[NatureNS] re distressed birds this spring -- was more woodcocks but not good news

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 01:09:11 -0300
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> Subject: [ValleyNature] re distressed birds this spring -- was more	=
woodcocks but not good news
> Date: April 12, 2015 at 1:08:16 AM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com>
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> THANKS, HELENE! [Director of Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre =
near Truro].  I will also post this to naturens.  Jim in Wolfville.
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: re distressed birds this spring -- was more woodcocks =
but not good news
>> Date: April 11, 2015 at 11:32:20 PM ADT
>> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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>> We've been seeing all sorts of starving birds all winter, and lately =
robins and woodcock. I know you mention the robins you've seen look fat, =
but without actually touching them there's no way to determine their =
condition...only palpation of the breast muscle can do that.  I doubt =
there's a pile of fat robins in NS right now.
>> Have lately had multiple cases where people are traveling to us with =
woodcock, robins, and lately Saw Whets...which are thin and  weak enough =
that they've died on the way.
>> We have a pile of owls here that are holding till the weather breaks =
for release. Not much sense in feeding them all winter only to let them =
go in a food scarcity situation. Bare grass can't come soon enough for =
me. Our food budget for 2014/2015 was surpassed long ago!
>> Helene
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>> Helene Van Doninck DVM
>> Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
>> Hilden Nova Scotia
>> www.cwrc.net
>> helene.birdvet@gmail.com
>> 902-893-0253
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>> On Apr 11, 2015 9:31 PM, "Jim Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> =
wrote:
>> Pat and I have been wondering about how well our various spring birds =
are making out, especially here in The Valley compared with other areas =
of the province.  Nearly all of the robins we have seen looked fat and =
very healthy, but we heard on Thursday that Michael Laceby of The =
Blomidon Inn in Wolfville found two dead robins that morning (he said =
that superficially they looked big and normal to him).  I have been =
especially worried about the early woodcocks, which have been so =
incredibly abundantly reported by everyone this year of the very late =
spring.  Two days ago we heard by way of a Sierra Club message that Hope =
Swinimer had quite a few woodcocks at Hope For Wildlife in Seaforth that =
were in need of care.  Very few of the reported sightings to us on =
naturens have been of birds in distress, but both Andrew Hebda and Hope =
Swinimer reported oodles of calls about distressed or dying birds of =
various kinds, including especially robins.  Maybe we can find out from =
Helene Van Doninck in Truro about how she is faring in the wildlife =
rehab=92 business, compared with Hope For Wildlife.
>>=20
>> Cheers? fromj Jim in Wolfville.
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>> From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
>>> Subject: [NatureNS] More woodcocks but not good news
>>> Date: April 10, 2015 at 6:33:07 PM ADT
>>> To: Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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>>> I had a report of another American woodcock that some children had =
shot with a pellet gun in Broad Cove.  Also, a call from a lady that =
another is not in good shape and needs assistance.  Not the lady, but =
the woodcock.
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>>> James R. Hirtle
>>> LaHave=20
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Helene Van Doninck =
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break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;">THANKS, HELENE! [Director of Cobequid Wildlife =
Rehabilitation Centre near Truro]. &nbsp;I will also post this to =
naturens. &nbsp;Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded =
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