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Index of Subjects This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01D62E7B.68C00C80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That is unfortunate, and those who are doing so are not following the = ethical guidelines of Birds Canada and the American Birding Association. = In some cases, judicious use of playback is considered permissible for = conservation research. However, as noted in an earlier discussion in = this forum, this is increasingly unnecessary with the availability of = autonomous recording units.=20 =20 From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca On Behalf Of Shouty McShoutsalot Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 07:21 To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Question: Starling Behaviour =20 Re mobbing calls regrettably it is still a common practice among = birders. With cell phones and birding apps its easy to produce and = playback them at will. =20 On Tue., May 19, 2020, 21:38 John Kearney, <j.f.kearney@gmail.com = <mailto:j.f.kearney@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi Burkhard, Many bird species have mobbing calls. You may have seen the Black-capped = Chickadee doing this many times. Perhaps you thought it was curious = about you but more likely, it was letting other birds know of your = presence. One of the fascinating things about mobbing calls is that some = species understand the unique mobbing calls of another species as a = mobbing call and will join in multi-species harassment of a predator. = Mobbing works, it is believed, not so much because the predator is = frightened, but because it has been outed. It has lost the advantage of = a surprise attack. In the past, birders would play recordings of mobbing = calls to attract a wide variety of species, and with the hopes flushing = out a rare bird. Birders have abandoned this practice since it causes = unnecessary stress to the birds and distracts them from more important = tasks such as feeding young or building up fat reserves for their = migration.=20 John -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> On Behalf Of Burkhard Plache Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 18:59 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20 Subject: [NatureNS] Question: Starling Behaviour Hello fellow naturalists: We have a pair of starlings is raising its brood in a former hairy = woodpecker cavity in our front yard. Today, there were some 10-12 = starlings scattered in the nearby branches. A few minutes later, a big = ruckus broke out, with a squirrel departing the tree at high speed = pursued by some 5-6 of the starlings. My question is: Are starlings known to band together in times of = trouble? If so, they must have some means of calling for help in case of a = threat. Curious, Burkhard ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01D62E7B.68C00C80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta = http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><meta = name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered = medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle19 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style></head><body lang=3DEN-CA link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple><div = class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>That is = unfortunate, and those who are doing so are not following the ethical = guidelines of Birds Canada and the American Birding Association. In some = cases, judicious use of playback is considered permissible for = conservation research. However, as noted in an earlier discussion in = this forum, this is increasingly unnecessary with the availability of = autonomous recording units. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></= span></p><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 = 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> = naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shouty = McShoutsalot<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 20, 2020 07:21<br><b>To:</b> = naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: = [NatureNS] Question: Starling Behaviour<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Re = mobbing calls regrettably it is still a common practice among = birders. With cell phones and birding apps its easy to produce and = playback them at will.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On = Tue., May 19, 2020, 21:38 John Kearney, <<a = href=3D"mailto:j.f.kearney@gmail.com">j.f.kearney@gmail.com</a>> = wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote = style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm = 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Burkhard,<br>Many bird species have = mobbing calls. You may have seen the Black-capped Chickadee doing this = many times. Perhaps you thought it was curious about you but more = likely, it was letting other birds know of your presence. One of the = fascinating things about mobbing calls is that some species understand =