[NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....

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But note that with the possible exception of non-shedding grasses (none =
come to mind offhand) none of these foods would be available in winter =
(the post winter-solstice winter).
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Keith Lowe=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 6:28 PM
  Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....


  According to the document at the link below from Cornell, bayberry is =
not mentioned but they list the following as plants that will attract =
them. I=E2=80=99m not sure why flickers seem fond of Rainbow Haven then.

  =20

        Wild strawberries, fruits of elderberry and blueberry shrubs, =
dogwood trees, and the seeds of clover and grasses
      =20

  =20

  =
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/bbimages/PDFs/Lanscaping_for_Birds_20110127_=
final.pdf

  =20

  =20

  From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ken McKenna
  Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:52 PM
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
  Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....

  =20

  Hi all=20

  I hope I am not passing on mis-information. For some reason thought =
that this 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-rumped (myrtle) warblers and I think tree swallows can be =
found in these area

  =20

  Well I just did a Google and indeed both red-bellied woodpeckers and =
flickers like bayberry. Apparently they have a very high fat content.=20

  =20

  Cheers l

  Ken

  Ken McKenna

  Box 218 =20

  Stellarton

  NS B0K 1S0

  =20


  On Jan 29, 2015, at 9:29 PM, 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 thought into why they were at that location!

    =20

    Kate

    =20

    =20

    =20

    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.

          From: Keith Lowe

          Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:15 PM

          To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca

          Reply To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca

          Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
        =20

    =20

    Liking bayberry would explain their presence at Rainbow Haven then. =
There are at least 4 =E2=80=93 6 of them wintering there this year.

    =20

    From: 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
    Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....

    =20

    Hi all=20

    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.=20

    This year on Pictou hbr Cbc  the Vines had 6-7 flickers nicely =
decorating one tree near the entrance of Pictou hbr and in the middle a =
red-bellied woodpecker. The odd one shows up elsewhere like Pictou town =
which is coastal in a way.  We rarely have missed getting a number of =
flickers on this count in the nearly 25 years of my doing this count.=20

    =20

    On the Springville count which runs an inland tangent from the =
Pictou hbr count we rarely get flickers- not a lot of inland bayberry.  =
My thoughts anyway for what it is worth.=20

    =20

    Cheers

    Ken

    Ken McKenna

    Box 218 =20

    Stellarton

    NS B0K 1S0

    =20


    On Jan 29, 2015, at 8:16 PM, David & Alison Webster =
<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 end of the Annapolis Valley (when viewed at large =
scale); suggests aversion to cold.

      Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville

        ----- Original Message -----=20

        From: Keith Lowe=20

        To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20

        Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:19 AM

        Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....

        =20

        Hi Ron,

        =20

        Welcome to the list.=20

        =20

        Northern Flickers are in range for overwintering in the western =
half of the Nova Scotia mainland.=20

        =20

        You=E2=80=99ll have to zoom in but this map shows eBirded =
Northern Flickers in Jan/Feb for the last 10 years. Click on =
=E2=80=9CShow Points Sooner=E2=80=9D on the right side of the page.

        =20

        =
http://ebird.org/ebird/map/norfli?neg=3Dtrue&env.minX=3D&env.minY=3D&env.=
maxX=3D&env.maxY=3D&zh=3Dfalse&gp=3Dfalse&ev=3DZ&mr=3Don&bmo=3D1&emo=3D2&=
yr=3Dlast10&byr=3D2005&eyr=3D2015

        =20

        Keith Lowe

        Halifax

        =20

        =20

        From: 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 ....

        =20

        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

        =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.

