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--Apple-Mail-3-1045064788 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: June 27, 2013 10:56:36 AM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] merlin, yg. cardinals, yg. downy w., clammy > locusts > > JUNE 26, 2013 - At 3 p.m. I saw a merlin flying over Wolfville's > Main St. and heading toward University Hall, coming from the ne. > direction of where Judy Tufts alerted us to a probable nest > location in a tall spruce just ne. of Alumni House and on the west > edge of the Festival Theatre parking lot. > > JUNE 27, 2013 - Jake MacDonald told me that , as of June 25, he now > has three fledged juvenile cardinals at his feeders in east > Wolfville; he has seen them together, so they are probably a brood, > and were being attended by both parents, but the male has now taken > over the shepherding duties (while the female presumably is > starting another batch nearby?). > > Yesterday John Martens, a close neighbour of mine, watched downy > woodpeckers at his sunflower-seed feeder with a fledged youngster. > John was surprised by the large size of the fledgling. Also he > said the adults would take a single seed from the feeder, go off a > couple of metres to take the hull off the seed, and then come back > to feed the seed to the baby. > > Also yesterday I chanced to walk past the Festival Theatre parking > lot and glanced at the clammy locusts (Robinia viscosa) there, > which are very noticeable and at their peak of flowering. I also > noted that Zinck (1998) uses the common name "Rose Acacia" for this > species but also for the bristly locust (Robinia hispida). Also at > the theatre building are lots of other flowers there to ogle. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-3-1045064788 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; "> <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">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></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 27, 2013 10:56:36 AM = ADT</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>[ValleyNature] merlin, yg. = cardinals, yg. downy w., clammy locusts</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>JUNE = 26, 2013</b> - </font><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-size: 12px; ">At 3 p.m. I saw a<b> merlin</b> flying over = Wolfville's Main St. and heading toward University Hall, coming from the = ne. direction of where Judy Tufts alerted us to a probable nest location = in a tall spruce just ne. of Alumni House and on the west edge of the = Festival Theatre parking lot. </span></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"><b>JUNE 27, 2013</b> - Jake = MacDonald told me that , as of June 25, he now has <b>three fledged = juvenile cardinals</b> at his feeders in <b>east Wolfville</b>; he has = seen them together, so they are probably a brood, and were being = attended by both parents, but the male has now taken over the = shepherding duties (while the female presumably is starting another = batch nearby?). </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">Yesterday John Martens, a close neighbour of mine, = watched<b> downy woodpeckers </b>at his sunflower-seed feeder with a<b> = fledged youngster</b>. John was surprised by the large size of the = fledgling. Also he said the adults would take a single seed from = the feeder, go off a couple of metres to take the hull off the seed, and = then come back to feed the seed to the baby.</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">Also = yesterday I chanced to walk past the Festival Theatre parking lot and = glanced at the <b>clammy locusts </b>(<i>Robinia viscosa</i>) there, = which are very noticeable and at their peak of flowering. I also = noted that Zinck (1998) uses the common name "Rose Acacia" for this = species but also for the bristly locust (<i>Robinia hispida</i>). = Also at the theatre building are lots of other flowers there to = ogle.</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><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-3-1045064788--
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