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p This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CDFED0.C231AAE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In late October, I reported to NatureNS seeing a N Mockingbird in a = barberry shrub at Miners Marsh. I presumed that it was eating the = berries. But Pat is certainly correct in that they seem to many birds = the food source of last resort since there are plenty of barberries = still around. Bob McDonald Halifax ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dean Kendall=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 2:40 AM Subject: RE: [NatureNS] robins, Wolfville, eating barberry? berries, = etc. Down here in southeast PA, not this winter but the previous several, a = Mockingbird claimed a Barberry hedge that runs between one of our = gardens and the road, and subsisted on the abundant berries all winter, = or so I assumed since near every time you'd go near it was on or around = that hedge. But i'd have to comb thru my notes to be able to say = whether i saw it actually eating many berries. =20 Dean, nr Leesport=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:20 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] robins, Wolfville, eating barberry? berries, = etc. Jim, the robins must be really hungry. I have observed that barberry = fruits are rarely eaten.=20 =20 Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax =20 From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca > Date: January 28, 2013 2:55:34 PM AST To: Nature BNS < nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> Subject: [ValleyNature] robins, Wolfville, eating barberry? = berries, etc. JAN. 28, 2013 - Jake MacDonald phoned to say he counted 22 robins = eating red berries in a hedge, probably of barberry?, off lower Maple = Ave. in Wolfville (just south of Kenny's Market property, I think). In our yard we again saw a couple of goldfinches and a single = common redpoll; the goldfinches were on one of the sunflower seed = feeders. Every day we have at least 2 cardinals and up to 3 flickers. = Today there was also a hairy woodpecker, plus the juncos, white-throated = sparrows, song sparrows, mourning doves, starlings, and another red = squirrel (but no rats). Concerning the latter mammals, I'm happy that our neighbourhood = red-tailed hawk often chooses to perch at the top of a pine the yard = next-door to ours. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. _______________________________________________ Nature mailing list Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca = http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists= .ca ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CDFED0.C231AAE0 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 8.00.6001.19394"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>In late October, I reported to NatureNS = seeing a N=20 Mockingbird in a barberry shrub at Miners Marsh. I presumed that = it was=20 eating the berries. But Pat is certainly correct in that they seem = to many=20 birds the food source of last resort since there are plenty of = barberries still=20 around.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Halifax</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=3Ddeankendall@paydaynet.org=20 href=3D"mailto:deankendall@paydaynet.org">Dean Kendall</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <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, January 30, = 2013 2:40=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] robins, = Wolfville, eating barberry? berries, etc.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D308112206-30012013><FONT = color=3D#0000ff=20 face=3DArial>Down here in southeast PA, not this winter but the = previous=20 several, a Mockingbird claimed a Barberry hedge that runs=20 between one of our gardens and the road, and = subsisted on=20 the abundant berries all winter, or so=20 I assumed since near every time you'd go near it was on = or=20 around that hedge. But i'd have to comb thru my notes to be = able to=20 say whether i saw it actually eating many berries. =20 </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D308112206-30012013><FONT = color=3D#0000ff=20 face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D308112206-30012013><FONT = color=3D#0000ff=20 face=3DArial>Dean, nr Leesport </FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV dir=3Dltr lang=3Den-us class=3DOutlookMessageHeader align=3Dleft> <HR tabIndex=3D-1> <FONT size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><B>From:</B> = naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca=20 [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <B>On Behalf Of </B>P.L.=20 Chalmers<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:20 = PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20 naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] robins, = Wolfville,=20 eating barberry? berries, etc.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV><FONT size=3D3>Jim, the robins must be really hungry. = I have=20 observed that barberry fruits are rarely eaten.=20 = <BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB><BR><X= -TAB> </X-TAB>Patricia=20 L.=20 = Chalmers<BR><X-TAB> </X-TA= B>Halifax<BR><BR> <BR></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT size=3D3=20 face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica"><B>From: </B>"James W. Wolford" = <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</A>=20 ><BR><B>Date: </B>January 28, 2013 2:55:34 PM AST<BR><B>To: = </B>Nature=20 BNS <<A href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">=20 nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca</A>><BR><B>Subject: = [ValleyNature]=20 robins, Wolfville, eating barberry? berries, = etc.<BR></B></FONT><BR><FONT=20 size=3D3 face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica"><B>JAN. 28, 2013</B> - Jake = MacDonald=20 phoned to say he counted 22<B> robins</B> eating red berries in a = hedge,=20 probably of barberry?, off lower Maple Ave. in Wolfville (just = south of=20 Kenny's Market property, I think).<BR><BR>In our yard we again saw = a=20 couple of<B> goldfinches</B> and a single <B>common redpoll;</B> = the=20 goldfinches were on one of the sunflower seed feeders. Every = day we=20 have at least 2 <B>cardinals</B> and up to 3<B> = flickers</B>. Today=20 there was also a<B> hairy woodpecker</B>, plus the<B> juncos,=20 white-throated sparrows, song sparrows, mourning doves, = starlings,=20 and another red squirrel (but no rats)</B>.<BR><BR>Concerning the = latter=20 mammals, I'm happy that our neighbourhood <B>red-tailed hawk</B> = often=20 chooses to perch at the top of a pine the yard next-door to=20 ours.<BR><BR>Cheers from Jim in=20 = Wolfville.<BR></FONT>_______________________________________________<BR>N= ature=20 mailing list<BR><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.= ca</A><BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnat= uralists.ca"=20 = eudora=3D"autourl">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_= blomidonnaturalists.ca</A>=20 </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CDFED0.C231AAE0--
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