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been eaten very rarely; but a neighbor of mine just a coup --Apple-Mail-10-946711322 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Andy et al., Needless to say, I have always put out lots of black-oil =20= sunflower seeds, and most of my birds go after that, cracked corn =20 with millet on the ground, plus the bird pie, then the commercial =20 cake of suet. Cheers from Jim Begin forwarded message: > From: Andy Dean <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: February 4, 2014 7:51:34 PM AST > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Pine Siskins & Niger seed > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Jim et al, > In the past I have used Niger seeds but I discovered after a while =20 > that the finches were just as happy, and possibly happier, with =20 > black-oil Sunflower seed which are much cheaper....maybe that would =20= > work for you. > > Andy Dean > 86 Baden Powell drive, > Kentville, N.S. > B4N 5P5 > > (902) 678-6243 > aadean@ns.sympatico.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James W. Wolford > To: NatureNS > 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 =20 > exceptions and just tiny numbers), and my Niger seed has been eaten =20= > very rarely; but a neighbor of mine just a couple of lots to the =20 > north had lots of siskins and redpolls with goldfinches last =20 > winter? or the winter before, and I had very few of them with few =20 > Niger eaters. And for some reason my yard just doesn't attract =20 > 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 =20= >> of it. With the exception of Canada Jays, which I've never had, =20 >> compared to say 5 years ago the above are all quite rare in my =20 >> back yard as well these days. Haven't seen a Sisken in several =20 >> years. >> >> >> On 4 February 2014 07:21, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> =20 >> wrote: >> Ten years ago, siskins were a winter regular down here on Wyman =20 >> Road. Haven=92t seen one here for three or four years. >> >> >> >> One more species, I fear, to join Canada jays, evening grosbeaks, =20 >> boreal chickadees, purple finches, house sparrows =85 >> >> >> >> 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-=20 >> 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 =20 >> letting me know that seven pine siskins had arrived from nowhere. =20= >> I personally have not seen a pine siskin myself all winter with a =20 >> lot of birding. Hopefully they will hang in that area until the =20 >> weekend. >> >> James R. Hirtle >> Bridgewater >> >> >> >> >> >> --=20 >> Jamie Simpson >> Hantsport, NS > > --Apple-Mail-10-946711322 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Andy et al., Needless to say, I have always put out lots of black-oil = sunflower seeds, and most of my birds go after that, cracked corn with = millet on the ground, plus the bird pie, then the commercial cake of = suet.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim<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">Andy Dean <<a = href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.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">February 4, 2014 7:51:34 PM = AST</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"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</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>Re: [NatureNS] Pine Siskins & = Niger seed</b></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>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacin