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From: Jim Wolford=20
To: naturens=20
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 4:12 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] B. orioles, shrew tracks & carcasses, towhee, =
pileated woodpecker, n. harrier
Hi Jim, Feb 1, 2016
Collins (1959), who has a way condensing much into one line, says =
this about Shrews: "They are voracious feeders and many apparently eat =
their own weight in food every 24 hours just to sustain life." and "Most =
specimens of shrews are found dead in the woods..."
From the above it seems likely that the shrews found by Sam were =
in search of food and did not find it soon enough. To guess why they ran =
out of food one would need to know the details of their site.
Yt, DW
Also today I was approached by a local farmer, Sam (unknown last =
name), who had an interesting and perplexing observation. On his farm =
at Blomidon, he has been finding SHREW tracks on the snow, and several =
times he has followed them for about 10 metres on top of the snow, only =
to find the dead carcass (prob. short-tailed shrew?) at the end of the =
tracks. He says this has happened about 10 times. He knows these are =
shrews, not voles or mice, but wonders what is going on here?
OTHER RECENT BIRD SIGHTINGS:
TOWHEE (eastern?) =97 a male, at Evangeline Beach, seen several =
times over a week or more, up to about Jan. 20/16, by Barb Moore & Jim =
Sacouman;
PILEATED WOODPECKER =97 a female or immature seen Jan. 30/16 by me =
at Saxon Street Pond;
NORTHERN HARRIER =97 a female seen by me, flying Jan. 31 at the Port =
Williams river bridge.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
No virus found in this message.
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca =
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Wolford</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 01, 2016 =
4:12=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] B. orioles, =
shrew=20
tracks & carcasses, towhee, pileated woodpecker, n. harrier</DIV>
<DIV>Hi Jim, =20
=
=20
Feb 1, 2016</DIV>
<DIV> Collins (1959), who has a way condensing much =
into one=20
line, says this about Shrews: "They are voracious feeders and many =
apparently=20
eat their own weight in food every 24 hours just to sustain life." and =
"Most=20
specimens of shrews are found dead in the woods..."</DIV>
<DIV> From the above it seems likely that the shrews =
found=20
by Sam were in search of food and did not find it soon enough. To =
guess=20
why they ran out of food one would need to know the details =
of their=20
site.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yt, DW<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>Also today I was approached by a local farmer, Sam (unknown last =
name),=20
who had an interesting and perplexing observation. On his farm =
at=20
Blomidon, he has been finding <B>SHREW tracks on the snow</B>, and =
several=20
times he has followed them for about 10 metres on top of the snow, =
only to=20
find the <B>dead carcass (prob. short-tailed shrew?)</B> at the end of =
the=20
tracks. He says this has happened about 10 times. He knows =
these=20
are shrews, not voles or mice, but wonders what is going on =
here?</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><B>OTHER RECENT BIRD SIGHTINGS:</B></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><B>TOWHEE (eastern?)</B> =97 a male, at =
Evangeline=20
Beach, seen several times over a week or more, up to about Jan. =
20/16, by=20
Barb Moore & Jim Sacouman;</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><B>PILEATED WOODPECKER </B>=97 a female =
or immature=20
seen Jan. 30/16 by me at Saxon Street Pond;</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><B>NORTHERN HARRIER</B> =97 a female seen =
by me,=20
flying Jan. 31 at the Port Williams river bridge.</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Cheers from Jim in=20
Wolfville.</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><A></A>
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