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class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'text-indent:-18 John, It has been awhile since I read the book, "The Howls of August: Encounters with Algonquin Wolves" by Michael Runtz, a biologist who has studied predator behaviour at Algonquin P.P. in Ontario for many years. However, I have a vague recollection of a note in the book about him stopping his vehicle somewhere to pish for birds, and having a wolf come running straight toward him. I recall that he got into his vehicle as he wasn't sure what the wolf would do - I think it ran on by. I believe he thought the wolf was attracted by the pishing which might have sounded like an animal in distress. Anyhow, definitely something to consider if you are in a place where you might attract something much larger than a bird. bev wigney Round Hill (in summer) --- On Fri, 7/1/11, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > From: John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Be Careful What You Pish For > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Received: Friday, July 1, 2011, 9:54 AM > I would like to share with you > a rather harrowing experience that I had when doing a bird > survey yesterday. I had driven down an overgrown woods road > on Browns Mountain near the Antigonish-Pictou Counties line. > At one point I got out of my truck, looking for some of the > local breeding birds and was pishing for some warblers in > the nearby trees and shrubs. I then heard something large > moving through the brush to my right in the woods. I assumed > it was a deer running away, something that often occurs in > this area. However, I then realized it was not rushing away > but coming towards me. At this point, I decided to move > quickly back to my truck which was 20-30 metres away. Just > as I got to my truck, an adult Black Bear burst from the > trees on to the road, exactly where I had just stood > pishing. It looked around, saw me and the truck, and > disappeard on the other side of the road. Within a couple of > seconds, another adult bear burst from the woods, and a few > second after that, a third. These two also disappeared again > into the brush. > I can think of three possible explanations for this > incidence.1) > The bears were attracted by the pishing > sound and came to investigate2) The bears > were engaged in some territorial interaction (it is now > their rutting season) and I was simply in the wrong place at > the wrong time3) The > bears were predatory (which would be a first in Nova > Scotia). I would be interested in > hearing anyone else’s explanation about the possible > reason for this incidence.John PS. I did report this > incidence to NS DNR.
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