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--Boundary_(ID_qwRphxdHyu45Zyrn0Lkudw) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I was not aware of what James wrote about male whip-poor-wills capable of torpor, but it is the poor-will, a relative of the whip- poor-will that lives in western N.Am. including southern B.C., that for a long time was the only documented bird hibernator, in rock crevices, in the sw. U.S.?, I believe. Other birds are capable of torpor, e.g. hummingbirds and chimney swifts et al.? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com> > Date: April 18, 2011 3:41:11 PM ADT > To: Nature Nova Scotia <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Whip poor will , peepers at my fen Angevine > Lake > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Very interesting - all this discussion inspired me to look Whip > poor Wills up and it seems they are the only bird known to > hibernate... Is this true. If so I can see why this one woke up. > It was very noisy at the lake last night what with the wood frogs > and the peepers in full voice. and yes there is one here every > year and they have been here forever as far as the "old timers" > know - resident in various spots around the lake. Sorry about the > atlas. I'm not a good birder so have not contributed to it. If > people are sceptical I can try and record it for you next time I'm > down at the lake and/or you can come and listen for yourself. > > Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:27:16 -0300 > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Whip poor will , peepers at my fen Angevine > Lake > From: cindycreighton@gmail.com > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > With regard to lack of aerial insects, I just wanted to mention > that we were out fishing about a week ago on the Southampton River > (Cumberland County) and there was a Mayfly hatch. > > Cindy Creighton > Springhill, NS > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 12:47 PM, James Churchill > <jameslchurchill@gmail.com> wrote: > hi folks, > > I am no expert either. However, I do recall some very early and > surprising records for this species. I personally heard one near > Aylesford Lake during an owl survey April 24 2009. But not again at > that location that season, or since. And there are some early > reports in Ontario of mid to late April. > > Randy, you make a good point about the lack of aerial insects out > there right now. There is some indication that Eastern Whip-poor- > wills are able to undergo daily torpor (at least males; Lane et al. > 2004), and maybe that is a factor in how they could cut the > unpredictable, hungry springs up here. Recalling the recent > naturens string re: bats hunting during the day this time of year, > I wonder if Whip-poor-wills also have some feeding-related > adaptations to cope with unpredictable food source this time of year. > > cheers, > James. > > > > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Randy Lauff > <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > I have never heard nor seen a Whip-poor-will. > > I would have guessed that arriving now would be quite early for > most aerial insectivores...we're just getting in the first Tree > Swallow reports, aren't we (I confess to not keeping up with all > the sightings)? And Tree Swallows can eat bayberry fruit (perhaps > other stuff as well as air-borne insects?). > > Tufts (on line http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/ > bns0222.htm) says the earliest record is of May 4th; I understand > that Tufts is outdated...but a 2.5 week advance of the earliest > record seems odd. > > If the bird is described as resident, I'm assuming that means it > has been there last year as well, perhaps longer? It's a shame it's > not documented on the Atlas. > > I'm sure that the tone of my email strikes folks as skeptical. On > the one hand, the call of the Whip-poor-will is rather distinctive, > but the bird's rarity and normal date of arrival makes this > Cumberland bird sighting out of line with what I know. And what I > know of this species isn't much. > > Any more details on this bird or the previous resident birds of > Angevine Lake? > > Thanks, > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > > > On 18 April 2011 10:23, Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>wrote: > Was woken at 2:30 a.m. by our resident Whip poor will. Peepers > also tuning up for the first time last night. > Angevine Lake, Cumberland County > > > > > -- > James Churchill > Kentville, Nova Scotia > jameslchurchill@gmail.com > home: (902) 681-2374 > > > --Boundary_(ID_qwRphxdHyu45Zyrn0Lkudw) 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; "> I was not aware of what James wrote about male whip-poor-wills capable = of torpor, but it is the poor-will, a relative of the whip-poor-will = that lives in western N.Am. including southern B.C., that for a long = time was the only documented bird hibernator, in rock crevices, in the = sw. U.S.?, I believe. Other birds are capable of torpor, e.g. = hummingbirds and chimney swifts et al.?<div><br></div><div>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">Mary Macaulay <<a = href=3D"mailto:marymacaulay@hotmail.com">marymacaulay@hotmail.com</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">April 18, 2011 3:41:11 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">Nature Nova Scotia <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@