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chlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca" --00000000000013e81a05a317e9d6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, Grackles, like Red-winged Blackbirds, orioles, and meadowlarks are icterids (Icteridae). Corvids (Corvidae) includes such birds as crows, ravens, jays and magpies. Enjoy both families! Ron On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 3:23 PM <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > In addition to our usual backyard flocks of blue jays, starlings, and > crows, we now have a sizeable flock of grackles. We=E2=80=99ve counted 6= , and > they=E2=80=99re flying in and out of a spruce which is always a favorite = nesting > site for various birds. We=E2=80=99re pretty sure there are more than 6. > > I imagine the birds and other urban wildlife must be having a great > spring, with the reduction in noise and air pollution. We have some new > neighbors who have put out feeders as well. > > This =E2=80=9Cwildlife=E2=80=9D is also enjoying the relative quiet. > > Jane Schlosberg > --=20 Ronald G. Arsenault Halifax, Nova Scotia --00000000000013e81a05a317e9d6 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Hel= lo,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large"><br></div><= div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Grackles, like Red-wi= nged Blackbirds, orioles, and meadowlarks are icterids (Icteridae). Corvids= (Corvidae) includes such birds as crows, ravens, jays and magpies.</div><d= iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large"><br></div><div class= =3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Enjoy both families!</div><div= class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large"><br></div><div class=3D"= gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Ron</div><div class=3D"gmail_defau= lt" style=3D"font-size:large"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote= "><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 3:23 PM <= ;<a href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</= a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p= x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><d= iv lang=3D"EN-CA"><div class=3D"gmail-m_-4093379141951359055WordSection1"><= p class=3D"MsoNormal">In addition to our usual backyard flocks of blue jays= , starlings, and crows, we now have a sizeable flock of grackles.=C2=A0 We= =E2=80=99ve counted 6, and they=E2=80=99re flying in and out of a spruce wh= ich is always a favorite nesting site for various birds.=C2=A0 We=E2=80=99r= e pretty sure there are more than 6.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal= ">I imagine the birds and other urban wildlife must be having a great sprin= g, with the reduction in noise and air pollution.=C2=A0 We have some new ne= ighbors who have put out feeders as well.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoN= ormal">This =E2=80=9Cwildlife=E2=80=9D is also enjoying the relative quiet.= <u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jane Schlosberg<u></u><u></u></p><= /div></div></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div = dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr= ">Ronald G. Arsenault<br>Halifax, Nova Scotia</div></div></div></div> --00000000000013e81a05a317e9d6--
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