[NatureNS] WW Crossbills in Xmas tree farm

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Thank you for that info. PAWA being early arrivals so far as Warblers go, I w=
ill watching and listening for them there as Spring progresses.=20

Nancy D

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> On Feb 24, 2018, at 10:32 AM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote=
:
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> They also seem to be good habitat for nesting Palm Warblers.
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> Richard
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>> On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 8:56 AM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:=

>> Thursday I visited a trail that runs along the lakeshore with a Xmas tree=
 farm going up from it. White-winged Crossbills were everywhere- feeding in t=
he spruce trees bordering the lot and also scattered throughout the Xmas tre=
es themselves. Several were actually sitting atop these small firs singing a=
way, well away from the cone-bearing trees. Would WWCR actually nest in thes=
e tree farms?
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>> Xmas tree farms are curious places: fir monocultures with thick grassy un=
dergrowth, edge habitat and gravelly trails. Each lot has a Red-tailed Hawk p=
resent (two in courtship flight there on Thursday) plus I=E2=80=99ve seen Ke=
strels, Merlins and other raptors- the thick grass likely harbours lots of s=
mall mammals, sparrows, insects and such. Neither natural nor the world=E2=80=
=99s safest environments in many ways  but certainly not the worst.
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>> Nancy
>> E Dalhousie, Kings Co.
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> Richard Stern,=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">Thank you for that info. PAWA being early a=
rrivals so far as Warblers go, I will watching and listening for them there a=
s Spring progresses.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Nancy D<br><br><div id=3D"Appl=
eMailSignature">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Feb 24, 2018, at 10:32 AM=
, Richard Stern &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@g=
mail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">They also seem to be good habitat for nesting Palm Warblers.<div><b=
r></div><div>Richard</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 8:56 AM, nancy dowd <span dir=3D"ltr">=
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gma=
il.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thursday I vis=
ited a trail that runs along the lakeshore with a Xmas tree farm going up fr=
om it. White-winged Crossbills were everywhere- feeding in the spruce trees b=
ordering the lot and also scattered throughout the Xmas trees themselves. Se=
veral were actually sitting atop these small firs singing away, well away fr=
om the cone-bearing trees. Would WWCR actually nest in these tree farms?<br>=

<br>
Xmas tree farms are curious places: fir monocultures with thick grassy under=
growth, edge habitat and gravelly trails. Each lot has a Red-tailed Hawk pre=
sent (two in courtship flight there on Thursday) plus I=E2=80=99ve seen Kest=
rels, Merlins and other raptors- the thick grass likely harbours lots of sma=
ll mammals, sparrows, insects and such. Neither natural nor the world=E2=80=99=
s safest environments in many ways&nbsp; but certainly not the worst.<br>
<br>
Nancy<br>
E Dalhousie, Kings Co.<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad<br>
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"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>#=
################<br>Richard Stern, <br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br><a href=3D=
"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>=
<br>###################</div></div></div>
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