[NatureNS] Hoarding Blue Jay Rascals

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Hi Paul,                        Nov 3, 2012
    Yes, Jays are great for spreading nuts. Each year I notice a few new =
Beech and many new Oaks in North Alton; none near a source tree. But I =
wish they planted them further from my roads. Too often they are either =
in the road or too near the edge to retain.
    Paul, did you really mean Horse Chesnut or some other kind of =
Chesnut perhaps ? It seems like a heavy load and slippery if not in the =
husk.

Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Paul MacDonald=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 11:27 AM
  Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Hoarding Blue Jay Rascals


  Next thing you know Jamie they will be opening a sunflower seed store!
  We have a Blue Jay by the house - it ran into the house last year and =
hurt its head.
  I feed it peanuts to help it along and now it sits on the back steps =
looking
  for peanuts. It takes the peanuts sticks them in the lawn, covers them =
up with
  grass and leaves. They will never grow but it hopes. Thinks we are in =
Georgia!
  They help trees that grow nuts, oaks and so on - plants the nuts =
everywhere and
  lots grow. Horse Chestnuts grow in my garden. Every year there is 8 - =
10 shoot up.
  The blue jay brings the seed 400 - 500 meters and stick them in. If =
you ever want any
  chestnut seedlings let me know.
  A very useful bird in these days of forestry regeneration.
  Enjoy the fall
  Paul







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  Subject: [NatureNS] Hoarding Blue Jay Rascals



  Since putting my feeders back up the thieving Blue Jays have cleaned =
me out of a 16kg bag in two weeks. Somewhere in my neighbourhood there =
is a hollow tree stuffed with black oil sunflower seeds.

  Of passing interest are semi regular Evening Grosbeaks, which have =
been rare in these parts last few years. A regular pair of Northern =
Cardinals with occasional juvenile; White Throated Sparrows; Song =
Sparrows; Black Capped Chickadees; a White Breasted Nuthatch; a pair of =
Northern Flickers; a regular male Ring Necked Pheasant and irregular =
female; Dark Eyed Juncos. Purple Finches.

  No American Goldfinches so far which is unusual.

  Also an abundance of Mourning Doves, The proliferation of this species =
in these parts amazes me.

  Jamie Simpson
  Hantsport, NS



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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes, Jays are great for spreading =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Paul, did you really&nbsp;mean =
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Chesnut or some other kind of Chesnut&nbsp;perhaps ? It seems like a =
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and slippery if not in the husk.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV>
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Hoarding Blue Jay=20
  Rascals</DIV>
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  <DIV><SPAN>Next thing you know Jamie they will be opening a sunflower =
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  store!</SPAN></DIV>
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  have a Blue Jay by the house - it ran into the house last year and =
hurt its=20
  head.</SPAN></DIV>
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  feed it peanuts to help it along and now it sits on the back steps=20
  looking</SPAN></DIV>
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  peanuts. It takes the peanuts sticks them in the lawn, covers them up=20
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  Georgia!</SPAN></DIV>
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  help trees that grow