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> Date: January 19, 2014 5:38:52 PM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
>
> Today at my feeders in Wolfville, which by-the-way have their  
> normal compliment of birds and squirrels these days, there was a  
> m,f pair of pheasants, and the male showed as much colour on his  
> red face as they can -- but no courtship noted.  Cheers fromn Jim
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Shouty McShoutsalot <desolatechair@gmail.com>
>> Date: January 18, 2014 7:18:54 PM AST
>> To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Territorial Chickadees and other
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> Heard the 'cheeese burger' lasr weekend as well James.  Indeed  
>> it's maybe premature, but still love it - my all time early sign  
>> of the end of the beginning of winter lol?
>>
>>
>> On 17 January 2014 12:56, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all:
>>
>> Last Friday on the 10th when walking to work there were five male  
>> black-capped chickadees competing for territory.  Likely, it is  
>> too early for the calls to have been for territory for the purpose  
>> of mating, so I suspect they were vying for the territory as there  
>> is a good food source present.
>>
>> Also, on that same day there were a number of very vocal white- 
>> breasted nuthatch pairs.  I know for a fact that this breed nests  
>> quite early at times, so that likely was a territorial calling  
>> issue for the purpose of them nesting around those areas that I  
>> heard them.
>>
>> Today at my feeders 90 American goldfinches dropped by.  There was  
>> a carpet of yellow and the trees were full of activity.  Nice to  
>> see after an absence of no birds at all for a few days.
>>
>> James R. Hirtle
>> Bridgewater
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Jamie Simpson
>> Hantsport, NS
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
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Today at my feeders in Wolfville, which by-the-way have their normal =
compliment of birds and squirrels these days, there was a m,f pair of =
pheasants, and the male showed as much colour on his red face as they =
can -- but no courtship noted. &nbsp;Cheers fromn =
Jim&nbsp;<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
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Helvetica">Shouty McShoutsalot &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">desolatechair@gmail.com</a>&gt;</f=
ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Territorial =
Chickadees and other</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div =
dir=3D"ltr">Heard the 'cheeese burger' lasr weekend as well James. =
&nbsp;Indeed it's maybe premature, but still love it - my all time early =
sign of the end of the beginning of winter lol?&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 17 January =
2014 12:56, James Hirtle <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com" =
target=3D"_blank">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a>&gt;</span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"6">Hi all:</font><br>&nbsp;<br><font =
size=3D"6">Last Friday on the 10th when walking to work there were five =
male black-capped chickadees competing for territory.&nbsp; Likely, it =
is too early for the calls to have been for territory for the purpose of =
mating, so I suspect they were vying for the territory as there is a =
good food source present.&nbsp; </font><br> <font =
size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp;<br><font size=3D"6">Also, on that same day =
there were a number of very vocal white-breasted nuthatch pairs.&nbsp; I =
know for a fact that this breed nests quite early at times, so that =
likely was a territorial calling issue for the purpose of them nesting =
around those areas that I heard them.&nbsp; </font><br> <font =
size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp;<br><font size=3D"6">Today at my feeders 90 =
American goldfinches dropped by.&nbsp; There was a carpet of yellow and =
the trees were full of activity.&nbsp; Nice to see after an absence of =
no birds at all for a few days.&nbsp; </font><br> <font =
size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp;<br><font size=3D"6">James R. =
Hirtle</font><br><font size=3D"6">Bridgewater</font><br><font =
size=3D"6">&nbsp;<br></font><br> 		 	   		 =
 </div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- =
<br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantsport, NS<br></div> =
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