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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01D0645B.6770ED80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have been watching birds watching each other and copying their = methods of feeding, scratching, jumping and scratching, tossing litter, = where there is an open space...fluttering at a feeder, juncos on Niger = seed bags; hawks on platform seed feeders, even fluttering at hanging = feeders............plain and simple everyone is hungry. I am seeing a = number of injured birds and I am seeing other birds assisting them from = the look of things.=20 ............................... Derek=E2=80=99s recent post from our neighborhood has prompted us to = look more closely at our little (c. 6 this winter) flock of song = sparrows, to see if there might be a fox sparrow among them. We went to = the Cornell website, where we looked at the comparison: = http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/id. Now, we are = mystified by their statement that =E2=80=9CSong Sparrows do not = habitually scratch in the leaf litter to find food, as Fox Sparrows = do.=E2=80=9D The song sparrows in our yard are ground-feeding birds. = They are always hunting in among the leaves and weeds at the edge of our = garden. Even with all the snow cover, they prefer to peck at the seed = that=E2=80=99s fallen rather than go to the feeder perches.=20 Can someone please explain? Cheers. Jane and Dave ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01D0645B.6770ED80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000"> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I have been = watching =20 birds watching each other and copying their methods of feeding, = scratching,=20 jumping and scratching, tossing litter, where there is an open=20 space...fluttering at a feeder, juncos on Niger seed bags; hawks on = platform=20 seed feeders, even fluttering at hanging feeders............plain and = simple=20 everyone is hungry. I am seeing a number of injured birds and I am = seeing other=20 birds assisting them from the look of things. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt">...............................</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt">Derek=E2=80=99s recent post from=20 our neighborhood has prompted us to look more closely at our little (c. = 6 this=20 winter) flock of song sparrows, to see if there might be a fox sparrow = among=20 them. We went to the Cornell website, where we looked at the = comparison:=20 </FONT></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A=20 title=3Dhttp://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/id=20 style=3D'href: = "http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/id"'><FONT=20 face=3DCalibri>http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/id</FONT></= A></FONT><FONT=20 face=3DCalibri><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">. Now, we are = mystified by=20 their statement that =E2=80=9C</FONT><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; = TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDOWS: 1; = DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT=20 style=3D"COLOR: #333333"><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; WORD-SPACING: normal; = BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; = BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: = 0pt; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New = Roman"; mso-ansi-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa'><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Song Sparrows do not habitually scratch in the = leaf=20 litter to find food, as Fox Sparrows do.=E2=80=9D The song = sparrows in our yard=20 are ground-feeding birds. They are always hunting in among the = leaves and=20 weeds at the edge of our garden. Even with all the snow cover, = they prefer=20 to peck at the seed that=E2=80=99s fallen rather than go to the feeder=20 perches.</FONT><SPAN class=3Dapple-converted-space><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; = TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDOWS: 1; = DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT=20 style=3D"COLOR: #333333" face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; WORD-SPACING: normal; = BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; = BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: = 0pt; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New = Roman"; mso-ansi-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa'><SPAN=20 class=3Dapple-converted-space><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Can = someone please=20 explain?</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; = TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDOWS: 1; = DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT=20 style=3D"COLOR: #333333" face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; WORD-SPACING: normal; = BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; = BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: = 0pt; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New = Roman"; mso-ansi-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa'><SPAN=20 class=3Dapple-converted-space><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt">Cheers.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; = TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDOWS: 1; = DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT=20 style=3D"COLOR: #333333"><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; WORD-SPACING: normal; = BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; = BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: = 0pt; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-fareast-font-f