[NatureNS] Robin nesting and failed Blue Jay robbery

Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:53:05 -0300 (ADT)
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   Yesterday Donna I was looking out an upstairs window
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   and saw a vole running across a neighbours lawn. A crow
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   say it too and swooped down picked up the vole, flew up
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   5 m or so up in the air &#160;and dropped it. done that a couple of time=
s then a second
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   crow joined the first. Then they had breakfast with the vole providing
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   the meal. A good time to be careful.
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   See you soon
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   Paul
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   <!-- <![endif] -->On April 17, 2016 at 10:49 AM Donna Crossland &#60;dcr=
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal">There was a bit of drama in the linden tree in t=
he front yard this morning.&#160; A pair of robins has already built a nest=
 and they are apparently incubating eggs.&#160; A Blue Jay was quite insist=
ent that the contents of this nest should be breakfast.&#160; &#160;There w=
ere a lot of excited chirps from the robins and creeks/croaks from the blue=
 jay.&#160; The blue jay was very reluctant to leave the area, but finally =
did so (I might have helped convince it a little).&#160;&#160; The robin is=
 back on the nest now.&#160;&#160; Of course the linden is not leafed out, =
so the nest is quite exposed.&#160; We=E2=80=99ll see how that goes!</p>=20
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Checked the local ponds last night, and not a sa=
lamander to be seen.&#160; I presume the cold temps have convinced them to =
hunker down in the detritus and muck(?)&#160; No wood frogs vocalizing, and=
 only a few hearty peepers.&#160; One snipe calling from somewhere on the m=
arsh.&#160;</p>=20
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Donna</p>=20
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