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Hi all:
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From the pictures taken of the dead owl which was found along LaHave Street=
in Bridgewater=2C it was a Northern Saw-whet NOSW. =20
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I also had a report today of four American robins below a feeder at Whynott=
's Settlement eating birdseed. I did some research on this topic for a col=
umn resently on the basis of being asked why we do not see the robins at bi=
rd feeders eating birdseed. I found out that this species will only eat se=
eds if desperate for food as they have a hard job to digest the birdseed. =
The reference to the seeds was mainly grass seeds and from shrubs. Rarely=
feeder birdseed. They will only resort to this when other foods are not av=
ailable. =20
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You can create a winter feeder for robins. We are told to put it near a bi=
rdbath=2C a heated one of course and this will attract the robins. On pers=
on put out worms and used a heated dog dish with peat moss=2C sawdust and o=
ther soft matter. Meal worms =2C earthworms and red worms were suggested a=
s food sources. Other edibles were fruits such as cut up apples=2C pears a=
nd oranges along with berries such as blueberries=2C cranberries=2C as well=
as currants and raisens. Softened dry dogfood is said to also work. =20
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Sincerely=2C
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James R. Hirtle
LaHave
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<font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">From the pictures taken of the dead owl&=
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font> =3B<BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">I also had a report tod=
ay of four =3BAmerican robins =3Bbelow a feeder at Whynott's Settle=
ment eating birdseed. =3B I did =3Bsome research on this topic for =
a column resently on the basis of being asked why we do not see the robins =
at bird feeders eating birdseed. =3B I found out that =3Bthis speci=
es will only eat seeds if desperate for food as they have a hard job to dig=
est the birdseed. =3B  =3BThe reference to the seeds was mainly gra=
ss seeds and from shrubs. =3B =3BRarely feeder birdseed. =3BThe=
y will only resort to this when other foods are not available. =3B </fo=
nt><BR><font size=3D"6"></font> =3B<BR><font size=3D"6">You can create =
a winter feeder for robins. =3B We are told to put it near a birdbath=
=2C a heated one of course and this will attract the robins. =3B On per=
son put out worms and used a heated dog dish with peat moss=2C sawdust and =
other soft matter. =3B Meal worms =2C earthworms and red worms were sug=
gested as food sources. =3B Other edibles were fruits such as cut up ap=
ples=2C pears and oranges along with berries such as blueberries=2C cranber=
ries=2C as well as currants and raisens. =3B Softened dry dogfood is sa=
id to also work. =3B </font><BR><font size=3D"6"></font> =3B<BR><fo=
nt size=3D"6">Sincerely=2C</font><BR><font size=3D"6"></font> =3B<BR><f=
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