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--Apple-Mail-46-766718346 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > Date: January 26, 2013 1:31:27 AM AST > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Subject: eagles, redpolls, siskins, robins, Wolfville and area > > JAN. 25, 2013 - In the dreadful continuing bitter cold, we had a > very probable casualty at our feeders, an unidentified sparrow or > junco, which was very weak and could not fly -- in late dusk I > tried to capture it, but it got away and scuttled with flapping > wings along the snow surface and underneath a Christmas tree I laid > there for cover for the birds! (probably became a coffin overnight). > > On a brighter note, John Martens, a near neighbour, phoned me about > seeing robins in his yard and seemed surprised -- l saw at least 5 > healthy-looking robins today in my yard. I told him they don't > need any handouts in Wolfville, since we have oodles of multiflora > rose-hips etc. for them. > > John only lives two houses away, and he says his Niger seed feeder > is loaded with redpolls (including hoary?), pine siskins, and > goldfinches. He also mentioned lots of juncos. > > I too have a Niger feeder in my yard, but it doesn't seem to > attract the finches -- I should try a different kind of tube feeder > or sock feeder. > > This morning Pat Hawes said there were a lot of bald eagles just > east of Wolfville along Hwy. 1 at the Eye Road intersection. North > of the hwy. a poultry farmer named Thibeau? puts out chicken > carcasses (overnight mortalities), and somehow the "eagle > grapevine" knows where the biggest dead chickens can be found in > eastern Kings County. > > Sheffield Mills' 22nd annual Eagle Watch is on this weekend and > next weekend. Check out www.eaglens.ca for details. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. --Apple-Mail-46-766718346 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><br></div><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>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">January 26, 2013 1:31:27 AM = AST</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 BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>eagles, redpolls, siskins, robins, = Wolfville and area</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; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>JAN. 25, 2013</b> - In = the <b>dreadful continuing bitter cold</b>, we had a <b>very probable = casualty at our feeders</b>, an unidentified sparrow or junco, which was = very weak and could not fly -- in late dusk I tried to capture it, but = it got away and scuttled with flapping wings along the snow surface and = underneath a Christmas tree I laid there for cover for the birds! = (probably became a coffin overnight).</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">On a = brighter note, <b>John Martens</b>, a near neighbour, phoned me about = seeing <b>robins</b> in his yard and seemed surprised -- l saw at least = 5 healthy-looking <b>robins</b> today in my yard. I told him they = don't need any handouts in Wolfville, since we have oodles of multiflora = rose-hips etc. for them.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">John only lives two houses away, and he says his = <b>Niger seed feeder</b> is loaded with <b>redpolls (including hoary?), = pine siskins, and goldfinches</b>. He also mentioned lots of = juncos.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">I too have a Niger feeder in my yard, but it doesn't = seem to attract the finches -- I should try a different kind of tube = feeder or sock feeder.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">This morning Pat Hawes said there were a<b> lot of = bald eagles just east of Wolfville </b>along Hwy. 1 at the Eye Road = intersection. North of the hwy. a poultry farmer named Thibeau? = puts out chicken carcasses (overnight mortalities), and somehow the = "eagle grapevine" knows where the biggest dead chickens can be found in = eastern Kings County.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Sheffield Mills' 22nd annual Eagle Watch is on this = weekend and next weekend. Check out <a = href=3D"http://www.eaglens.ca">www.eaglens.ca</a> for = details.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div> = </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-46-766718346--
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