[NatureNS] Pine Marten?

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:56:34 -0300
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John, Could your critter with the black tail have been a black red =
squirrel?  They are bigger than red squirrels, but would not ordinarily =
scare your squirrels and chipmunks away from feeders.  Jim in Wolfville.

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> From: John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Pine Marten?
> Date: September 23, 2015 at 4:55:09 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> Thanks Randy. I need to get a better look at it.
> John
> =20
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Randy Lauff
> Sent: September-23-15 10:05
> To: NatureNS
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Pine Marten?
> =20
> John, you may want to consider Fisher, too. They're one size up from =
Marten, and are more black.
> =20
> Randy
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> _________________________________
> RF Lauff
> Way in the boonies of
> Antigonish County, NS.
> =20
> On 23 September 2015 at 08:59, John Kearney =
<john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Thanks Billy!
> =20
> From: =
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On =
Behalf Of bdigout
> Sent: September-23-15 08:18
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Pine Marten?
> =20
> Red squirrels are actually one of their main foods.
>=20
> On 23 Sep 2015 08:11, John Kearney wrote:
>=20
> Hi All,
> Last week, I noticed that the squirrels and chipmunks frequenting my =
bird feeder disappeared completely, and have not yet made a =
reappearance. Yesterday, I caught a glimpse of a larger than red =
squirrel sized animal with a long, black bushy tail running along a =
mature hemlock tree branch on my property. The lot is largely mature =
spruce, hemlock, and white pine. Located in Carleton, Yarmouth County, =
it appears to be within or close to the known range of Pine Marten in =
NS. Does anyone know if Pine Martens prey on red squirrels? I can hear =
the occasional squirrel in the woods but none are coming to the feeder.
> Thanks,
> John


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charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">John, =
Could your critter with the black tail have been a black red squirrel? =
&nbsp;They are bigger than red squirrels, but would not ordinarily scare =
your squirrels and chipmunks away from feeders. &nbsp;Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
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margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">John Kearney &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca<=
/a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>RE: [NatureNS] =
Pine Marten?</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">September 23, 2015 =
at 4:55:09 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
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1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a=
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><br><div><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple" =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
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0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class=3D"WordSection1" =
style=3D"page: WordSection1;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks Randy. I need to get a better look at =
it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(31, 73, 125);">John<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.c=
a</a> [<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebuc=
to.ns.ca</a>]<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>On =
Behalf Of<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>Randy =
Lauff<br><b>Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>September-23-15 =
10:05<br><b>To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>NatureNS<br><b>Subject:</b><s=
pan class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Re: [NatureNS] Pine =
Marten?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">John, =
you may want to consider Fisher, too. They're one size up from Marten, =
and are more black.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;">Randy<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;"><br clear=3D"all"><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the =
boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;">On 23 September 2015 at 08:59, John Kearney &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank" =
style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: =
underline;">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks Billy!</span><o:p></o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, =
125);">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style=3D"border-style: =
solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: =
1pt; padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, =
sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" =
style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: =
underline;">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>[mailto:<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" =
style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: =
underline;">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>]<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>On Behalf Of<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>bdigout<br><b>Sent:</b><s=
pan class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>September-23-15 =
08:18<br><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: =
purple; text-decoration: =
underline;">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Re: [NatureNS] Pine =
Marten?</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div><p style=3D"margin-right: 0cm; =
margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;">Red squirrels are actually one of their main =
foods.<o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D"margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">On 23 Sep 2015 =
08:11, John Kearney wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote =
style=3D"border-style: none none none solid; border-left-color: rgb(16, =
16, 255); border-left-width: 1.5pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 4pt; =
margin-left: 3.75pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;">Hi All,</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin:=
 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;">Last week, I noticed that the squirrels and chipmunks =
frequenting my bird feeder disappeared completely, and have not yet made =
a reappearance. Yesterday, I caught a glimpse of a larger than red =
squirrel sized animal with a long, black bushy tail running along a =
mature hemlock tree branch on my property. The lot is largely mature =
spruce, hemlock, and white pine. Located in Carleton, Yarmouth County, =
it appears to be within or close to the known range of Pine Marten in =
NS. Does anyone know if Pine Martens prey on red squirrels? I can hear =
the occasional squirrel in the woods but none are coming to the =
feeder.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;">John</span></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><=
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