[NatureNS] eagles, redpolls, siskins, robins, Wolfville and area

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> Date: January 26, 2013 1:31:27 AM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Subject: eagles, redpolls, siskins, robins, Wolfville and area
>
> JAN. 25, 2013 - In the dreadful continuing bitter cold, we had a  
> very probable casualty at our feeders, an unidentified sparrow or  
> junco, which was very weak and could not fly -- in late dusk I  
> tried to capture it, but it got away and scuttled with flapping  
> wings along the snow surface and underneath a Christmas tree I laid  
> there for cover for the birds! (probably became a coffin overnight).
>
> On a brighter note, John Martens, a near neighbour, phoned me about  
> seeing robins in his yard and seemed surprised -- l saw at least 5  
> healthy-looking robins today in my yard.  I told him they don't  
> need any handouts in Wolfville, since we have oodles of multiflora  
> rose-hips etc. for them.
>
> John only lives two houses away, and he says his Niger seed feeder  
> is loaded with redpolls (including hoary?), pine siskins, and  
> goldfinches.  He also mentioned lots of juncos.
>
> I too have a Niger feeder in my yard, but it doesn't seem to  
> attract the finches -- I should try a different kind of tube feeder  
> or sock feeder.
>
> This morning Pat Hawes said there were a lot of bald eagles just  
> east of Wolfville along Hwy. 1 at the Eye Road intersection.  North  
> of the hwy. a poultry farmer named Thibeau? puts out chicken  
> carcasses (overnight mortalities), and somehow the "eagle  
> grapevine" knows where the biggest dead chickens can be found in  
> eastern Kings County.
>
> Sheffield Mills' 22nd annual Eagle Watch is on this weekend and  
> next weekend.  Check out www.eaglens.ca for details.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
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#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">January 26, 2013 1:31:27 AM =
AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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#000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>eagles, redpolls, siskins, robins, =
Wolfville and area</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>JAN. 25, 2013</b> - In =
the <b>dreadful continuing bitter cold</b>, we had a <b>very probable =
casualty at our feeders</b>, an unidentified sparrow or junco, which was =
very weak and could not fly -- in late dusk I tried to capture it, but =
it got away and scuttled with flapping wings along the snow surface and =
underneath a Christmas tree I laid there for cover for the birds! =
(probably became a coffin overnight).</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; =
min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">On a =
brighter note, <b>John Martens</b>, a near neighbour, phoned me about =
seeing <b>robins</b> in his yard and seemed surprised -- l saw at least =
5 healthy-looking <b>robins</b> today in my yard.&nbsp; I told him they =
don't need any handouts in Wolfville, since we have oodles of multiflora =
rose-hips etc. for them.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">John only lives two houses away, and he says his =
<b>Niger seed feeder</b> is loaded with <b>redpolls (including hoary?), =
pine siskins, and goldfinches</b>.&nbsp; He also mentioned lots of =
juncos.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">I too have a Niger feeder in my yard, but it doesn't =
seem to attract the finches -- I should try a different kind of tube =
feeder or sock feeder.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">This morning Pat Hawes said there were a<b> lot of =
bald eagles just east of Wolfville </b>along Hwy. 1 at the Eye Road =
intersection.&nbsp; North of the hwy. a poultry farmer named Thibeau? =
puts out chicken carcasses (overnight mortalities), and somehow the =
"eagle grapevine" knows where the biggest dead chickens can be found in =
eastern Kings County.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">Sheffield Mills' 22nd annual Eagle Watch is on this =
weekend and next weekend.&nbsp; Check out <a =
href=3D"http://www.eaglens.ca">www.eaglens.ca</a> for =
details.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div> =
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