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Index of Subjects --f46d04083aad0ca86f04d1cc043d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Mealworms are MUCH cheaper ( and in better shape) if ordered directly from a central supplier( usually in Ont). During our busy season I buy up to 20,000 every few weeks. I think the minimum order is 1000. If anyone is considering this contact me off list and I can help connect you to a supplier. Helene On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 5:19 PM, AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>wrote: > 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 -- Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net --f46d04083aad0ca86f04d1cc043d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mealworms are MUCH cheaper ( and in better shape) if ordered directly from = a central supplier( usually in Ont). During our busy season I buy up to 20,= 000 every few weeks. I think the minimum order is 1000. If anyone is consid= ering this contact me off list and I can help connect you to a supplier.=A0= <div> <br></div><div>Helene<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 24, 201= 2 at 5:19 PM, AngelaJoudrey <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:aljoudr= ey@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">aljoudrey@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrot= e:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Do they eat mealworms?=A0 Not being an exper= t in the various brands of mealworms a person could buy.... I see our Home = Hardware in Windsor is carrying them in the pet section...<br> <br>Angela in Windsor/<div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><br><span>On 12/24/12,= <b>"Eric L. Mills" </b> <<a href=3D"mailto:e.mills@dal.ca" ta= rget=3D"_blank">e.mills@dal.ca</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote style=3D"bo= rder-left:1px solid #00f;padding-left:13px;margin-left:0" type=3D"cite"> <div>The Indigo Bunting that appeared at our feeders here in Lower Rose Bay= on Nov. 30 and <br>was a regular for about 10 days went on the lam until t= his morning, when it reappeared in <br>the midst of a flock of Juncos. <br> <br>The Juncos too have been absent most of the time. largely due to the pr= esence of a Sharp-<br>shinned Hawk and Goshawk that use the local feeders a= s cafeterias. <br><br>It remains to be seen how long this Indigo Bunting wi= ll survive. At the moment it looks in <br> very good shape, although we have not tried to give it any special treatmen= t. <br><br><br>On 24 Dec 2012 at 15:54, P.L. Chalmers wrote:<br><br>>=A0= Susann Myers has an Indigo Bunting at her feeder in central Halifax, <br> > which was recorded for the Halifax-Dartmouth Christmas Bird <br>> C= ount.=A0 Fulton Lavender told me that this was the first time the <br>> = species has been found on that count, which rather surprised me.<br>> <b= r> >=A0 Susann and I were speculating recently about the bird's chances= of <br>> surviving the winter.=A0=A0 I had the impression that they had= <br>> successfully overwintered here.=A0 However, now that I check Blak= e's <br> > Birds of Winter list, I see that they have not made it to February, <b= r>> in the five years in which a "Depths of Winter" list was <= br>> recorded.=A0 Ian McLaren's edition of Tufts (1986) indicates th= at the <br> > latest sighting of an Indigo Bunting in Nova Scotia was on the <br>>= ; Halifax East Christmas Bird Count on 15 December 1979.<br>> <br>>= =A0 Are there more recent winter dates for Indigo Buntings?=A0 Has one <br>= > ever over-wintered?<br> > <br>>=A0 Patricia L. Chalmers<br>>=A0 Halifax<br>> <br>>= =A0 <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br><br><br><br><br>Eric L. Mills<b= r>286 Kingsburg Road,<br>RR#1, Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X)<br>Canada<br><a href=3D= "mailto:e.mills@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">e.mills@dal.ca</a><br> <br></div></blockquote></div></div>--<br>"The significant problems of = our time cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.&= quot;<br>Albert Einstein<br><br>"When one tugs at a single thing in na= ture, he finds it attached to the rest of the world."<br> John Muir </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Helene Van D= oninck DVM<br>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1 Brookfield NS= B0N1C0<br>902-893-0253<br><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D= "_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com</a><br> www.cwrc.net<br> </div> --f46d04083aad0ca86f04d1cc043d--
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