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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A&g This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_NwrPIvn1OyjoZO+RLM1KjQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Same here, Andy! Lois Codling L. Sackville On 04/02/2014 7:51 PM, Andy Dean wrote: > 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 <mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* James W. Wolford <mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > *To:* NatureNS <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *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 >> <mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com>> >> *Date: *February 4, 2014 10:12:24 AM AST >> *To: *naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>> >> *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Pine Siskins* >> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto: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 >> <mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>> wrote: >> >> Ten years ago, siskins were a winter regular down here on >> Wyman Road. Haven’t seen one here for three or four years. >> >> One more species, I fear, to join Canada jays, evening >> grosbeaks, boreal chickadees, purple finches, house sparrows … >> >> 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’. >> >> *From:*naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca >> <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> >> [mailto: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. >> >> James R. Hirtle >> Bridgewater >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jamie Simpson >> Hantsport, NS > --Boundary_(ID_NwrPIvn1OyjoZO+RLM1KjQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Same here, Andy!<br> <br> Lois Codling<br> L. Sackville<br> <br> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/02/2014 7:51 PM, Andy Dean wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:91D8CDBC6A0949D0AF4BDA7DEA479E9E@ANDYEBC3345D2B" type="cite"> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.23543"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Jim et al,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">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.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Andy Dean<br> 86 Baden Powell drive,<br> Kentville, N.S.<br> B4N 5P5</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">(902) 678-6243<br> aadean@ns.sympatico.ca<br> </font></div> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="jimwolford@eastlink.ca" href="mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W. Wolford</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 04, 2014 5:55 PM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Pine Siskins & Niger seed</div> <div><br> </div> 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 coup