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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01CCEC24.B2E06550 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Where are you suzann? Thanks Andy Dean ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Susann Myers=20 To: Ns-Rba@Yahoogroups.Com ; naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 6:17 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Orioles, Dickcissel etc. still in Halifax The Dickcissel continues to hang out with the flock of House Sparrows = in my back yard - last seen this afternoon. The House Sparrows are = showing more and more courtship behaviour. It will be interesting to = see how long the Dickcissel stays around this flirtatious crowd. A seventh Baltimore Oriole arrived on February 3, and all 7 are still = present and doing well despite the cold nights. Oriole #6, which = arrived in starving condition Jan. 30, was in good condition within a = week. As I saw this morning, his recovery has been supported by double = rations of mealworms. Because he's a very bright male, and was = desperate and aggressive when he first arrived, the other orioles seem = unwilling to enter a feeding cage with him, so he's eating the worms = that I'm providing for 2 orioles to share. The number of adult male Brown-headed Cowbirds in the yard rose to 3 = on February 4, but is back down to 2 since Saturday, Feb. 11. The Song Sparrows in the yard have been singing their full spring = breeding songs for over 2 weeks now. The Cowbirds are also "singing".=20 Cheers, Susann Myers ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01CCEC24.B2E06550 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19170"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Where are you suzann?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Andy Dean</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmyerss@eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:myerss@eastlink.ca">Susann Myers</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dns-rba@yahoogroups.com=20 href=3D"mailto:Ns-Rba@Yahoogroups.Com">Ns-Rba@Yahoogroups.Com</A> ; <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 15, = 2012 6:17=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Orioles, = Dickcissel=20 etc. still in Halifax</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The Dickcissel continues to hang out = with the=20 flock of House Sparrows in my back yard - last seen this = afternoon. The=20 House Sparrows are showing more and more courtship behaviour. It = will be=20 interesting to see how long the Dickcissel stays around this = flirtatious=20 crowd.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>A seventh Baltimore Oriole arrived on = February 3,=20 and all 7 are still present and doing well despite the cold = nights. =20 Oriole #6, which arrived in starving condition Jan. 30, was in=20 good condition within a week. As I saw this morning, his=20 recovery has been supported by double rations of=20 mealworms. Because he's a very bright male, and = was desperate and=20 aggressive when he first arrived, the other orioles seem = unwilling to=20 enter a feeding cage with him, so he's eating the worms that I'm=20 providing for 2 orioles to share.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The number of adult male Brown-headed = Cowbirds in=20 the yard rose to 3 on February 4, but is back down to 2 since = Saturday, Feb.=20 11.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The Song Sparrows in the yard = have been=20 singing their full spring breeding songs for over 2 weeks now. = The=20 Cowbirds are also "singing". </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Susann=20 Myers</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01CCEC24.B2E06550--
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