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Index of Subjects --94eb2c110092ef5c5b05360651f2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks, Randy. I came across a nest with four tiny eggs, (in a hoofprint made last summer by my horse when he was in that pasture!). I very carefully checked it a few days later to find miniscule naked chicks. They are so vulnerable, it's amazing that they aren't all taken by predators. Chris On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > Chris, I believe all of our native sparrows are ground nesters, with some, > like the White-throated, also nesting in low shrubs. > > Randy > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > On 24 June 2016 at 08:59, Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan < > slickdog1@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Can anyone tell me what species of sparrow(s) are ground nesters in NS? >> (Long Island, Digby County, to be precise). >> >> Thanks, >> >> Chris >> > > --94eb2c110092ef5c5b05360651f2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Thanks, Randy. <br><br></div>I came across a nes= t with four tiny eggs, (in a hoofprint made last summer by my horse when he= was in that pasture!). I very carefully checked it a few days later to fin= d miniscule naked chicks. They are so vulnerable, it's amazing that the= y aren't all taken by predators.<br><br></div>Chris<br></div><div class= =3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 9:4= 2 AM, Randy Lauff <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail= .com" target=3D"_blank">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blo= ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #c= cc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Chris, I believe all of our nat= ive sparrows are ground nesters, with some, like the White-throated, also n= esting in low shrubs.<div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gma= il_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">__= _______________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Ant= igonish County, NS.</div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 24 June 2016 at 08:59, Andy Moir/Christin= e Callaghan <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:slickdog1@gmail.com" ta= rget=3D"_blank">slickdog1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote cl= ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p= adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Hi All,<br><br></div>Can a= nyone tell me what species of sparrow(s) are ground nesters in NS? (Long Is= land, Digby County, to be precise).<br><br></div>Thanks,<br><br></div>Chris= <br></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --94eb2c110092ef5c5b05360651f2--
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