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I had checked out the location of the bald eagle nest in Dayspring=2C just =
down from Nova Scotia Power=2C a number of times during the month of Februa=
ry. On all occasions I did not see any activity. John Robart emailed me t=
he other day and said that the eagles had built a new nest. I checked it o=
ut today and sure enough a new nest was present with the pair on it. One o=
f the pair left while I was observing. This new nest is facing down river =
and is on the opposite side of the road from where the nest of the past two=
years was.=20
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I forgot to post that a male and female wood duck was spotted at First Sout=
h by Steven Shewchuk after the heavy rains that we got a few weeks ago. I =
would assume returning migrants. I'm not sure where this pair would have g=
one=2C but there is no open water at all in that area now. Everything is f=
rozen solid. =20
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A really depressing day for birds in this area. Dead everywhere and at all=
of the very active feeder areas in Lunenburg hardly any life. I've notice=
d a lack of activity for about two weeks now. I'm assuming that a lot of t=
he birds have either met with adverse fates because of the plummeting tempe=
ratures that have been consistent or is it possible that a lot of birds hav=
e started migration? It is not only me noticing a lack of birds=2C but I'v=
e received many=2C many emails asking about what happened to the birds and =
why has there not been any at feeders this year that have had loads of bird=
s during previous winters. =20
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I've not researched the topic yet=2C but was asked a very interesting quest=
ion that I had not thought about before. The question is why do American r=
obins not come to bird feeders for seeds? I will look forward to your comm=
ents. I suspect that it has to do with diet=2C feeding habits of the speci=
es and probably with the shape of the bill not being meant to open seeds up=
. I know they eat berries=2C but why not actual shelled seeds or cracked c=
orn?=20
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James R. Hirtle
LaHave=20
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