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Only a few birds have the enzymes (lipases) to digest the bayberry wax.
Eric
Eric L. Mills
Lower Rose Bay
Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia
Canada
From: Ken McKenna
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 21:57
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Reply To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
Hi all
I hope I am not passing on mis-information. For some reason thought that th=
is is why flickers in winter are often found where there is bayberry but I =
am now not 100% sure of this. Certainly other birds such as late yellow-ru=
mped (myrtle) warblers and I think tree swallows can be found in these area
Well I just did a Google and indeed both red-bellied woodpeckers and flicke=
rs like bayberry. Apparently they have a very high fat content.
Cheers l
Ken
Ken McKenna
Box 218
Stellarton
NS B0K 1S0
On Jan 29, 2015, at 9:29 PM, katefsteele@gmail.com<mailto:katefsteele@gmail=
.com> wrote:
That also explains the flicker or two that were seen several times at Grand=
Desert Beach last winter where there is hardly a tree. I hadn't put much t=
hought into why they were at that location!
Kate
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From: Keith Lowe
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:15 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Reply To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
Liking bayberry would explain their presence at Rainbow Haven then. There a=
re at least 4 - 6 of them wintering there this year.
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> [=
mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ken McKenna
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:37 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
Hi all
In Pictou co. Most overwintering flickers are near sources of bayberry and =
here that is often near the shore like caribou I , Melmerby pp and big I.
This year on Pictou hbr Cbc the Vines had 6-7 flickers nicely decorating o=
ne tree near the entrance of Pictou hbr and in the middle a red-bellied woo=
dpecker. The odd one shows up elsewhere like Pictou town which is coastal i=
n a way. We rarely have missed getting a number of flickers on this count =
in the nearly 25 years of my doing this count.
On the Springville count which runs an inland tangent from the Pictou hbr c=
ount we rarely get flickers- not a lot of inland bayberry. My thoughts any=
way for what it is worth.
Cheers
Ken
Ken McKenna
Box 218
Stellarton
NS B0K 1S0
On Jan 29, 2015, at 8:16 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com<mai=
lto:dwebster@glinx.com>> wrote:
Hi Keith,
I have not seen one of these plots before; very impressive. What is the=
difference between a blue balloon and a red one ? Assuming the pointed end=
is the location marker, nearly all are near salt water or in the warmer en=
d of the Annapolis Valley (when viewed at large scale); suggests aversion t=
o cold.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Lowe<mailto:mythos25@live.com>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:19 AM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
Hi Ron,
Welcome to the list.
Northern Flickers are in range for overwintering in the western half of the=
Nova Scotia mainland.
You'll have to zoom in but this map shows eBirded Northern Flickers in Jan/=
Feb for the last 10 years. Click on "Show Points Sooner" on the right side =
of the page.
http://ebird.org/ebird/map/norfli?neg=3Dtrue&env.minX=3D&env.minY=3D&env.ma=
xX=3D&env.maxY=3D&zh=3Dfalse&gp=3Dfalse&ev=3DZ&mr=3Don&bmo=3D1&emo=3D2&yr=
=3Dlast10&byr=3D2005&eyr=3D2015
Keith Lowe
Halifax
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> [=
mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ron Wilson
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:31 AM
To: Nature NS
Subject: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
ok - its just a play on words.....
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.
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 cap=
able 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
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