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Hi Ron & All, Jan =
29, 2015
It is difficult to imagine that an abundance of food in winter would =
not eventually modify migration, provided history had not narrowed =
variation excessively.
I have wondered for years why Flickers were not more abundant here. =
It can't be a shortage of ants unless they avoid those species which are =
abundant. If it is feed in their traditional winter range that has =
limited numbers then perhaps they will become more common.
Do you have Spruce in your woodlot and are they healthy ? Many of my =
Spruce (both Red & White) on shallow or poorly drained Morristown Loam =
have been in decline for up to ~25 years.=20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Ron Wilson=20
To: Nature NS=20
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:31 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
ok - its just a play on words.....
We've been hosting a Northern Flicker at our feeders this winter.
Yesterday my wife Heather heard a noise in the back yard and looked =
out to see TWO Northern Flickers battling for a spot on our suet feeder. =
It seems odd to me that Flickers are now overwintering in the =
Maritimes.
Maybe it is a new climate change trend or perhaps they have always =
been capable of withstanding our cold temps but never had such an =
abundant winter food source like they do now, given all the feeding =
stations around.
Ron Wilson
Somerset/Berwick NS=20
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<DIV>Hi Ron & All, =
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Jan 29, =
2015</DIV>
<DIV> It is difficult to imagine that an abundance of =
food in=20
winter would not eventually modify migration, provided history had not =
narrowed=20
variation excessively.</DIV>
<DIV> I have wondered for years why Flickers =
were not=20
more abundant here. It can't be a shortage of ants unless they avoid =
those=20
species which are abundant. If it is feed in their traditional winter =
range that=20
has limited numbers then perhaps they will become more =
common.</DIV>
<DIV> Do you have Spruce in your woodlot and are they =
healthy=20
? Many of my Spruce (both Red & White) on shallow or poorly=20
drained Morristown Loam have been in decline for up to ~25=20
years. </DIV>
<DIV> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dsolidago123@gmail.com =
href=3D"mailto:solidago123@gmail.com">Ron=20
Wilson</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">Nature NS</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 29, =
2015 10:31=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] A Flicker =
of hope=20
....</DIV>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr>ok - its just a play on words.....
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<DIV>We've been hosting a Northern Flicker at our feeders this =
winter.</DIV>
<DIV>Yesterday my wife Heather heard a noise in the back yard and =
looked out=20
to see TWO Northern Flickers battling for a spot on our suet=20
feeder. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>It seems odd to me that Flickers are now overwintering in the=20
Maritimes.</DIV>
<DIV>Maybe it is a new climate change trend or perhaps they have =
always been=20
capable of withstanding our cold temps but never had such an =
abundant=20
winter food source like they do now, given all the feeding stations=20
around.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Ron Wilson</DIV>
<DIV>Somerset/Berwick NS </DIV></DIV><A></A>
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