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Hi Richard,
If you erase the lines it does look like the location of raisins in =
a plum pudding; no clear trend I agree.
DW
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From: Richard Stern=20
To: NatureNS=20
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
Hi,
For the last few years we have had 2-3 Flickers visiting our feeders =
daily all winter. I can't remember Flickers over-wintering except very =
rarely 20 years ago. Perhaps it's because we now put out bird pies, =
which they seem to like. Here is a graph of Flicker numbers per =
party-hour on Xmas counts in NS for the last 20 years.
=
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cl06gwtg6ib6z75/Screen%20Shot%202015-01-29%20at=
%207.36.55%20PM.jpg?dl=3D0 .
The numbers seem to fluctuate greatly, with no obvious pattern that I =
can see,
Richard
Richard Stern=20
Sternrichard@gmail.com
Sent from my Android device=20
On Jan 29, 2015 3:44 PM, "David & Alison Webster" <dwebster@glinx.com> =
wrote:
Hi Ron & All, =
Jan 29, 2015
It is difficult to imagine that an abundance of food in winter =
would not eventually modify migration, provided history had not narrowed =
variation excessively.
I have wondered for years why Flickers were not more abundant =
here. It can't be a shortage of ants unless they avoid those species =
which are abundant. If it is feed in their traditional winter range that =
has limited numbers then perhaps they will become more common.
Do you have Spruce in your woodlot and are they healthy ? Many =
of my Spruce (both Red & White) on shallow or poorly drained Morristown =
Loam have been in decline for up to ~25 years.=20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Ron Wilson=20
To: Nature NS=20
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:31 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
ok - its just a play on words.....=20
We've been hosting a Northern Flicker at our feeders this winter.
Yesterday my wife Heather heard a noise in the back yard and =
looked out to see TWO Northern Flickers battling for a spot on our suet =
feeder.=20
It seems odd to me that Flickers are now overwintering in the =
Maritimes.
Maybe it is a new climate change trend or perhaps they have always =
been capable of withstanding our cold temps but never had such an =
abundant winter food source like they do now, given all the feeding =
stations around.
Ron Wilson
Somerset/Berwick NS=20
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raisins in a plum pudding; no clear trend I agree.</DIV>
<DIV>DW</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 29, =
2015 7:46=20
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<DIV>Hi,<BR><BR></DIV>For the last few years we have had 2-3 Flickers =
visiting=20
our feeders daily all winter. I can't remember Flickers over-wintering =
except=20
very rarely 20 years ago. Perhaps it's because we now put out bird =
pies, which=20
they seem to like. Here is a graph of Flicker numbers per party-hour =
on Xmas=20
counts in NS for the last 20 years.<BR><BR><A=20
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href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/cl06gwtg6ib6z75/Screen%20Shot%202015-01=
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6z75/Screen%20Shot%202015-01-29%20at%207.36.55%20PM.jpg?dl=3D0</A> =
.<BR><BR></DIV>The numbers seem to fluctuate greatly, with no obvious =
pattern=20
that I can see,<BR><BR></DIV>Richard<BR>
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<P dir=3Dltr>Richard Stern <BR><A =
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target=3D_blank>Sternrichard@gmail.com</A><BR>Sent from my Android =
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<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Jan 29, 2015 3:44 PM, "David & Alison =
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