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Index of Subjects --089e01494632c13496050ec7211b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Funny to see this on today. Last Wednesday morning, at 1030 AM (Lawrencetown Annapolis Co.), I heard a woodpecker drumming which I thought seemed early. I walked inside, and checked my email to see this very timely blog post from Mary Holland, of the Naturally Curious Blog. https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/wood-drill= ing-adaptations/ For those of you that haven't seen the site, it's well worth a read. Clear well-researched writing, excellent photographs and hailing from the NE States I'd estimate 95% of the species/phenomena occur within NS borders. Cheers. Ian On 10 February 2015 at 21:08, Doug Linzey <doug.linzey@gmail.com> wrote: > Three days ago there was some drumming going on around here. And > yesterday, I watched a Downy Woodpecker (m) disappear into last season's > Hairy WP cavity near our back door. > > Doug Linzey > Arlington, NS > > On 10-Feb-15 7:00 PM, Jim Wolford wrote: > >> Earlier I wanted to reply to David (and now Eleanor). It seems a bit >> early to me for drumming, but obviously I am wrong on that. As for pair= ing >> up now: like the songs of other birds, the drumming has a two-way messag= e =E2=80=94 >> for males, stay away, and for females, come hither. >> >> Re Dave=E2=80=99s other question, woodpeckers do use cavities for night-= time >> shelter (and other times, too?), as do chickadees, nuthatches, and what >> else? (Chickadees and nuthatches will also group up in cavities.) Our >> most amazing resident small forest bird, the golden-crowned kinglet, doe= s >> not use cavities, but does group up in sheltered locations like dense >> spruce foliage/twigs to spend the long cold nights. Bernd Heinrich in >> Vermont and Maine has studied them and the energetics of other critters >> from bees to ravens. >> > > > Begin forwarded message: >> >>> *From: *Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay135@gmail.com <mailto: >>> kelindsay135@gmail.com>> >>> *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Woodpecker drumming; Flicker* >>> *Date: *February 10, 2015 at 1:19:24 PM AST >>> *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >>> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >>> >>> I have had a Flicker, a downy and a male hairy woodpecker regularly >>> visiting my feeders many times daily for the past couple of months. The >>> hairy has just in the past few days been joined by a female and, yester= day >>> for the first time, I heard drumming at a nearby telegraph pole! >>> >>> Eleanor Lindsay >>> Seabright, St Margarets Bay >>> >>> >>> On 10/02/2015 10:21 AM, David & Alison Webster wrote: >>> >>>> Dear All, Feb 10, 2015 >>>> While outside briefly today at 8:50 am, to replenish shortening, I >>>> heard two woodpeckers; one drumming vigorously on a sounding branch an= d a >>>> second replying all repeated twice. [All in about two minutes because = I had >>>> only indoor clothing on.] >>>> Do woodpeckers begin to pair up this early ? Also I have noticed >>>> that our Hairy WP always fly away in the same direction and wonder if = they >>>> shelter overwinter in nesting cavities >>>> I have seen the Flicker coming for shortening six times so far this >>>> winter, as opposed to a cumulative sum of zero in previous winters; al= ways >>>> facing away so am not sure about sex. >>>> DW, Kentville >>>> >>> >>> >> > --089e01494632c13496050ec7211b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Funny to see this on today. Last Wednesday morning, at 103= 0 AM (Lawrencetown Annapolis Co.), I heard a woodpecker drumming which I th= ought seemed early. I walked inside, and checked my email to see this very = timely blog post from Mary Holland, of the Naturally Curious Blog.=C2=A0<di= v><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpre= ss.com/2015/02/04/wood-drilling-adaptations/">https://naturallycuriouswithm= aryholland.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/wood-drilling-adaptations/</a><br></div= ><div><br></div><div>For those of you that haven't seen the site, it= 9;s well worth a read. Clear well-researched writing, excellent photographs= and hailing from the NE States I'd estimate 95% of the species/phenome= na occur within NS borders.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers.</div><di= v>Ian</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><= br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10 February 2015 at 21:08, Doug Linzey <sp= an dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:doug.linzey@gmail.com" target=3D"_blan= k">doug.linzey@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai= l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left= :1ex">Three days ago there was some drumming going on around here. And yest= erday, I watched a Downy Woodpecker (m) disappear into last season's Ha= iry WP cavity near our back door.<br> <br> Doug Linzey<br> Arlington, NS<span class=3D""><br> <br> On 10-Feb-15 7:00 PM, Jim Wolford wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Earlier I wanted to reply to David (and now Eleanor).=C2=A0 It seems a bit = early to me for drumming, but obviously I am wrong on that.=C2=A0 As for pa= iring up now: like the songs of other birds, the drumming has a two-way mes= sage =E2=80=94 for males, stay away, and for females, come hither.<br> <br> Re Dave=E2=80=99s other question, woodpeckers do use cavities for night-tim= e shelter (and other times, too?), as do chickadees, nuthatches, and what e= lse?=C2=A0 (Chickadees and nuthatches will also group up in cavities.)=C2= =A0 Our most amazing resident small forest bird, the golden-crowned kinglet= , does not use cavities, but does group up in sheltered locations like dens= e spruce foliage/twigs to spend the long cold nights.=C2=A0 Bernd Heinrich = in Vermont and Maine has studied them and the energetics of other critters = from bees to ravens.<br> </blockquote> <br> <br> </span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-= left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Begin forwarded message:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> *From: *Eleanor Lindsay <<a href=3D"mailto:kelindsay135@gmail.com" targe= t=3D"_blank">kelindsay135@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:kelind= say135@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">kelindsay135@gmail.com</a><u></u>>&g= t;<br> *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Woodpecker drumming; Flicker*<br> *Date: *February 10, 2015 at 1:19:24 PM AST<br> *To: *<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens= @chebucto.ns.ca</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" t= arget=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.<u></u>ca</a>><br> *Reply-To: *<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">na= turens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns= .ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.<u></u>ca</a>><span class=3D= ""><br> <br> I have had a Flicker, a downy and a male hairy woodpecker regularly visitin= g my feeders many times daily for the past couple of months. The hairy has = just in the past few days been joined by a female and, yesterday for the fi= rst time, I heard drumming at a nearby telegraph pole!<br> <br> Eleanor Lindsay<br> Seabright, St Margarets Bay<br> <br> <br> On 10/02/2015 10:21 AM, David & Alison Webster wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Dear All,=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Feb 10, 2015<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0While outside briefly today at 8:50 am, to replenish shortenin= g, I heard two woodpeckers; one drumming vigorously on a sounding branch an= d a second replying all repeated twice. [All in about two minutes because I= had only indoor clothing on.]<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0Do woodpeckers begin to pair up this early ? Also I have notic= ed that our Hairy WP always fly away in the same direction and wonder if th= ey shelter overwinter in nesting cavities<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0I have seen the Flicker coming for shortening six times so far= this winter, as opposed to a cumulative sum of zero in previous winters; a= lways facing away so am not sure about sex.<br> DW, Kentville<br> </blockquote> <br> </span></blockquote> <br> </blockquote> <br> </blockquote></div><br></div> --089e01494632c13496050ec7211b--
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