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First principle:
Spruce Budworm is a native species and part of an ecological complex that
until recently did not involve Homo sapiens.
On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 11:18 AM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Well Eric and All Sat evening I was watching a program
> on TV The Semaine Verte - I am not perfectly fluent in French
> but I can follow. Its always a good program on farming, forestry, fishing
> and so on. A common sense program!
> Anyway that one was on the Spruce Budworm in Quebec and how it
> was spreading. No doubt the smaller birds had lots to eat in those areas
> where the budworm was common. When winter descended they would have
> took off in masse and some found us in Nova Scotia.
> The Budworm is a plague we could do without.
> Enjoy the rain
> Paul
>
> On January 20, 2018 at 5:12 PM Eric Mills <E.Mills@Dal.Ca> wrote:
>
> Today, January 20, my son Chris and I drove from Brier Island to the
> Bridgewater area and to my home in Lower Rose Bay, Lunenburg Co., Our route
> was along Hwy 217 on Long Island and Digby Neck, along 101 to the Bear
> River turnoff, then across country via Bear River and the Virginia East
> Road to Hwy 8, thence south to South Brookfield and Hwy 208, then W to Hwy
> 325 and south to Bridgewater and beyond - very roughly 220 km in total.
>
>
>
> There were Juncos along the whole route, going up from the roadsides in
> groups of 2-3 to more than 100 at a time. Our total was many hundreds, and
> likely in the thousands. I have seen numbers like these along that route in
> October, but January is most unusual.
>
>
>
> Circumstantial evidence for sure, but I have no doubt that these birds are
> new arrivals in the province, probably related to stormy weather during the
> past few days in New Brunswick. Our feeders in Lower Rose Bay seemed to
> attract high numbers starting about the 16th or 17th, coinciding with the
> last snowfalls.
>
>
>
> Eric L. Mills
>
> Lower Rose Bay
>
> Lunenburg Co., NS
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Dr. N.M.Hill
Fern Hill Institute of Plant Conservation
424 Bentley Road, Berwick, NS, B0P 1E0
phone 902-698-0416
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"">First principle:</=
div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"">Spruce Budworm is a native spec=
ies and part of an ecological complex that until recently did not involve H=
omo sapiens.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D""><br></div><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan =
23, 2018 at 11:18 AM, <a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.pau=
l@ns.sympatico.ca</a> <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.=
sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wr=
ote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
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<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Well Eric and All Sat evening I was watch=
ing a program</span>
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<div>
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">on TV The Semaine Verte - I am not perfec=
tly fluent in French<br></span>
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<div>
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">but I can follow. Its always a good progr=
am on farming, forestry,=C2=A0 fishing<br></span>
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<div>
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">and so on. A common sense program!<br></s=
pan>
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<div>
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Anyway that one was on the Spruce Budworm=
in Quebec and how it<br></span>
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<div>
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">was spreading. No doubt the smaller birds=
had lots to eat in those areas<br></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">where the budworm was common. When winter=
descended they would have<br></span>
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<div>
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">took off in masse and some found us in No=
va Scotia.<br></span>
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<div>
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">The Budworm is a plague we could do witho=
ut.<br></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Enjoy the rain<br></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Paul<br></span>
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On January 20, 2018 at 5:12 PM Eric Mills <E.Mills@Dal.Ca> wrote:
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Today, January 20, my son=
Chris and I drove from Brier Island to the Bridgewater area and to my home=
in Lower Rose Bay, Lunenburg Co., Our route was along Hwy 217 on Long Isla=
nd and Digby Neck, along 101 to the Bear River turnoff, then across country=
via Bear River and the Virginia East Road to Hwy 8, thence south to South =
Brookfield and Hwy 208, then W to Hwy 325 and south to Bridgewater and beyo=
nd - very roughly 220 km in total.</p>=20
<p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">=C2=A0</p>=20
<p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">There were Juncos along t=
he whole route, going up from the roadsides in groups of 2-3 to more than 1=
00 at a time. Our total was many hundreds, and likely in the thousands. I h=
ave seen numbers like these along that route in October, but January is mos=
t unusual.</p>=20
<p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">=C2=A0</p>=20
<p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Circumstantial evidence f=
or sure, but I have no doubt that these birds are new arrivals in the provi=
nce, probably related to stormy weather during the past few days in New Bru=
nswick. Our feeders in Lower Rose Bay seemed to attract high numbers starti=
ng about the 16th or 17th, coinciding with the last snowfalls.</p>=20
<p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">=C2=A0</p>=20
<p style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Eric L. Mills&