also big feeders on White Birch seeds so expect them to show up in areas where this tree is common. > > All the best, > > Lance > > ==================== > Lance Laviolette > Glen Robertson, Ont. > ==================== > --part1_7fff1.543c1365.39cf39e5_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUS-ASCII" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.7600.16625"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id=3Dr= ole_body bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7><F= ONT id=3Drole_document color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial> <DIV>Certainly abundant in my yard in Hubbards with several breeding pairs= . Many=20 of them still here.</DIV> <DIV>Peter Stow</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 25/09/2010 8:25:56 A.M. Atlantic Daylight Time,=20 aythya@nb.sympatico.ca writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARG= IN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=3D#00= 0000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>Last=20 winter was a real good one for RBNU in New Brunswick, with 10s of thousa= nds=20 staying behind in the deep woods to feed on the abundant conifer seed=20 crop. This year may be different, as that crop has now been=20 exhausted.<BR><BR>Also, Brian Dalzell is now the summer season editor fo= r=20 American Birds, and would appreciate any input from Nova Scotia birders= you=20 may be privy to.<BR><BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR><BR>----= =20 "Laviolette wrote: <BR>> Hi Everyone,<BR>> <BR>> Last month the= re=20 were a few emails exchanged concerning Red-breasted Nuthatches and how= =20 abundant they were this year. While I was on Brier Island at the end of= August=20 and the beginning of September there were very large numbers of Red-brea= sted=20 Nuthatches migrating south. In fact this was the largest migration= I've=20 witnessed on the island since 2005.<BR>> <BR>> The large movement= =20 certainly fits with the observations reported on NatureNS and with the= winter=20 finch and irruptive species predictions for Canada from Ron Pittaway of= the=20 Ontario Field Ornithologists. For Red-breasted Nuthatches his report rea= ds in=20 part:<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> "RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH: This nuthatch is= a=20 conifer seed specialist when it winters in the north, thus its movements= are=20 triggered by the same crops as the boreal winter finches. The southward= =20 movement, which began in the summer, signaled the generally poor cone cr= ops on=20 spruces, balsam fir and white pine in the mixed coniferous/deciduous for= est=20 region across Ontario and in Atlantic Canada, New York and New England= States=20 ... "<BR>> <BR>> It seems that when large numbers of Red-breasted= =20 Nuthatches are reported from Nova Scotia it's a result of generally poor= cone=20 crops in the Maritimes. I'd be interested in hearing any confirming or= =20 contrary reports of the cone crop status throughout the province.<BR>>= ;=20 <BR>> For those of you who feed birds, the predictions are calling fo= r=20 Common Redpolls to irrupt south this year so stock up on your nyger and= black=20 oil sunflower seeds. They're also big feeders on White Birch seeds so ex= pect=20 them to show up in areas where this tree is common.<BR>> <BR>> All= the=20 best,<BR>> <BR>> Lance<BR>> <BR>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>>=20 Lance Laviolette<BR>> Glen Robertson, Ont.<BR>>=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>>=20 <BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> --part1_7fff1.543c1365.39cf39e5_boundary--
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