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Index of Subjects --001a114029fcdf35970548ad4cf4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Donna: mostly alders and shrubs next to the lake. On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Thanks, Kate! Nice to hear. Maybe I need to attach our suet to a larger > tree to encourage them. Or do you have a forest edge situation at your > pine tree location? > > > > Donna > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@ > chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Kate Steele > *Sent:* February-16-17 2:18 PM > *To:* Donna Crossland > > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] still supplementing the Sapsucker > > > > Chris and I have a suet cage nailed to a pine tree and we have two Brown > Creepers enjoying the easy meal right now :) > > > > Kate > > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. > > *From: *Donna Crossland > > *Sent: *Thursday, February 16, 2017 1:06 PM > > *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > *Reply To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > *Subject: *RE: [NatureNS] still supplementing the Sapsucker > > > > Take it easy on the shovelling, Paul. The snow that is piled up over the > bases of my windows in the valley is about as high as I have ever seen it > since we=E2=80=99ve been living here. > > > > I think some people get brown creepers at their feeders. (Maybe someone > will tell me.) I am missing that species here. There is nothing like th= e > male=E2=80=99s sudden cheerful-sounding song in a spruce-hemlock stand in= early > spring. Maybe if we can allow more forest to grow near the house, we=E2= =80=99ll > get some. It=E2=80=99s still pretty open around here, and I am sure the = sapsucker > would like for us to recreate the woodland that would have been here some > 400 years ago. We=E2=80=99ve added a pond last year so that should help = the tree > swallows in their nest boxes this year. You can keep your black ducks > though, at least for now. > > > > There seem to be an ever-growing number of goldfinches. Maybe that=E2=80= =99s > because we are growing more shrubbery than trees in NS? The evening > grosbeaks are here and gone each day. No red polls this year. > > > > The suet mixed with black oil sunflwr seed is in high demand today. The > sapsucker fed early and left. I don=E2=80=99t think he liked like spendi= ng time > with some 20 twittering goldfinches, several purple finches, and even a > couple of blackbirds (females). > > Must run and listen to the Stewart McLean special on CBC. We lost anothe= r > good one. > > > > Donna > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@ > chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>] *On Behalf Of * > rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca > *Sent:* February-16-17 9:06 AM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] still supplementing the Sapsucker > > > > Interesting Donna - we have about the same mix minus the Sapsucker! > > White Breasted Nuthatchs nd Brown Creepers are common in the treesback in > Marc > > but I never see them at the feeders. Must get insects of the trees. > > We always fed a flock of ducks in the yard. Mallards mostly with some > Blacks > > and a few others. Sometimes up to 50 but this year none. Someone else mus= t > > be putting out better meals. They were here until the end of November the= n > disappeared. > > I used to feed cracked corn but maybe they will come back in March. > > There was a good number of Blacks along Western Shore yesterday - maybe 2= 00 > > never all Blacks with only a few Mallards. I'll go count them when theres > no snow to shovel! > > Its a year for Goldfinches. Seems to be more plentiful than > > other years - a dozen or so Purple Finch today. > > Well the snow will give us something to do for a few more days. > > Enjoy the shoveling! Its a good time to watch for birds! > > Paul > > > > On February 13, 2017 at 9:34 PM Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> > wrote: > > Our yellow-bellied sapsucker is still coming to our suet feeder when he > has to. When the temperature drops, he comes back. His deep red throat > and cap are gorgeous. His yellowy breast feathers seem to blow in the wi= nd > far more than those of the downy and hairy. I have the impression that h= e > is not as well insulated. So far, despite the blizzard, temperatures hav= e > not been too bad this winter so my impression is that he=E2=80=99ll make = it though. > > > > I=E2=80=99d place my bets on the sapsucker over that poor little indigo b= unting. > > > > Lots of =E2=80=98feeder frenzy=E2=80=99 went on today, but nothing out of= the ordinary. > Two pairs of cardinals, lots of goldfinches (more than I=E2=80=99d prefer= ), some > evening grosbeaks, one male pheasant, chickadees, one white-breasted > nuthatch, slate-coloured juncos, a few purple finches (noted only one mal= e > and two female), and a few American tree sparrows. > > > > > > > --001a114029fcdf35970548ad4cf4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Donna: mostly alders and shrubs next to the lake.</div><di= v class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 16, 2017= at 2:35 PM, Donna Crossland <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dcross= land@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">dcrossland@eastlink.ca</a>></span> w= rote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde= r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor=3D"white" lang=3D"EN-C= A" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"m_3669942748552979091WordSe= ction1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Thanks, Kate!= =C2=A0 Nice to hear.=C2=A0 Maybe I need to attach our suet to a larger tree= to encourage them.=C2=A0 Or do you have a forest edge situation at your pi= ne tree location?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span styl= e=3D"color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><= span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Donna<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoN= ormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div><d= iv style=3D"bord