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According to the document at the link below from Cornell, bayberry is =
not mentioned but they list the following as plants that will attract =
them. I=E2=80=99m not sure why flickers seem fond of Rainbow Haven then.
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Wild strawberries, fruits of elderberry and blueberry shrubs, dogwood =
trees, and the seeds of clover and grasses
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http://www.allaboutbirds.org/bbimages/PDFs/Lanscaping_for_Birds_20110127_=
final.pdf
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ken McKenna
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:52 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
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Hi all=20
I hope I am not passing on mis-information. For some reason thought that =
this is why flickers in winter are often found where there is bayberry =
but I am now not 100% sure of this. Certainly other birds such as late =
yellow-rumped (myrtle) warblers and I think tree swallows can be found =
in these area
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Well I just did a Google and indeed both red-bellied woodpeckers and =
flickers like bayberry. Apparently they have a very high fat content.=20
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Cheers l
Ken
Ken McKenna
Box 218 =20
Stellarton
NS B0K 1S0
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On Jan 29, 2015, at 9:29 PM, katefsteele@gmail.com =
<mailto:katefsteele@gmail.com> wrote:
That also explains the flicker or two that were seen several times at =
Grand Desert Beach last winter where there is hardly a tree. I hadn't =
put much thought into why they were at that location!
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Kate
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Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.
From: Keith Lowe
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:15 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
Reply To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
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Liking bayberry would explain their presence at Rainbow Haven then. =
There are at least 4 =E2=80=93 6 of them wintering there this year.
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ken McKenna
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:37 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
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Hi all=20
In Pictou co. Most overwintering flickers are near sources of bayberry =
and here that is often near the shore like caribou I , Melmerby pp and =
big I.=20
This year on Pictou hbr Cbc the Vines had 6-7 flickers nicely =
decorating one tree near the entrance of Pictou hbr and in the middle a =
red-bellied woodpecker. The odd one shows up elsewhere like Pictou town =
which is coastal in a way. We rarely have missed getting a number of =
flickers on this count in the nearly 25 years of my doing this count.=20
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On the Springville count which runs an inland tangent from the Pictou =
hbr count we rarely get flickers- not a lot of inland bayberry. My =
thoughts anyway for what it is worth.=20
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Cheers
Ken
Ken McKenna
Box 218 =20
Stellarton
NS B0K 1S0
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On Jan 29, 2015, at 8:16 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com =
<mailto:dwebster@glinx.com> > wrote:
Hi Keith,
I have not seen one of these plots before; very impressive. What is =
the difference between a blue balloon and a red one ? Assuming the =
pointed end is the location marker, nearly all are near salt water or in =
the warmer end of the Annapolis Valley (when viewed at large scale); =
suggests aversion to cold.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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From: Keith Lowe <mailto:mythos25@live.com> =20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =20
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:19 AM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
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Hi Ron,
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Welcome to the list.=20
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Northern Flickers are in range for overwintering in the western half of =
the Nova Scotia mainland.=20
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You=E2=80=99ll have to zoom in but this map shows eBirded Northern =
Flickers in Jan/Feb for the last 10 years. Click on =E2=80=9CShow Points =
Sooner=E2=80=9D on the right side of the page.
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http://ebird.org/ebird/map/norfli?neg=3Dtrue =
<http://ebird.org/ebird/map/norfli?neg=3Dtrue&env.minX=3D&env.minY=3D&env=
.maxX=3D&env.maxY=3D&zh=3Dfalse&gp=3Dfalse&ev=3DZ&mr=3Don&bmo=3D1&emo=3D2=
&yr=3Dlast10&byr=3D2005&eyr=3D2015> =
&env.minX=3D&env.minY=3D&env.maxX=3D&env.maxY=3D&zh=3Dfalse&gp=3Dfalse&ev=
=3DZ&mr=3Don&bmo=3D1&emo=3D2&yr=3Dlast10&byr=3D2005&eyr=3D2015
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Keith Lowe
Halifax
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ron Wilson
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:31 AM
To: Nature NS
Subject: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
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ok - its just a play on words.....
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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.=20
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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.
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Ron Wilson
Somerset/Berwick NS=20
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