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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Interesting Donna - we have about the s=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">White Breasted Nuthatchs nd Brown Creep=
ers are common in the treesback in Marc<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">but I never see them at the feeders. Mu=
st get insects of the trees.<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">We always fed a flock of ducks in the y=
ard. Mallards mostly with some Blacks<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">and a few others. Sometimes up to 50 bu=
t this year none. Someone else must<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">be putting out better meals. They were =
here until the end of November then disappeared.<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">I used to feed cracked corn but maybe t=
hey will come back in March.<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">There was a good number of Blacks along=
Western Shore yesterday - maybe 200<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">never all Blacks with only a few Mallar=
ds. I'll go count them when theres no snow to shovel!<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Its a year for Goldfinches. Seems to be=
more plentiful than<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">other years - a dozen or so Purple Finc=
h today. <br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Well the snow will give us something to=
do for a few more days.<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy the shoveling! Its a good time to=
watch for birds!<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Paul<br/></span>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Our yellow-bellied sapsucker is still coming to =
our suet feeder when he has to.  When the temperature drops, he comes =
back.  His deep red throat and cap are gorgeous.  His yellowy bre=
ast feathers seem to blow in the wind far more than those of the downy and =
hairy.  I have the impression that he is not as well insulated.  =
So far, despite the blizzard, temperatures have not been too bad this winte=
r so my impression is that he=E2=80=99ll make it though. </p>=20
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99d place my bets on the sapsucker over =
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Lots of =E2=80=98feeder frenzy=E2=80=99 went on =
today, but nothing out of the ordinary.  Two pairs of cardinals, lots =
of goldfinches (more than I=E2=80=99d prefer), some evening grosbeaks, one =
male pheasant, chickadees, one white-breasted nuthatch, slate-coloured junc=
os, a few purple finches (noted only one male and two female), and a few Am=
erican tree sparrows. </p>=20
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