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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_0nLCwbZaD2XGDpS/0rWn6w) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Do they eat mealworms? Not being an expert in the various brands of mealworms a person could buy.... I see our Home Hardware in Windsor is carrying them in the pet section... Angela in Windsor/ On 12/24/12, "Eric L. Mills" <e.mills@dal.ca> wrote: > The Indigo Bunting that appeared at our feeders here in Lower Rose Bay on Nov. 30 and > was a regular for about 10 days went on the lam until this morning, when it reappeared in > the midst of a flock of Juncos. > > The Juncos too have been absent most of the time. largely due to the presence of a Sharp- > shinned Hawk and Goshawk that use the local feeders as cafeterias. > > It remains to be seen how long this Indigo Bunting will survive. At the moment it looks in > very good shape, although we have not tried to give it any special treatment. > > > On 24 Dec 2012 at 15:54, P.L. Chalmers wrote: > > > Susann Myers has an Indigo Bunting at her feeder in central Halifax, > > which was recorded for the Halifax-Dartmouth Christmas Bird > > Count. Fulton Lavender told me that this was the first time the > > species has been found on that count, which rather surprised me. > > > > Susann and I were speculating recently about the bird's chances of > > surviving the winter. I had the impression that they had > > successfully overwintered here. However, now that I check Blake's > > Birds of Winter list, I see that they have not made it to February, > > in the five years in which a "Depths of Winter" list was > > recorded. Ian McLaren's edition of Tufts (1986) indicates that the > > latest sighting of an Indigo Bunting in Nova Scotia was on the > > Halifax East Christmas Bird Count on 15 December 1979. > > > > Are there more recent winter dates for Indigo Buntings? Has one > > ever over-wintered? > > > > Patricia L. Chalmers > > Halifax > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Eric L. Mills > 286 Kingsburg Road, > RR#1, Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X) > Canada > e.mills@dal.ca > > > -- "The significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them." Albert Einstein "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world." John Muir --Boundary_(ID_0nLCwbZaD2XGDpS/0rWn6w) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline Do they eat mealworms=3F=A0 Not being an expert in the various brands of= mealworms a person could buy=2E=2E=2E=2E I see our Home Hardware in Win= dsor is carrying them in the pet section=2E=2E=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3EAng= ela in Windsor/=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cspan=3EOn 12/24/12=2C =3C= b class=3D=22name=22=3E=26quot=3BEric L=2E Mills=26quot=3B =3C/b=3E =26l= t=3Be=2Emills=40dal=2Eca=26gt=3B wrote=3A=3C/span=3E=3Cblockquote cite=3D= =22mid=3A50D8C061=2E30915=2E221139A=40e=2Emills=2Edal=2Eca=22 class=3D=22= iwcQuote=22 style=3D=22border-left=3A 1px solid =2300F=3B padding-left=3A= 13px=3B margin-left=3A 0=3B=22 type=3D=22cite=22=3E=3Cdiv class=3D=22mi= mepart text plain=22=3EThe Indigo Bunting that appeared at our feeders h= ere in Lower Rose Bay on Nov=2E 30 and =3Cbr /=3Ewas a regular for about= 10 days went on the lam until this morning=2C when it reappeared in =3C= br /=3Ethe midst of a flock of Juncos=2E =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3EThe Juncos = too have been absent most of the time=2E largely due to the presence of = a Sharp-=3Cbr /=3Eshinned Hawk and Goshawk that use the local feeders as= cafeterias=2E =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3EIt remains to be seen how long this I= ndigo Bunting will survive=2E At the moment it looks in =3Cbr /=3Every g= ood shape=2C although we have not tried to give it any special treatment= =2E =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3EOn 24 Dec 2012 at 15=3A54=2C P=2EL=2E = Chalmers wrote=3A=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=A0 Susann Myers has an Ind= igo Bunting at her feeder in central Halifax=2C =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B which= was recorded for the Halifax-Dartmouth Christmas Bird =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B= Count=2E=A0 Fulton Lavender told me that this was the first time the =3C= br /=3E=26gt=3B species has been found on that count=2C which rather sur= prised me=2E=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=A0 Susann and I were s= peculating recently about the bird=27s chances of =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B sur= viving the winter=2E=A0=A0 I had the impression that they had =3Cbr /=3E= =26gt=3B successfully overwintered here=2E=A0 However=2C now that I chec= k Blake=27s =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B Birds of Winter list=2C I see that they h= ave not made it to February=2C =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B in the five years in w= hich a =26quot=3BDepths of Winter=26quot=3B list was =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B = recorded=2E=A0 Ian McLaren=27s edition of Tufts (1986) indicates that th= e =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B latest sighting of an Indigo Bunting in Nova Scotia= was on the =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B Halifax East Christmas Bird Count on 15 D= ecember 1979=2E=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=A0 Are there more r= ecent winter dates for Indigo Buntings=3F=A0 Has one =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B = ever over-wintered=3F=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=A0 Patricia L= =2E Chalmers=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=A0 Halifax=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=26= gt=3B=A0 =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr = /=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3EEric L=2E= Mills=3Cbr /=3E286 Kingsburg Road=2C=3Cbr /=3ERR=231=2C Rose Bay=2C NS = B0J 2X)=3Cbr /=3ECanada=3Cbr /=3Ee=2Emills=40dal=2Eca=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E= =3C/div=3E=3C/blockquote=3E--=3Cbr signature=3D=22separator=22 /=3E=26qu= ot=3BThe significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same l= evel of thinking that created them=2E=26quot=3B=3Cbr /=3EAlbert Einstein= =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=26quot=3BWhen one tugs at a single thing in nature=2C= he finds it attached to the rest of the world=2E=26quot=3B=3Cbr /=3EJoh= n Muir --Boundary_(ID_0nLCwbZaD2XGDpS/0rWn6w)--
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