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style=3D'font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-ser --089e01681314c0148104f1953ac2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Bought a 40 pound bag of Nyjer a few years ago and still have half of it. With the exception of Canada Jays, which I've never had, compared to say 5 years ago the above are all quite rare in my back yard as well these days. Haven't seen a Sisken in several years. On 4 February 2014 07:21, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Ten years ago, siskins were a winter regular down here on Wyman Road. > Haven't seen one here for three or four years. > > > > One more species, I fear, to join Canada jays, evening grosbeaks, boreal > chickadees, purple finches, house sparrows ... > > > > Gee, when I was really young, even pine grosbeaks ere not unusual! > > > > And cardinals and turkey vultures are normal visitors down here. > > > > The times, they are a changin'. > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *James Hirtle > *Sent:* February-03-14 10:09 PM > *To:* Naturens Naturens > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Pine Siskins > > > > I received an email today from John Glanville of Petite Riviere letting me > know that seven pine siskins had arrived from nowhere. I personally have > not seen a pine siskin myself all winter with a lot of birding. Hopefully > they will hang in that area until the weekend. > > James R. Hirtle > Bridgewater > > -- Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS --089e01681314c0148104f1953ac2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Bought a 40 pound bag of Nyjer a few years ago and still h= ave half of it. With the exception of Canada Jays, which I've nev= er had, compared to say 5 years ago the above are all quite rare in my back= yard as well these days. Haven't seen a Sisken in several y= ears.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4 February= 2014 07:21, John and Nhung <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nhungjo= hn@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">nhungjohn@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"><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"p= urple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-fam= ily:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Ten years ago= , siskins were a winter regular down here on Wyman Road. Haven’= t seen one here for three or four years. <u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></spa= n></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&q= uot;Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">One more species, I= fear, to join Canada jays, evening grosbeaks, boreal chickadees, purple fi= nches, house sparrows … <u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></spa= n></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&q= uot;Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Gee, when I was rea= lly young, even pine grosbeaks ere not unusual!<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></spa= n></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&q= uot;Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">And cardinals and t= urkey vultures are normal visitors down here.<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></spa= n></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&q= uot;Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The times, they are= a changin’.<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></spa= n></p><div><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding= :3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo= nt-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span = lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",&qu= ot;sans-serif""> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" targ= et=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:n= aturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.= ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Hirtle<br> <b>Sent:</b> February-03-14 10:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> Naturens Naturens<br><b>= Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Pine Siskins<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><d= iv class=3D"im"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p clas= s=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"> <span style=3D"font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-= serif"">I received an email today from John Glanville of Petite Rivier= e letting me know that seven pine siskins had arrived from nowhere. I= personally have not seen a pine siskin myself all winter with a lot of bir= ding. Hopefully they will hang in that area until the weekend. &= nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif= ""><br> <br></span><span style=3D"font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"