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--Apple-Mail-4--178141887 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello everyone: I got the following request (edited for brevity) from someone who is not on the list, so if you have any thoughts, you should sent them to her at: maryangert@gmail.com Begin forwarded message: > > Hello, Patrick-- > > I'm contacting NSBS at the suggestion of Rick Peckham of the local > Audubon Society. > > My husband and I live in a condo in HRM. We are fortunate to have a > bit of wooded area behind the units; we and other residents have > bird feeders there. A couple of rats were spotted in and around the > area and the condo board decreed that bird feeders had to be removed > immediately. Although the wording isn't completely clear, we've been > told the new rule will apply year-round--even in summer, when > rodents have access to other food sources and aren't in need of warm > winter homes. > > We've found a lot of information on the Web about the dangers of > rats and the role of bird feeders in attracting them, as well as > information on all manner of other food sources (not mentioned in > the condo notification) that must be removed to minimize > infestations. We agree that unmaintained feeders are bad, but we > don't wish to abandon them completely. Would you have any Nova > Scotia-specific information we could present to our condo board? > We're hoping to find a compromise. We're just seeking some > information about local experiences with seed and nectar feeders and > rodents, as we're relatively new residents of the Maritimes. > > Thanks and best regards, > > Mary Angert = = ======================================================================== Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities = = ======================================================================== Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University = = ======================================================================== PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Canada Canada = = ======================================================================== Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca = = ======================================================================== --Apple-Mail-4--178141887 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; ">Hello = everyone:<div><br></div><div>I got the following request (edited for = brevity) from someone who is not on the list, so if you have any = thoughts, you should sent them to her at: <a = href=3D"mailto:maryangert@gmail.com">maryangert@gmail.com</a></div><div><b= r></div><div><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><br></font></div> = </div><div>Hello, Patrick--<br><br>I'm contacting NSBS at the suggestion = of Rick Peckham of the local Audubon Society.<br><br>My husband and I = live in a condo in HRM. We are fortunate to have a bit of wooded area = behind the units; we and other residents have bird feeders there. A = couple of rats were spotted in and around the area and the condo board = decreed that bird feeders had to be removed immediately. Although the = wording isn't completely clear, we've been told the new rule will apply = year-round--even in summer, when rodents have access to other food = sources and aren't in need of warm winter homes. <br><br>We've found a = lot of information on the Web about the dangers of rats and the role of = bird feeders in attracting them, as well as information on all manner of = other food sources (not mentioned in the condo notification) that must = be removed to minimize infestations. We agree that unmaintained feeders = are bad, but we don't wish to abandon them completely. Would you have = any Nova Scotia-specific information we could present to our condo = board? We're hoping to find a compromise. We're just seeking some = information about local experiences with seed and nectar feeders and = rodents, as we're relatively new residents of the Maritimes. = <br><br>Thanks and best regards,<br><br>Mary = Angert<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited=3D"true">= <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; "><p = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; "><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">=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=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=3D=3D</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; ">Patrick Kelly</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; ">Director of Computer Facilities</font></p><p = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; = ">=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=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=3D=3D= </font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">Faculty of = Architecture and Planning</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; ">Dalhousie University</font></p><p = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; = ">=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=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=3D=3D= </font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">PO Box 1000 = Stn Central<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>5410 Spring Garden = Road</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">Halifax, Nova = Scotia B3J 2X4<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Halifax, Nova Scotia = B3J 2X4</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">Canada<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = = <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Canada</font></p><p = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; = ">=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=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=3D=3D= </font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">Phone:(902) = 494-3294<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>FAX:(902) = 423-6672<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>E-mail:<a = href=3D"mailto:patrick.kelly@dal.ca">patrick.kelly@dal.ca</a></font></p><p= style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; 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