[NatureNS] starlings vs. pileated w. & flickers in Wolfville

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> Subject: [ValleyNature] starlings vs. pileated w. & flickers in  
> Wolfville
>
> THANKS, PAUL! and keep monitoring while you can!
>
> Some of you will recall Paul Steele's images from along Kent Ave.  
> in Wolfville, where his tall poplars in his back yard held a  
> successful nesting of pileated woodpeckers, who produced two  
> fledged young, a male and a female.  Well, this year the pileateds  
> tried again, with flickers attending another cavity just 2 metres  
> or less above the PIWOs.  But starlings competed with them and  
> eventually won over both kinds of woodpeckers.  This is just one  
> reason why the Eur. starling is such a successful and adaptive  
> invader all over North America (and where else?).  Cheers from Jim  
> in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Paul Steele <paul.steele@acadiau.ca>
>> Date: June 22, 2013 8:32:30 PM ADT
>> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>> Subject: Re: update on woodpeckers etc.?
>>
>> Unfortunately the starlings won the battle for both nests. I  
>> watched the starlings a bit but they're not as interesting as the  
>> bigger birds. I'm surprised the woodpeckers didn't battle harder  
>> for the nests. Hopefully they'll try again next year.
>>
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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] starlings vs. =
pileated w. &amp; flickers in Wolfville</b></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div>  <div>THANKS, PAUL! and =
keep monitoring while you can!</div><div><br></div>Some of you will =
recall Paul Steele's images from along Kent Ave. in Wolfville, where his =
tall poplars in his back yard held a successful nesting of pileated =
woodpeckers, who produced two fledged young, a male and a female. =
&nbsp;Well, this year the pileateds tried again, with flickers attending =
another cavity just 2 metres or less above the PIWOs. &nbsp;But =
starlings competed with them and eventually won over both kinds of =
woodpeckers. &nbsp;This is just one reason why the Eur. starling is such =
a successful and adaptive invader all over North America (and where =
else?). &nbsp;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">Paul Steele &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:paul.steele@acadiau.ca">paul.steele@acadiau.ca</a>&gt;</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 22, 2013 8:32:30 PM =
ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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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" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</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: update on woodpeckers =
etc.?</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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<div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Unfortunately the starlings won the battle for both =
nests. I watched the starlings a bit but they're not as interesting as =
the bigger birds. I'm surprised the woodpeckers didn't battle harder for =
the nests. Hopefully they'll try again next year.</div><div =
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