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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------040106050907090603000205 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here in Port Hawkesbury we have always had a significant flock of House Sparrows at the feeders over the winter. This year appears to be no different. Therre are approximately 35 in our back yard this morning and have been here for a few weeks. DWJ On 11/29/2012 12:02 PM, Laviolette, Lance (EXP) wrote: > The other factor that works its way into the House Sparrow picture > (and many other bird species as well) is winter survivability. This is > what a study in the United Kingdom found was a big problem. House > Sparrows may raise lots of young but because adult birds didn't have > sufficient protein in the summer (i.e. not enough insects) to feed > young, the young were not very fit, even though they su -- David W. Johnston Mary K. Johnston 207 Hiram St. Port Hawkesbury N.S. B9A 2C3 902 625 1534 dwj.jem@ns.sympatico.ca --------------040106050907090603000205 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Here in Port Hawkesbury we have always had a significant flock of House Sparrows at the feeders over the winter. This year appears to be no different. Therre are approximately 35 in our back yard this morning and have been here for a few weeks. DWJ<br> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/29/2012 12:02 PM, Laviolette, Lance (EXP) wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:92470D8023567B4D8D50FBA6E5E9D00F0CB8CEEBAD@HCXMSP1.ca.lmco.com" type="cite"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The other factor that works its way into the House Sparrow picture (and many other bird species as well) is winter survivability. This is what a study in the United Kingdom found was a big problem. House Sparrows may raise lots of young but because adult birds didn’t have sufficient protein in the summer (i.e. not enough insects) to feed young, the young were not very fit, even though they su</span></blockquote> <br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- David W. Johnston Mary K. Johnston 207 Hiram St. Port Hawkesbury N.S. B9A 2C3 902 625 1534 dwj.jem@ns.sympatico.ca</pre> </body> </html> --------------040106050907090603000205--
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