        =20

        Ron Wilson

        Somerset/Berwick NS=20

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<DIV>But note that with the possible exception of non-shedding grasses =
(none=20
come to mind offhand) none of these foods would be available in winter =
(the post=20
winter-solstice winter).</DIV>
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  <DIV=20
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dmythos25@live.com href=3D"mailto:mythos25@live.com">Keith =
Lowe</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> =
</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 30, 2015 =
6:28=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] A =
Flicker of hope=20
  ....</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
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  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: =
11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">According=20
  to the document at the link below from Cornell, bayberry is not =
mentioned but=20
  they list the following as plants that will attract them. I=E2=80=99m =
not sure why=20
  flickers seem fond of Rainbow Haven then.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DDefault><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P>
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        <P class=3DPa4><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">Wild=20
        strawberries, fruits of elderberry and blueberry shrubs, dogwood =
trees,=20
        and the seeds of clover and=20
  grasses<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.allaboutbirds.org/bbimages/PDFs/Lanscaping_for_Birds_2=
0110127_final.pdf">http://www.allaboutbirds.org/bbimages/PDFs/Lanscaping_=
for_Birds_20110127_final.pdf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
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  lang=3DEN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" =
lang=3DEN-US>=20
  naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<B>On=20
  Behalf Of </B>Ken McKenna<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 29, 2015 =
9:52=20
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: =
[NatureNS] A=20
  Flicker of hope ....<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal>Hi all&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal>I hope I am not passing on mis-information. For =
some reason=20
  thought that this is why flickers in winter are often found where =
there is=20
  bayberry but I am now not 100% sure of this. &nbsp;Certainly other =
birds such=20
  as late yellow-rumped (myrtle) warblers and I think tree swallows can =
be found=20
  in these area<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal>Well I just did a Google and indeed both =
red-bellied=20
  woodpeckers and flickers like bayberry. Apparently they have a very =
high fat=20
  content.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal>Cheers l<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal>Ken<BR><BR>Ken McKenna<o:p></o:p></P>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal>Box 218 &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal>Stellarton<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal>NS B0K 1S0<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal><BR>On Jan 29, =
2015, at 9:29=20
  PM, katefsteele@gmail.com =

  wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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    <DIV>
    <P style=3D"BACKGROUND: white" class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d">That =
also explains=20
    the flicker or two that were seen several times at Grand Desert =
Beach last=20
    winter where there is hardly a tree. I hadn't put much thought into =
why they=20
    were at that location!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P style=3D"BACKGROUND: white" class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: =
#1f497d"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P style=3D"BACKGROUND: white" class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: =
#1f497d">Kate<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
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    <P style=3D"BACKGROUND: white" class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: =
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    <DIV>
    <P style=3D"BACKGROUND: white" class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d">Sent =
from my=20
    BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell =
network.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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          </SPAN></B><SPAN=20
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          Lowe<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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          January 29, 2015 9:15 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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          =
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          style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: =
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          [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope=20
      ....<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P>
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    <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Liking=20
    bayberry would explain their presence at Rainbow Haven then. There =
are at=20
    least 4 =E2=80=93 6 of them wintering there this =
year.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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    <DIV=20
    style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; =
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    <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"=20
    lang=3DEN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" =
lang=3DEN-US> <A=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.=
ca</A>=20
    [<A=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebu=
cto.ns.ca</A>]=20
    <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ken McKenna<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January =
29, 2015=20
    8:37 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><BR><B=
>Subject:</B>=20
    Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope =
....</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>Hi all&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>In Pictou co. Most overwintering flickers are =
near=20
    sources of bayberry and here that is often near the shore like =
caribou I ,=20
    Melmerby pp and big I.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>This year on Pictou hbr Cbc &nbsp;the Vines had =
6-7=20
    flickers nicely decorating one tree near the entrance of Pictou hbr =
and in=20
    the middle a red-bellied woodpecker. The odd one shows up elsewhere =
like=20
    Pictou town which is coastal in a way. &nbsp;We rarely have missed =
getting a=20
    number of flickers on this count in the nearly 25 years of my doing =
this=20
    count.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>On the Springville count which runs an inland =
tangent=20
    from the Pictou hbr count we rarely get flickers- not a lot of =
inland=20
    bayberry. &nbsp;My thoughts anyway for what it is=20
    worth.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>Ken<BR><BR>Ken McKenna<o:p></o:p></P>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>Box 218 &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>Stellarton<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>NS B0K 1S0<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal><BR>On Jan 29, =
2015, at 8:16=20
    PM, David &amp; Alison Webster &lt;<A=20
    href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</A>&gt;=20
    wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
    <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt">
      <DIV>
      <DIV>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal>Hi Keith,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
      <DIV>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have not seen one of =
these plots=20
      before; very impressive. What is the difference between a blue =
balloon and=20
      a red one ? Assuming the pointed end is the location marker, =
nearly all=20
      are near salt water or in the warmer end of the Annapolis Valley =
(when=20
      viewed at large scale); suggests aversion to =
cold.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
      <DIV>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal>Yt, Dave Webster, =
Kentville<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
      <BLOCKQUOTE=20
      style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt =
solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 5pt 0cm 5pt 3.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: =
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        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">----- =
Original=20
        Message ----- </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4" class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A=20
        title=3Dmythos25@live.com =
href=3D"mailto:mythos25@live.com">Keith Lowe</A>=20
        </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A=20
        title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
        =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A>=20
        </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> =
Thursday,=20
        January 29, 2015 11:19 AM</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> RE: =
[NatureNS]=20
        A Flicker of hope ....</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Hi=20
        Ron,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Welcome=20
        to the list. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Northern=20
        Flickers are in range for overwintering in the western half of =
the Nova=20
        Scotia mainland. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">You=E2=80=99ll=20
        have to zoom in but this map shows eBirded Northern Flickers in =
Jan/Feb=20
        for the last 10 years. Click on =E2=80=9CShow Points =
Sooner=E2=80=9D on the right side=20
        of the page.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://ebird.org/ebird/map/norfli?neg=3Dtrue&amp;env.minX=3D&amp;=
env.minY=3D&amp;env.maxX=3D&amp;env.maxY=3D&amp;zh=3Dfalse&amp;gp=3Dfalse=
&amp;ev=3DZ&amp;mr=3Don&amp;bmo=3D1&amp;emo=3D2&amp;yr=3Dlast10&amp;byr=3D=
2005&amp;eyr=3D2015">http://ebird.org/ebird/map/norfli?neg=3Dtrue&amp;env=
.minX=3D&amp;env.minY=3D&amp;env.maxX=3D&amp;env.maxY=3D&amp;zh=3Dfalse&a=
mp;gp=3Dfalse&amp;ev=3DZ&amp;mr=3Don&amp;bmo=3D1&amp;emo=3D2&amp;yr=3Dlas=
t10&amp;byr=3D2005&amp;eyr=3D2015</A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Keith=20
        Lowe</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-US">Halifax</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"=20
        lang=3DEN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
        style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" =
lang=3DEN-US>=20
        <A=20
        =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.=
ca</A>=20
        [<A=20
        =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebu=
cto.ns.ca</A>]=20
        <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ron Wilson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January =
29,=20
        2015 10:31 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Nature NS<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
[NatureNS] A=20
        Flicker of hope ....</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>ok - its just a play on =
words.....<o:p></o:p></P>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>We've been hosting a Northern Flicker at =
our feeders=20
        this winter.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>Yesterday my wife Heather heard a noise in =
the back=20
        yard and looked out to see TWO Northern Flickers battling for a =
spot on=20
        our suet feeder.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>It seems odd to me that Flickers are now=20
        overwintering in the Maritimes.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>Maybe it is a new climate change trend or =
perhaps=20
        they have always been capable of withstanding our &nbsp;cold =
temps but=20
        never had such an abundant winter food source like they do now, =
given=20
        all the feeding stations around.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>Ron Wilson<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
        <DIV>
        <P class=3DMsoNormal>Somerset/Berwick =
NS&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
        <P>No virus found in this message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20
        href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: =
2015.0.5645 /=20
        Virus Database: 4273/9019 - Release Date:=20
      01/29/15<o:p></o:p></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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class=3DMsoNormal><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><=
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Virus=20
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