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xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><me This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_17CF_01D03CBE.DEDF3FD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4273/9019 - Release Date: = 01/29/15 No virus found in this message. 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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> </o:p></P> <TABLE=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; = BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; MARGIN-LEFT: -5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; = BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"=20 class=3DMsoNormalTable border=3D1 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0> <TBODY> <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 13.2pt"> <TD=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; HEIGHT: = 13.2pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: = 0cm"=20 vAlign=3Dtop> <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> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: = 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></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://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> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: = 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: = 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: = #e1e1e1 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <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 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> </o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal>Hi all <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. 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> </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. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </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 <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> </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> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <DIV> <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> </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> <P style=3D"BACKGROUND: white" class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri',sans-serif; COLOR: = #1f497d"><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> </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> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <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> <TABLE style=3D"BORDER-SPACING: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; BACKGROUND: white" = class=3DMsoNormalTable border=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 width=3D"100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt"> <DIV=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: = #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"=20 id=3D_persistentHeader> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">From:=20 </SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">Keith=20 Lowe<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">Sent:=20 </SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">Thursday,=20 January 29, 2015 9:15 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">To:=20 </SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A = = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><o:p><= /o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">Reply To:=20 </SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A = = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><o:p><= /o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">Subject:=20 </SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">RE:=20 [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope=20 ....<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P> <DIV id=3D_originalContent> <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"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: = #e1e1e1 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <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> <o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal>Hi all <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. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal>This year on Pictou hbr Cbc 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. We rarely have missed = getting a=20 number of flickers on this count in the nearly 25 years of my doing = this=20 count. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal> <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. My thoughts anyway for what it is=20 worth. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal> <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 <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></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 & Alison Webster <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</A>>=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> 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: = 4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium = none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <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> <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"> </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"> </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"> </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"> </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&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=3D= 2005&eyr=3D2015">http://ebird.org/ebird/map/norfli?neg=3Dtrue&env= .minX=3D&env.minY=3D&env.maxX=3D&env.maxY=3D&zh=3Dfalse&a= mp;gp=3Dfalse&ev=3DZ&mr=3Don&bmo=3D1&emo=3D2&yr=3Dlas= t10&byr=3D2005&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"> </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"> </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"> </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> <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> <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. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal> <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 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> <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 <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> <P=20 = class=3DMsoNormal><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><= A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2015.0.5645 / = Virus=20 Database: 4273/9027 - Release Date: = 01/30/15</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_17CF_01D03CBE.DEDF3FD0--
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