[NatureNS] disappearing outside cats in Halifax's South End

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True dat Dusan/Andy!


On 20 May 2014 08:15, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

>   Andy,
>    amen. A reminder that cats are not on top of the urban/suburban food
> chain. Good for the nesting birds, amphibians, reptiles, and small mammal=
s
> in the area....
>    Dusan Soudek
>
>  *From:* Andrew Horn <aghorn@dal.ca>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7:43 AM
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] disappearing outside cats in Halifax's South En=
d
>
> Hi Dusan,
>
> A raven snatching a kitten seems pretty likely; there=E2=80=99s ravens on=
 the
> prowl all the time around here, and they=E2=80=99re awfully good generali=
st
> predators. A grown cat would be a tall order for a raven, though, and I
> would think any big raptor prowling the south end would be noticed, so I
> suspect that incident=E2=80=99s unrelated to the reported rash of cat
> disappearances in that (my) neighborhood.
>
> I don=E2=80=99t know the facts about the disappearances, only rumor. The =
rumored
> rate of six cats in six weeks that I=E2=80=99ve heard doesn=E2=80=99t fit=
 the
> disappearances I=E2=80=99ve heard about (1 within the last couple weeks, =
2 around
> that blizzard in late March, and another run over by a car months ago) =
=E2=80=94
> but again, I=E2=80=99m just going on hearsay.
>
> The possible coyote sighting in the park might well be the source of
> another neighborhood rumor, that a coyote might have snatched the cats. B=
ut
> no coyotes or coyote scat have been sighted in the neighborhood, as far a=
s
> I know.
>
> The up side of all this of course is that people are keeping their cats
> indoors, as they should everywhere.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
>  On May 19, 2014, at 7:09 PM, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
>      Recently there were two letters to the editor and one column devoted
> to the rash of cat disappearances in a fairly compact area of Halifax=E2=
=80=99s
> South End. On May 17 a letter writer reports a =E2=80=9Cvery large black =
bird=E2=80=9D
> taking off, with a probable kitten in its talons. Any speculation about
> what species the predator might have belonged to? A raven? A turkey
> vulture? A melanistic bald eagle? Incidentally, there is a warning in
> nearby Point Pleasant Park about a recent probable coyote sighting.
>    Dusan Soudek
>
>
>



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Jamie Simpson
Hantsport, NS

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<div dir=3D"ltr">True dat Dusan/Andy!</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 20 May 2014 08:15, Dusan Soudek <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">s=
oudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div style=3D"WORD-WRAP:break-word" dir=3D"ltr">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:&#39;Calibri&#39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:12pt">
<div>Andy,</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0 amen. A reminder that cats are not on top of the=20
urban/suburban food chain. Good for the nesting birds, amphibians, reptiles=
, and=20
small mammals in the area....</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0 Dusan Soudek</div>
<div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:&#39;Calibri&#39=
;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">
<div style=3D"FONT:10pt tahoma">
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5">
<div><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"aghorn@dal.ca" href=3D"mailto:aghorn@dal.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">Andrew Horn</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7:43 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturen=
s@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] disappearing outside cats in Halifax&#3=
9;s South=20
End</div></div></div>
<div>=C2=A0</div></div><div><div class=3D"h5">
<div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:&#39;Calibri&#39=
;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">Hi=
=20
Dusan,=20
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>A raven snatching a kitten seems pretty likely; there=E2=80=99s ravens=
 on the prowl=20
all the time around here, and they=E2=80=99re awfully good generalist preda=
tors. A grown=20
cat would be a tall order for a raven, though, and I would think any big ra=
ptor=20
prowling the south end would be noticed, so I suspect that incident=E2=80=
=99s unrelated=20
to the reported rash of cat disappearances in that (my) neighborhood.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>I don=E2=80=99t know the facts about the disappearances, only rumor. T=
he rumored=20
rate of six cats in six weeks that I=E2=80=99ve heard doesn=E2=80=99t fit t=
he disappearances=20
I=E2=80=99ve heard about (1 within the last couple weeks, 2 around that bli=
zzard in late=20
March, and another run over by a car months ago) =E2=80=94 but again, I=E2=
=80=99m just going on=20
hearsay.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>The possible coyote sighting in the park might well be the source of=
=20
another neighborhood rumor, that a coyote might have snatched the cats. But=
 no=20
coyotes or coyote scat have been sighted in the neighborhood, as far as I=
=20
know.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>The up side of all this of course is that people are keeping their cat=
s=20
indoors, as they should everywhere.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Andy</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>On May 19, 2014, at 7:09 PM, Dusan Soudek &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:soudek=
d@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;=20
wrote:</div><br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
  <div dir=3D"ltr">
  <div dir=3D"ltr">
  <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:calibri;FONT-SIZE:12pt">
  <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0 Recently there were two letters to the editor and one c=
olumn=20
  devoted to the rash of cat disappearances in a fairly compact area of=20
  Halifax=E2=80=99s South End. On May 17 a letter writer reports a =E2=80=
=9Cvery large black=20
  bird=E2=80=9D taking off, with a probable kitten in its talons. Any specu=
lation about=20
  what species the predator might have belonged to? A raven? A turkey vultu=
re? A=20
  melanistic bald eagle? Incidentally, there is a warning in nearby Point=
=20
  Pleasant Park about a recent probable coyote sighting.</div>
  <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0 Dusan Soudek=C2=A0 </div></div></div></div></blockquote=
></div>
<div>=C2=A0</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"=
ltr"><div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantsport, NS<br></div>
</div>

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