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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_I8vM165pklXAi91JN0zpOA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Tuma, I'd like to add another similar candidate to John's suggestion, namely the red-bellied woodpecker, which is a southern species that irrupts northward as we know at irregular intervals that depend on weather and oak crops and that woodpecker's reproduction. This species has a ladder back of stripes similar to the American three- toed woodpecker. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: October 4, 2010 11:19:54 AM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] looking for a name for the striped woodpecker > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi Tuma, > I would suggest this refers to the American Three-toed Woodpecker > which is a rare bird in Nova Scotia. In the Maritimes it is most > likely to found in the boreal forest of Cape Breton Island and New > Brunswick. It is believed to have been more common in the past. > John > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens- > owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Tuma Young > Sent: October 3, 2010 22:19 > To: NatureNS > Subject: [NatureNS] looking for a name for the striped woodpecker > > Kwe Msit Wen > (Greetings All) > > I am looking for another English common name for the "Striped > Woodpecker." The old Mi'kmaq reader that I am using to find > Mi'kmaq names refers to a "Striped Woodpecker." I have checked > McAtee "Folks Names of Canadian Birds"-no mention of a "Striped > Woodpecker" in it. What are your thoughts on which bird this may > refer to. > > Wela'lin (Thank You) > > Tuma Young > Halifax, NS > > > > Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej. > (Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour) > > --Boundary_(ID_I8vM165pklXAi91JN0zpOA) 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, I'd like to add another similar candidate to John's suggestion, = namely the red-bellied woodpecker, which is a southern species that = irrupts northward as we know at irregular intervals that depend on = weather and oak crops and that woodpecker's reproduction. This = species has a ladder back of stripes similar to the American three-toed = woodpecker. 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">John Kearney <<a = href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.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">October 4, 2010 11:19:54 AM = 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] looking for a name = for the striped woodpecker</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-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; font-size: medium; "><div = class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; "><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon = Pro', serif; color: blue; ">Hi Tuma,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon = Pro', serif; color: blue; ">I would suggest this refers to the American = Three-toed Woodpecker which is a rare bird in Nova Scotia. In the = Maritimes it is most likely to found in the boreal forest of Cape Breton = Island and New Brunswick. It is believed to have been more common in the = past.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro', serif; color: blue; = ">John<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><spa