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Begin forwarded message: > From: Donna.Crossland@pc.gc.ca > Date: June 29, 2012 3:42:55 PM ADT > To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: Beaver Roadkill, Falmouth -- what about mink?? > > Hi Jim! Happy Canada day! > > I've just spent two wonderful days in the woods, staying at Peskawa =20= > camp and > conducting song bird counts. Only 2 more outings, and then I am =20 > finished > for this year. > My favourite moment was listening to a hummingbird overhead and =20 > wondering > what the attraction could be, as I had remarked that I had heard it =20= > in the > same area the day before.... It just happened that Mr. and Mrs. =20 > sapsucker > were at this tree only moments before... When I took a closer look, I > could see the hummingbird poking its little bill in each tiny =20 > sapsucker > hole... I knew about hummingbirds relying on sapsuckers when they =20 > return > in early spring, but apparently this symbiosis continues throughout =20= > the > summer(?) To my surprise the tree was red oak... wonder just what the > sugar content would be in oak this time of year.... > > Good to hear from you! > > Donna > > Donna Crossland MScF > Resource Management and Public Safety Specialist, =20 > Sp=E9cialiste en > gestion des ressources et s=E9curit=E9 > ` > publique > Kejimkujik National Park & National Historic Site Parc > national et lieu historique Kejimkujik > Parks Canada Agency > L'Agence Parcs Canada > P.O. Box 236, Maitland Bridge, NS B0T 1B0 =20 > C.P. 236. > Maitland Bridge, N-=C9 B0T 1B0 > > donna.crossland@pc.gc.ca > Work / Travail 902-682-2293 > Cell / Cullulaire 902-298-0716 > Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada > > > > > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > To: Donna Crossland <donna.crossland@pc.gc.ca> > Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: 27/06/2012 08:46 PM > Subject: Beaver Roadkill, Falmouth -- what about mink?? > > > > Donna, remember when we chatted about not seeing many mink road-=20 > kills? It > occurred to me later, of course, that minks are small enough that =20 > they will > not stay on roads long after being killed, since scavengers can =20 > easily get > them somewhere more safe for consumption. Cheers from Jim > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca > Date: June 27, 2012 6:48:48 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Cc: desolatechair@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Beaver Roadkill > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Yes, I saw that this morning on the way to work and it was still > there this evening at 6 pm when I came home. Pretty good size > beaver. > > Marian Fulton > Hantsport NS > > ---- desolatechair@gmail.com wrote: > There was a fair sized ~20lb dead but otherwise healthy =20= > looking > beaver in > Falmouth at intersection of #1 and the Bog Rd this AM. > > > --Apple-Mail-2--154422314 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I just got this from Donna Crossland of Parks Canada, Kejimkujic Nat. = Park. I can add to her observation that of course the oozing sap = from the sapsucker holes attracts many insects and other invertebrates, = which then the hummingbirds can catch and eat. 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"><a = href=3D"mailto:Donna.Crossland@pc.gc.ca">Donna.Crossland@pc.gc.ca</a></fon= t></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">June 29, 2012 3:42:55 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">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></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: Beaver Roadkill, Falmouth -- = what about mink??</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi Jim!<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Happy Canada = day!</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">I've just spent two wonderful days in the woods, = staying at Peskawa camp and</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">conducting = song bird counts.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>Only 2 more outings, and then I am finished</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">for this year.</div></blockquote><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">My favourite moment was = listening to a hummingbird overhead and wondering</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">what the attraction could be, as I had remarked that = I had heard it in the</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">same area the day = before....<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>It just = happened that Mr. and Mrs. sapsucker</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">were at this = tree only moments before...<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>When I took a closer look, I</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">could see the = hummingbird poking its little bill in each tiny sapsucker</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">hole...<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>I knew about hummingbirds relying on sapsuckers when they = return</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">in early spring, but apparently = this symbiosis continues throughout the</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">summer(?)<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>To my = surprise the tree was red oak... wonder just what the</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">sugar content would be in oak this time of = year....</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Good to hear from you!</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Donna</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Donna Crossland<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>MScF</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Resource Management and Public Safety = Specialist,<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>Sp=E9cialiste en</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">gestion des = ressources et s=E9curit=E9</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">`</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">publique</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Kejimkujik = National Park & National Historic Site<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>Parc</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">national et = lieu historique Kejimkujik</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Parks Canada = Agency</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">L'Agence Parcs Canada</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">P.O. Box 236, Maitland Bridge, NS B0T 1B0<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>C.P. = 236.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Maitland Bridge, N-=C9<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>B0T 1B0</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:donna.crossland@pc.gc.ca">donna.crossland@pc.gc.ca</a></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Work / Travail<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>902-682-2293</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Cell / Cullulaire <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>902-298-0716</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Government of Canada / Gouvernement du = Canada</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:<span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>"James W. = Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To:<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>Donna Crossland <<a = href=3D"mailto:donna.crossland@pc.gc.ca">donna.crossland@pc.gc.ca</a>><= /div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cc:<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Date:<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>27/06/2012 08:46 PM</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>Beaver Roadkill, Falmouth -- what = about mink??</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Donna, = remember when we chatted about not seeing many mink road-kills?<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>It</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">occurred to me later, of course, that minks are = small enough that they will</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">not stay on = roads long after being killed, since scavengers can easily get</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">them somewhere more safe for consumption.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Cheers from Jim</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Begin = forwarded message:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>From: <a = href=3D"mailto:fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca">fulton.harding@ns.sympatico= .ca</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Date: June = 27, 2012 6:48:48 PM ADT</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>Cc: <a = href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">desolatechair@gmail.com</a></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Beaver Roadkill</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>Reply-To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Yes, I saw = that this morning on the way to work and it was still</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>there this evening at 6 pm when I came home.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Pretty good size</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>beaver.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Marian = Fulton</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Hantsport = NS</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>---- <a = href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">desolatechair@gmail.com</a> = wrote:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>There was a fair sized ~20lb dead but otherwise healthy = looking</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>beaver in</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>Falmouth at intersection of #1 and the Bog Rd this = AM.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-2--154422314--
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