[NatureNS] Huns- Gray Partridge

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From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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My Grandfather knew how to protect the huns from skunks Ken.=0AA dozen eggs=
 and a full moon worked wonders!=0AHave a nice fall=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Mo=
nday, December 9, 2013 8:51:36 PM, Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> wrote=
:=0A  =0A =0A=A0 =0AKen McKenna=0ABox 218 Stellarton NS=0AB0K 1S0=0A902 752=
-7644=0A =0A=0AHi Paul and all =0AAs you say, they are not as common as the=
y used to be on =0APEI.=A0 I think predation of eggs=A0by skunks (another P=
EI introduced =0Aspecies I believe)=A0might have been a factor=A0in decline=
 as well. My =0Agrandmother used to feed a healthy flock in winter ( maybe =
back in the =0A'60's)=A0on Baldwins Rd, Kings Co (PEI). Every now and then =
I see a few =0Aaround and on my last trip "back home"=A0on Oct. 18,=A0I saw=
 =0Afive=A0just off the Baldwins Rd. near St. Teresa. =0A=0AThe scientific =
name Perdix led to the nickname for one =0Anear the home of the Spaldings i=
n Economy NS and "Perry" made his way into =0Aseveral CBCs before he finall=
y disappeared. It has been quite a few years since =0Aone=A0 has been seen =
on that count.  =0A=0Acheers =0AKen =0A=A0 =0A=A0=A0----- Original Message =
-----  =0AFrom: Paul  MacDonald  =0A>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca  =0A>Sent:=
 Monday, December 09, 2013 7:31  PM =0A>Subject: Re: Porous pavement: Re:  =
[NatureNS] mourning doves among road salt =0A>=0A> =0A>Hi Fred=A0 and All =
=0A>Growing up on PEI, Huns Perdix perdix now called Gray  Partridge =0A>we=
 very plentiful. My Grandfather used to feed them in the winter  and =0A>he=
 would have up to100 birds. He would sweep the snow of a south  facing porc=
h and they would roost there on a sunny day. He kept a  box of grit for the=
m and they ate a susprising  amount. =0A>Roads were neither plowed or salte=
d and school was not too  important =0A>in the winter. Then in the late 50s=
 they built regional high  schools with =0A>buses and all. The road were th=
en plowed and salted. The Huns  found =0A>the sand and salt a great source =
of grit. That was the end on the  Huns. =0A>Road salt killed them all - sam=
e story all over PEI and since then  there =0A>are very few. Only a scatter=
ed flock here and there. =0A>They were a fine bird - we had a few to eat in=
 the fall but they  multiplied =0A>so fast a few less made no difference.=
=A0=A0  =0A>=A0Some things don't mix =0A>Paul =0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:14pt"><div><span>My Grandfather knew how to protect the huns from s=
kunks Ken.</span></div><div><span>A dozen eggs and a full moon worked wonde=
rs!</span></div><div><span>Have a nice fall</span></div><div><span>Paul</sp=
an></div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" style=3D"display: block;"> <br> <br> <=
div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, =
Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; f=
ont-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Mon=
day, December 9, 2013 8:51:36 PM, Ken McKenna &lt;kenmcken@eastlink.ca&gt; =
wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv783=
8643450">=0A=0A =0A =0A<style></style>=0A=0A<div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Aria=
l" size=3D"2"></font>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>Ken McKenna<br>Box 218 Stellarton =
NS<br>B0K 1S0<br>902 752-7644<br></div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div><font fa=
ce=3D"Arial">Hi Paul and all</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Arial">As yo=
u say, they are not as common as they used to be on =0APEI.&nbsp; I think p=
redation of eggs&nbsp;by skunks (another PEI introduced =0Aspecies I believ=
e)&nbsp;might have been a factor&nbsp;in decline as well. My =0Agrandmother=
 used to feed a healthy flock in winter ( maybe back in the =0A'60's)&nbsp;=
on Baldwins Rd, Kings Co (PEI). Every now and then I see a few =0Aaround an=
d on my last trip "back home"&nbsp;on Oct. 18,&nbsp;I saw =0Afive&nbsp;just=
 off the Baldwins Rd. near St. Teresa.</font></div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<=
div><font face=3D"Arial">The scientific name Perdix led to the nickname for=
 one =0Anear the home of the Spaldings in Economy NS and "Perry" made his w=
ay into =0Aseveral CBCs before he finally disappeared. It has been quite a =
few years since =0Aone&nbsp; has been seen on that count. </font></div>=0A<=
div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Arial">cheers</font></div>=0A<div><fo=
nt face=3D"Arial">Ken</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><=
/font>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;----- Original Message ----- </div>=
=0A<blockquote style=3D"padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-right=
: 0px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width=
: 2px; border-left-style: solid;" dir=3D"ltr">=0A  <div style=3D"background=
: rgb(228, 228, 228); font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font=
-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> =0A  <a title=3D"paulrita2001@yahoo.com" hr=
ef=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" yma=
ilto=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">Paul =0A  MacDonald</a> </div>=0A  <=
div style=3D"font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch:=
 normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:na=
turens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto=
:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>=0A  <div style=
=3D"font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"=
><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 09, 2013 7:31 =0A  PM</div>=0A  <div style=
=3D"font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"=
><b>Subject:</b> Re: Porous pavement: Re: =0A  [NatureNS] mourning doves am=
ong road salt</div>=0A  <div><br></div>=0A  <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Gr=
ande, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=
=0A  <div><span>Hi Fred&nbsp; and All</span></div>=0A  <div><span>Growing u=
p on PEI, Huns Perdix perdix now called Gray =0A  Partridge</span></div>=0A=
  <div><span>we very plentiful. My Grandfather used to feed them in the win=
ter =0A  and</span></div>=0A  <div><span>he would have up to100 birds. He w=
ould sweep the snow of a south =0A  facing </span><span>porch and they woul=
d roost there on a sunny day. He kept a =0A  box of grit </span><span>for t=
hem and they ate a susprising =0A  amount.</span></div>=0A  <div><span>Road=
s were neither plowed or salted and school was not too =0A  important</span=
></div>=0A  <div><span>in the winter. Then in the late 50s they built regio=
nal high =0A  schools with</span></div>=0A  <div><span>buses and all. The r=
oad were then plowed and salted. The Huns =0A  found</span></div>=0A  <div>=
<span>the sand and salt a great source of grit. That was the end on the =0A=
  Huns.</span></div>=0A  <div><span>Road salt killed them all - same story =
all over PEI and since then =0A  there</span></div>=0A  <div><span>are very=
 few. Only a scattered flock here and there.</span></div>=0A  <div><span>Th=
ey were a fine bird - we had a few to eat in the fall but they =0A  multipl=
ied</span></div>=0A  <div><span>so fast a few less made no difference.&nbsp=
;&nbsp; </span></div>=0A  <div><span>&nbsp;Some things don't mix</span></di=
v>=0A  <div><span>Paul</span></div>=0A  <div class=3D"yiv7838643450yahoo_qu=
oted" style=3D"display: block;"><br><br>=0A  <div style=3D"font-family: Hel=
veticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; fo=
nt-size: 14pt;">=0A  <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Ne=
ue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</=
div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br><br></div>  </div> </div=
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