[NatureNS] Cobequid wildlife rehab

From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 07:10:17 -0300
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Hi all=20
Jim's note below has a reply from Helene from Cobequid rehab. In it is a lin=
k in her signature where one can make a donation by PayPal or a reference to=
 where you can mail a cheque. It only took a couple minutes for me to do thi=
s this morning and with all the wildlife needing help and the depletion of C=
obequid rehab food budget maybe others could consider a donation as well. Th=
anks for the forward reminder from Helene Jim.  She does wonderful work for N=
S wildlife. Our group members have a nice opportunity to lend a hand.=20
Cheers
Ken

Ken McKenna
Box 218 =20
Stellarton
NS B0K 1S0


> On Apr 12, 2015, at 1:09 AM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:
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>> Subject: [ValleyNature] re distressed birds this spring -- was more	woo=
dcocks 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 n=
ot 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 rob=
ins and woodcock. I know you mention the robins you've seen look fat, but wi=
thout actually touching them there's no way to determine their condition...o=
nly palpation of the breast muscle can do that.  I doubt there's a pile of f=
at robins in NS right now.
>>> Have lately had multiple cases where people are traveling to us with woo=
dcock, robins, and lately Saw Whets...which are thin and  weak enough that t=
hey'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 a=
re making out, especially here in The Valley compared with other areas of th=
e province.  Nearly all of the robins we have seen looked fat and very healt=
hy, but we heard on Thursday that Michael Laceby of The Blomidon Inn in Wolf=
ville found two dead robins that morning (he said that superficially they lo=
oked big and normal to him).  I have been especially worried about the early=
 woodcocks, which have been so incredibly abundantly reported by everyone th=
is year of the very late spring.  Two days ago we heard by way of a Sierra C=
lub message that Hope Swinimer had quite a few woodcocks at Hope For Wildlif=
e 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 v=
arious kinds, including especially robins.  Maybe we can find out from Helen=
e Van Doninck in Truro about how she is faring in the wildlife rehab=E2=80=99=
 business, compared with Hope For Wildlife.
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>>>> 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 sho=
t 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.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> James R. Hirtle
>>>>> LaHave=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Hi all&nbsp;</div><div>Jim's note belo=
w has a reply from Helene from Cobequid rehab. In it is a link in her signat=
ure where one can make a donation by PayPal or a reference to where you can m=
ail a cheque. It only took a couple minutes for me to do this this morning a=
nd with all the wildlife needing help and the depletion of Cobequid rehab fo=
od budget maybe others could consider a donation as well. Thanks for the for=
ward reminder from Helene Jim. &nbsp;She does wonderful work for NS wildlife=
. Our group members have a nice opportunity to lend a hand.&nbsp;</div><div>=
Cheers</div><div>Ken</div><div><br>Ken McKenna<div>Box 218 &nbsp;</div><div>=
Stellarton</div><div>NS B0K 1S0</div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Apr 12=
, 2015, at 1:09 AM, Jim Wolford &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca=
">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cit=
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an style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] re distressed birds t=
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