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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, Apri --000000000000eaaf430568f77a48 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The corn was being picked up...my ground feeder is just outside my dining room window...easy to see. I cannot confirm whether they actually swallowed the corn, but I believe so. On Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 1:49 PM Dean Kendall, <deankendall@paydaynet.org> wrote: > Rbins at times have fed in the area where we put out cracked corn, > seemingly preferentially, and I=E2=80=99ve repeatedly watched closely thr= u binos to > see if I could confirm they were eating the corn, but was never able to. > While that doesn=E2=80=99t rule out that they sometimes do, on examining = the area > up close i found there were fairly abundant, very small while worms of so= me > sort, which may have been drawn to the bit of corn flour that comes with > the larger pieces and in turn were drawing the robins. > > > > Dean Kendall, Berks Co, southeast PA. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Laviolette, Lance > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 03, 2018 10:34 AM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] robins at my feeder? > > > > Hi Randy, > > > > Are you seeing the robins actually eating the corn or are they foraging > for invertebrates? While invertebrates and fruit are their major food > sources there are reports online of robins eating seed. The literature > indicates there are records of robins eating vertebrates so they do exhib= it > opportunistic feeding behaviour at times. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Lance > > > > Lance Laviolette > > Glen Robertson, Ontario > > > > > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Randy Lauff > *Sent:* April 3, 2018 10:10 AM > *To:* NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject:* EXTERNAL: [NatureNS] robins at my feeder? > > > > For the first time, at least as far as my middle-aged brain can remember, > I have a few robins coming to feed on the cracked corn. > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > --000000000000eaaf430568f77a48 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">The corn was being picked up...my ground feeder is just o= utside my dining room window...easy to see. I cannot confirm whether they a= ctually swallowed the corn, but I believe so.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_= quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 1:49 PM Dean Kendall, <<a h= ref=3D"mailto:deankendall@paydaynet.org">deankendall@paydaynet.org</a>> = wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e= x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <u></u> <u></u> <u></u> <div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"m_-939538331849522047Section1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial"><span= style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">Rbins at times hav= e fed in the area where we put out cracked corn, seemingly preferentially, and I=E2=80=99ve repeate= dly watched closely thru binos to see if I could confirm they were eating the corn, but= was never able to.=C2=A0 While that doesn=E2=80=99t rule out that they sometime= s do, on examining the area up close i found there were fairly abundant, very small while worm= s of some sort, which may have been drawn to the bit of corn flour that comes wi= th the larger pieces and in turn were drawing the robins. =C2=A0<u></u><u></u>= </span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial"><span= style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></= u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial= "><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">Dean</span>= </font><u></u><font color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-famil= y:Arial;color:blue"> Kendall, Berks Co, southeast PA.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial"><span= style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></= u></span></font></p> <div> <div class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><font= size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"> <hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center"> </span></font></div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"f= ont-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b= ><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fami= ly:Tahoma"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n= oreferrer">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:natu= rens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens-ow= ner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </= span></b>Laviolette, Lance<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 03, 201= 8 10:34 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <u></u><a href=3D"mailto= :naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens@che= bucto.ns.ca</a><u></u><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> RE: [NatureNS] robi= ns at my feeder?</span></font><u></u><u></u></p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span styl= e=3D"font-size:12.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d">Hi Randy,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d">Are you seeing the robins actually eating the corn or are they foraging for invertebrates? Whi= le invertebrates and fruit are their major food sources there are reports</spa= n></font><span lang=3D"EN-CA"> </span><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" fa= ce=3D"Calibri"><span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:C= alibri;color:#1f497d">online of robins eating seed. The literature indicates there are records of robins eating vertebrates so they do exhibit opportunistic feeding behaviour at times.<u>= </u><u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d">Lance<u></u><u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Baskervil= le Old Face"><span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&qu= ot;Baskerville Old Face";color:#1f497d">Lance Laviolette<u></u><u></u>= </span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Baskervil= le Old Face"><span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&qu= ot;Baskerville Old Face";color:#1f497d">Glen Robertson, <u></u><u></u>= Ontario<u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">= <span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1= f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"= font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font><= /b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-f= amily:Calibri"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n= oreferrer">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:natu= rens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens-ow= ner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </= span></b>Randy Lauff<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> April 3, 2018 10:10 AM= <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> NatureNS <<u></u><a h= ref=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"= >naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><u></u>><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> EXTERNAL: [NatureNS= ] robins at my feeder?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang= =3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p= > <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang= =3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">For the first time, at least as far a= s my middle-aged brain can remember, I have a few robins coming to feed on the cracked corn.= <br clear=3D"all"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang= =3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">_________________________________<br> RF Lauff<br> Way in the boonies of<br> Antigonish County, NS.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> --000000000000eaaf430568f77a48--
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