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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01CB63D7.67DAEBB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think that it might refer to a flicker, which is common and certainly = appears striped Jon Percy Granville Ferry, NS From: James W. Wolford=20 Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 12:14 PM To: NatureNS=20 Subject: [NatureNS] looking for a name for the striped woodpecker 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 =20 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 =20 Kwe Msit Wen (Greetings All) =20 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. =20 Wela'lin (Thank You) =20 Tuma Young Halifax, NS =20 =20 Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej. (Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01CB63D7.67DAEBB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML XMLNS:O><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.7600.16625"></HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; WORD-WRAP: break-word; = PADDING-TOP: 15px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space"=20 id=3DMailContainerBody leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 = CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I think that it might refer to a = flicker, which is=20 common and certainly appears striped</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Jon Percy</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Granville Ferry, NS</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W. Wolford</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 04, 2010 12:14 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] looking for a name for the striped=20 woodpecker</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Tuma, I'd like to add another similar candidate to John's = suggestion, namely the red-bellied woodpecker, which is a southern = species that=20 irrupts northward as we know at irregular intervals that depend on = weather and=20 oak crops and that woodpecker's reproduction. This species has a = ladder=20 back of stripes similar to the American three-toed woodpecker. = Cheers from=20 Jim in Wolfville.<BR> <DIV><BR> <DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR = class=3DApple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: = #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>John Kearney = <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca= </A>></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: = #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>October 4, = 2010 11:19:54 AM=20 ADT</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: = #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: = #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT = style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>RE: = [NatureNS] looking=20 for a name for the striped woodpecker</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: = #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Reply-To: = </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; = BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; = ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); 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"=20 class=3DApple-style-span> <DIV style=3D"page: WordSection1" class=3DWordSection1> <DIV=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FON