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Index of Subjects --001a1142c2362d61ca0539972f9f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's the Japanese walnut. Trees sourced within Canada are perfectly hardy in the Annapolis Valley. The nuts are way too hard to open. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_ailantifolia RW On 8 August 2016 at 19:14, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > What is a "heartnut" tree? > > Nancy > On 2016-08-08, at 6:36 PM, Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com= > > wrote: > > > Hi John, > > I have 14 butternut & heartnut trees that are severely skeletonized eac= h > year in July. I had mixed warbler feeding groups in these trees each day > roughly July 29-Aug 4. I have eBird reports in for those two dates that > include all of your top 7 species, plus Black-throated Green and Nashvill= e. > I felt the majority of these birds, more than half juveniles, were > migrants, altho several also nest locally. I felt they were migrants > because they were all there together, especially each morning. > > Rick Whitman > > > > On 8 August 2016 at 12:20, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > The rate of nocturnal movements of warblers at Carleton, Yarmouth > County, almost doubled over the previous week. There was a total of 240 > calls and at least 181 individual birds at a rate of 34 calls per night. > Warblers composed 99% of the calls recorded. Despite a continuing variety > in species composition, early migrating warbler species dominated the > count. The most common species were American Redstart (69 calls), > Black-and-White Warbler (45 calls), and Yellow Warbler (34 calls). The > numbers of these three species seemed to indicate true, south-bound > migration, rather than post-breeding dispersion. A summary list can be > found below. > > > > The weather radars in the state of Maine, at Caribou and Portland, > showed only light activity but with evidence of bird migration on most > nights when there was no rain. This, and previous reports, are posted at: > http://www.johnfkearney.com/Carleton_YarmouthCounty_2016.html. > > > > John > > > > > > > > Estimated > > > > Call > > > > Minimum > > > > Species > > > > Count > > > > Individuals* > > > > American Redstart > > > > 69 > > > > 45 > > > > Black-and-White Warbler > > > > 45 > > > > 32 > > > > Yellow Warbler > > > > 34 > > > > 28 > > > > Unidentified Warbler > > > > 18 > > > > 15 > > > > Chestnut-sided Warbler > > > > 13 > > > > 10 > > > > Magnolia Warbler > > > > 10 > > > > 9 > > > > Northern Parula > > > > 10 > > > > 7 > > > > Blackburnian Warbler > > > > 9 > > > > 8 > > > > Black-throated Blue Warbler > > > > 9 > > > > 7 > > > > Unidentified Warbler Genus Setophaga > > > > 7 > > > > 6 > > > > Tennessee Warbler > > > > 6 > > > > 4 > > > > Canada Warbler > > > > 3 > > > > 3 > > > > White-throated Sparrow > > > > 3 > > > > 3 > > > > Bay-breasted Warbler > > > > 1 > > > > 1 > > > > Black-throated Green Warbler > > > > 1 > > > > 1 > > > > Cape May Warbler > > > > 1 > > > > 1 > > > > Northern Waterthrush > > > > 1 > > > > 1 > > > > Total > > > > 240 > > > > 181 > > > > > > > > * Calls that are more than one minute apart plus calls that are less > than one minute apart divided by three and rounded up to nearest whole > number > > > > > > > > -------------------- > > > > John F. Kearney > > > > 120 White=E2=80=99s River Road > > > > Carleton, Nova Scotia > > > > CANADA B5A 5R2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --001a1142c2362d61ca0539972f9f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">It's the Japanese walnut. Trees sourced within Canada = are perfectly hardy in the Annapolis Valley. The nuts are way too hard to o= pen.<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_ai= lantifolia">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_ailantifolia</a><br></div= ><div><br></div><div>RW</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div clas= s=3D"gmail_quote">On 8 August 2016 at 19:14, NancyDowd <span dir=3D"ltr">&l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gmai= l.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">What is a &qu= ot;heartnut" tree?<br> <br> Nancy<br> On 2016-08-08, at 6:36 PM, Rick Whitman <<a href=3D"mailto:dendroica.cae= rulescens@gmail.com">dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.<wbr>com</a>> wrote:<b= r> <br> > Hi John,<br> > I have 14 butternut & heartnut trees that are severely skeletonize= d each year in July. I had mixed warbler feeding groups in these trees each= day roughly July 29-Aug 4. I have eBird reports in for those two dates tha= t include all of your top 7 species, plus Black-throated Green and Nashvill= e. I felt the majority of these birds, more than half juveniles, were migra= nts, altho several also nest locally. I felt they were migrants because the= y were all there together, especially each morning.<br> > Rick Whitman<br> ><br> > On 8 August 2016 at 12:20, John Kearney <<a href=3D"mailto:john.kea= rney@ns.sympatico.ca">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br> > Hi All,<br> ><br> > The rate of nocturnal movements of warblers at Carleton, Yarmouth Coun= ty, almost doubled over the previous week. There was a total of 240 calls a= nd at least 181 individual birds at a rate of 34 calls per night. Warblers = composed 99% of the calls recorded. Despite a continuing variety in species= composition, early migrating warbler species dominated the count. The most= common specie