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Hi Jim & All, June 7, 2012
Many years ago I saw a Pileated feeding on the ground at the base of =
a stunted pear (apple ?) tree at the Research Station that was partly =
heaved out of the ground by frost action. It would do something (tap on =
an exposed root ?) then feed for a while and then repeat the process. =
After it flew off I went to the tree and duplicated whatever the bird =
did as best I could and small ants swarmed out of a cavity at the base =
of the tree.
So I concluded that these small ants had been the attraction.
Yt, DW, Kentville
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From: James W. Wolford=20
To: NatureNS ; Jim Wolford=20
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 5:05 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] pileated woodpecker, shoveler, sora, etc.
JUNE 7, 2012 - On Beckwith Ave. close to home in Wolfville, I again =
encountered a male pileated woodpecker on the ground, working the edge =
of a lawn along the curb and pecking at the ground; I'm guessing it was =
foraging on ants that were at the ground surface there; the woodpecker =
was quite approachable by me in my car. This has happened twice for me =
in Wolfville in the past week, and at least three other people have =
mentioned the same kind of sighting, all in Wolfville. Also today my =
dentist, Andy Nette, told me about an active pileated woodpecker nest in =
a poplar? along Kent Avenue in Wolfville (I will check this out and =
report on it later).
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Many years ago I saw a Pileated =
feeding on=20
the ground at the base of a stunted pear (apple ?) tree at the =
Research=20
Station that was partly heaved out of the ground by frost action. It =
would do=20
something (tap on an exposed root ?) then feed for a while and then =
repeat the=20
process. After it flew off I went to the tree and duplicated whatever =
the bird=20
did as best I could and small ants swarmed out of a cavity at the base =
of the=20
tree.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> So I concluded that these small =
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been the attraction.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, DW, Kentville</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] pileated =
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shoveler, sora, etc.</DIV>
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face=3DArial><B>JUNE 7, 2012 - </B>On Beckwith Ave. close to home in =
Wolfville,=20
I again encountered a male<B> pileated woodpecker on the ground</B>, =
working=20
the edge of a lawn along the curb and pecking at the ground; I'm =
guessing it=20
was foraging on ants that were at the ground surface there; the =
woodpecker was=20
quite approachable by me in my car. This has happened twice for =
me in=20
Wolfville in the past week, and at least three other people have =
mentioned the=20
same kind of sighting, all in Wolfville. Also today my dentist, =
Andy=20
Nette, told me about an active <B>pileated woodpecker nest</B> in a =
poplar?=20
along Kent Avenue in Wolfville (I will check this out and report on it =
later).</FONT></DIV>
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