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Index of Subjects --_000_BLUPR11MB0834115E99A4BEC7B062C4C5B5230BLUPR11MB0834namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This sounds like what I've read can happen in a territorial dispute on the = basis of studies done through Audubon. James R. Hirtle LaHave ________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha= lf of Jane&Dave Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> Sent: March 10, 2017 3:37 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Fighting Song Sparrows The song sparrows that frequent our feeders seem to always be in conflict. = I=92ve never seen the behavior you describe, but they certainly dispute th= e right to be at the feeder. Even when there are several perches available= , the one feeding will chase the later arriver away. Even on the ground,= they have to keep a certain distance from one another. Other species of y= ard birds seem to be less aggressive. They sing so sweetly, we would like to think they have kindly temperaments = to match. HA! Anthropomorphizing, even when we know better... Jane From: Don MacNeill<mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 10:13 AM To: NaturenNS<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: [NatureNS] Fighting Song Sparrows Something I haven't seeen before. Two Song Sparrows flew at each other in = my backyard, locked together and fell to the ground, still locked together.= They rolled around a bit flapping their wings and finally separated. The= n they repeated the same thing a couple of times. Must have been two males= trying to impress a female. Don -- Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net<mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net> --_000_BLUPR11MB0834115E99A4BEC7B062C4C5B5230BLUPR11MB0834namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"><!-- P {margin-top:0;margi= n-bottom:0;} --></style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:24pt;color:#000000;font= -family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" dir=3D"ltr"> <p>This sounds like what I've read can happen in a territorial dispute on t= he basis of studies done through Audubon. </p> <p><br> </p> <p>James R. Hirtle</p> <p>LaHave</p> <br> <br> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <hr tabindex=3D"-1" style=3D"display:inline-block; width:98%"> <div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" co= lor=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> naturens-owner@chebuc= to.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on behalf of Jane&Dave S= chlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca><br> <b>Sent:</b> March 10, 2017 3:37 PM<br> <b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Fighting Song Sparrows</font> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size:12pt; font-family:'Calibri'; color:#000000"> <div>The song sparrows that frequent our feeders seem to always be in confl= ict. I=92ve never seen the behavior you describe, but they certainly = dispute the right to be at the feeder. Even when there are several pe= rches available, the one feeding will chase the later arriver away. Even on the ground, they have to= keep a certain distance from one another. Other species of yard bird= s seem to be less aggressive.</div> <div>They sing so sweetly, we would like to think they have kindly temperam= ents to match. HA! Anthropomorphizing, even when we know better= ...</div> <div>Jane</div> <div style=3D"font-size:small; text-decoration:none; font-family:"Cali= bri"; font-weight:normal; color:#000000; font-style:normal; display:in= line"> <div style=3D"font:10pt tahoma"> <div><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Calibri"></font> </div> <div style=3D"background:#f5f5f5"> <div style=3D""><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"donmacneill@bellaliant.net" href= =3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net"> Don MacNeill</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 10, 2017 10:13 AM</div> <div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturen= s@chebucto.ns.ca"> NaturenNS</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Fighting Song Sparrows</div> </div> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div style=3D"font-size:small; text-decoration:none; font-family:"Cali= bri"; font-weight:normal; color:#000000; font-style:normal; display:in= line"> <font face=3D"Calibri">Something I haven't seeen before. Two Song Spa= rrows flew at each other in my backyard, locked together and fell to the gr= ound, still locked together. They rolled around a bit flapping their = wings and finally separated. Then they repeated the same thing a couple of times. Must have been two males trying to= impress a female.<br> <br> Don<br> </font> <div class=3D"moz-signature">-- <br> Don MacNeill <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:donmacnei= ll@bellaliant.net"> donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_BLUPR11MB0834115E99A4BEC7B062C4C5B5230BLUPR11MB0834namp_--
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