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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0234_01CEF528.CD85FB90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi Paul and all As you say, they are not as common as they used to be on PEI. I think = predation of eggs by skunks (another PEI introduced species I believe) = might have been a factor in decline as well. My grandmother used to feed = a healthy flock in winter ( maybe back in the '60's) on Baldwins Rd, = Kings Co (PEI). Every now and then I see a few around and on my last = trip "back home" on Oct. 18, I saw five just off the Baldwins Rd. near = St. Teresa. The scientific name Perdix led to the nickname for one near the home of = the Spaldings in Economy NS and "Perry" made his way into several CBCs = before he finally disappeared. It has been quite a few years since one = has been seen on that count.=20 cheers Ken ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paul MacDonald=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 7:31 PM Subject: Re: Porous pavement: Re: [NatureNS] mourning doves among road = salt Hi Fred and All Growing up on PEI, Huns Perdix perdix now called Gray Partridge we very plentiful. My Grandfather used to feed them in the winter and he would have up to100 birds. He would sweep the snow of a south = facing porch and they would roost there on a sunny day. He kept a box of = grit for them and they ate a susprising amount. Roads were neither plowed or salted and school was not too important in the winter. Then in the late 50s they built regional high schools = with buses and all. The road were then plowed and salted. The Huns found the sand and salt a great source of grit. That was the end on the = Huns. Road salt killed them all - same story all over PEI and since then = there are very few. Only a scattered flock here and there. They were a fine bird - we had a few to eat in the fall but they = multiplied so fast a few less made no difference. =20 Some things don't mix Paul ------=_NextPart_000_0234_01CEF528.CD85FB90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23536"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 = 752-7644<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi Paul and all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>As you say, they are not as common as they used = to be on=20 PEI. I think predation of eggs by skunks (another PEI = introduced=20 species I believe) might have been a factor in decline as = well. My=20 grandmother used to feed a healthy flock in winter ( maybe back in the=20 '60's) on Baldwins Rd, Kings Co (PEI). Every now and then I see a = few=20 around and on my last trip "back home" on Oct. 18, I saw=20 five just off the Baldwins Rd. near St. Teresa.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The scientific name Perdix led to the nickname = for one=20 near the home of the Spaldings in Economy NS and "Perry" made his way = into=20 several CBCs before he finally disappeared. It has been quite a few = years since=20 one has been seen on that count. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Ken</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> ----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dpaulrita2001@yahoo.com = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">Paul=20 MacDonald</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 09, 2013 = 7:31=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Porous pavement: = Re:=20 [NatureNS] mourning doves among road salt</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica = Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; COLOR: #000; = FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <DIV><SPAN>Hi Fred and All</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>Growing up on PEI, Huns Perdix perdix now called Gray=20 Partridge</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>we very plentiful. My Grandfather used to feed them in the = winter=20 and</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>he would have up to100 birds. He would sweep the snow of a = south=20 facing </SPAN><SPAN>porch and they would roost there on a sunny day. = He kept a=20 box of grit </SPAN><SPAN>for them and they ate a susprising=20 amount.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>Roads were neither plowed or salted and school was not too=20 important</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>in the winter. Then in the late 50s they built regional = high=20 schools with</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>buses and all. The road were then plowed and salted. The = Huns=20 found</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>the sand and salt a great source of grit. That was the end = on the=20 Huns.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>Road salt killed them all - same story all over PEI and = since then=20 there</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>are very few. Only a scattered flock here and = there.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>They were a fine bird - we had a few to eat in the fall but = they=20 multiplied</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>so fast a few less made no difference. = </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN> Some things don't mix</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>Paul</SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"DISPLAY: block" class=3Dyahoo_quoted><BR><BR> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, = Lucida Grande, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT