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&quot; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01CF21E2.81CB17D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim et al, In the past I have used Niger seeds but I discovered after a while that = the finches were just as happy, and possibly happier, with black-oil = Sunflower seed which are much cheaper....maybe that would work for you. Andy Dean 86 Baden Powell drive, Kentville, N.S. B4N 5P5 (902) 678-6243 aadean@ns.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James W. Wolford=20 To: NatureNS=20 Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 5:55 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Pine Siskins & Niger seed I too have seen almost no pine siskins for a long time (with rare = exceptions and just tiny numbers), and my Niger seed has been eaten very = rarely; but a neighbor of mine just a couple of lots to the north had = lots of siskins and redpolls with goldfinches last winter? or the winter = before, and I had very few of them with few Niger eaters. And for some = reason my yard just doesn't attract large numbers of goldfinches. Jim = in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: From: Shouty McShoutsalot <desolatechair@gmail.com> Date: February 4, 2014 10:12:24 AM AST To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Pine Siskins Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Bought a 40 pound bag of Nyjer a few years ago and still have half = of it. With the exception of Canada Jays, which I've never had, = compared to say 5 years ago the above are all quite rare in my back yard = as well these days. Haven't seen a Sisken in several years. On 4 February 2014 07:21, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> = wrote: Ten years ago, siskins were a winter regular down here on Wyman = Road. Haven=92t seen one here for three or four years. =20 One more species, I fear, to join Canada jays, evening grosbeaks, = boreal chickadees, purple finches, house sparrows =85 =20 Gee, when I was really young, even pine grosbeaks ere not unusual! And cardinals and turkey vultures are normal visitors down here. The times, they are a changin=92. From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of James Hirtle Sent: February-03-14 10:09 PM To: Naturens Naturens Subject: [NatureNS] Pine Siskins I received an email today from John Glanville of Petite Riviere = letting me know that seven pine siskins had arrived from nowhere. I = personally have not seen a pine siskin myself all winter with a lot of = birding. Hopefully they will hang in that area until the weekend. =20 =20 James R. Hirtle Bridgewater =20 --=20 Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01CF21E2.81CB17D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23543"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Jim et al,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>In the past I have used Niger seeds but = I=20 discovered after a while that the finches were just as happy, and = possibly=20 happier, with black-oil Sunflower seed which are much = cheaper....maybe that=20 would work for you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Andy Dean<BR>86 Baden Powell=20 drive,<BR>Kentville, N.S.<BR>B4N 5P5</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>(902) 678-6243<BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</A><BR></FO= NT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <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=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W.=20 Wolford</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</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 04, = 2014 5:55=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Pine = Siskins &=20 Niger seed</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I too have seen almost no pine siskins for a long time = (with=20 rare exceptions and just tiny numbers), and my Niger seed has been = eaten very=20 rarely; but a neighbor of mine just a couple of lots to the north had = lots of=20 siskins and redpolls with goldfinches last winter? or the winter = before, and I=20 had very few of them with few Niger eaters. And for some reason my = yard just=20 doesn't attract large numbers of goldfinches. Jim in = Wolfville.<BR> <DIV><BR> <DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR = class=3DApple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; = COLOR: #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Shouty = McShoutsalot=20 <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">desolatechair@gmail.com</A>></= FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; = COLOR: #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>February 4, = 2014 10:12:24=20 AM AST</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; = COLOR: #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>naturens = <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A&g