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style=3D"FONT ---1663062914-1887269066-1386698362=:78513 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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> ---1663062914-1887269066-1386698362=:78513 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <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 <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> = 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> </div>=0A<div>Ken McKenna<br>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<br>B0K 1S0<br>902 752-7644<br></div>=0A<div> </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. I think p= redation of eggs by skunks (another PEI introduced =0Aspecies I believ= e) might have been a factor in decline as well. My =0Agrandmother= used to feed a healthy flock in winter ( maybe back in the =0A'60's) = on Baldwins Rd, Kings Co (PEI). Every now and then I see a few =0Aaround an= d on my last trip "back home" on Oct. 18, I saw =0Afive just= off the Baldwins Rd. near St. Teresa.</font></div>=0A<div> </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 has been seen on that count. </font></div>=0A<= div> </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> </div>=0A<div> ----- 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 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. = ; </span></div>=0A <div><span> 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;"> </= div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div= > </div> </div></body></html> ---1663062914-1887269066-1386698362=:78513--
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