[NatureNS] Shortage of birds at feeders

Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:10:15 -0400 (AST)
From: "Jeannie Shermerhorn,Cape George,Richmond County"
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   Always had 4or5 + around my place. Also see a lot while driving. So no s=
hortage around here. Then again I pretty much live in the woods..
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   <br/>On January 19, 2014 at 1:53 PM John and Nhung &#60;nhungjohn@eastli=
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9;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">It=E2=80=99s interes=
ting how gray jays still seem to be common up Cape Breton way.&#160; I have=
 been back home in Yarmouth in the winters now for over ten years, and they=
 became unusual some time before that.&#160; Do you Cape Bretoners find the=
y are declining?</span></p>=20
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       <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-family: &#39;Taho=
ma&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></strong><span =
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t;"> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <=
strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Jeannie Shermerhorn,Cape George,Richmond Count=
y<br/><strong>Sent:</strong> January-19-14 1:26 PM<br/><strong>To:</strong>=
 naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br/><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NatureNS] Short=
age of birds at feeders</span></p>=20
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      <p class=3D"MsoNormal">I&#39;ve had a hairy woodpecker&#160;here sinc=
e early Dec. It&#39;s here everyday. Lots of American goldfinch, juncos, ch=
ickadees, blue jays and gray jays. Oh, and a ruffed grouse in one of my whi=
te birch, most mornings.</p>=20
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      <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br/>On January 19, 2014 at 11:03 AM Shouty Mc=
Shoutsalot &#60;<a href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">desolatechair@gm=
ail.com</a>&#62; wrote:</p>=20
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        <p class=3D"MsoNormal">That&#39;s in Hantsport BTW Andy.</p>=20
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         <p class=3D"MsoNormal">On 19 January 2014 11:02, Shouty McShoutsal=
ot &#60;<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">desola=
techair@gmail.com</a>&#62; wrote:</p>=20
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          <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Indeed in the last week traffic was down c=
onsiderably. &#160;With the snow last night I see it picking up today thoug=
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             <p class=3D"MsoNormal">On 18 January 2014 21:45, Andy Dean &#6=
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               <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: &#39;Aria=
l&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;;">I wonder if anybody else is experiencing a sh=
ortage of birds , especially woodpeckers at feeders recently??</span></p>=
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               <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: &#39;Aria=
l&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;;">Last winter I was going through bird pies at =
least one every day. Woodpeckers, hairy, downy , and pileated were very fre=
quent and the sunflower seed was getting a lot of attention. .&#160;By cont=
rast currently I am rarely seeing anything. Maybe that ice storm we had is =
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