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Take it easy on the shovelling, Paul. The snow that is piled up over =
the bases of my windows in the valley is about as high as I have ever =
seen it since we=E2=80=99ve been living here. =20
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I think some people get brown creepers at their feeders. (Maybe someone =
will tell me.) I am missing that species here. There is nothing like =
the male=E2=80=99s sudden cheerful-sounding song in a spruce-hemlock =
stand in early spring. Maybe if we can allow more forest to grow near =
the house, we=E2=80=99ll get some. It=E2=80=99s still pretty open =
around here, and I am sure the sapsucker would like for us to recreate =
the woodland that would have been here some 400 years ago. =
We=E2=80=99ve added a pond last year so that should help the tree =
swallows in their nest boxes this year. You can keep your black ducks =
though, at least for now. =20
=20
There seem to be an ever-growing number of goldfinches. Maybe =
that=E2=80=99s because we are growing more shrubbery than trees in NS? =
The evening grosbeaks are here and gone each day. No red polls this =
year.
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The suet mixed with black oil sunflwr seed is in high demand today. The =
sapsucker fed early and left. I don=E2=80=99t think he liked like =
spending time with some 20 twittering goldfinches, several purple =
finches, and even a couple of blackbirds (females). =20
Must run and listen to the Stewart McLean special on CBC. We lost =
another good one. =20
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Donna
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of =
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca
Sent: February-16-17 9:06 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] still supplementing the Sapsucker
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Interesting Donna - we have about the same mix minus the Sapsucker!=20
White Breasted Nuthatchs nd Brown Creepers are common in the treesback =
in Marc
but I never see them at the feeders. Must get insects of the trees.
We always fed a flock of ducks in the yard. Mallards mostly with some =
Blacks
and a few others. Sometimes up to 50 but this year none. Someone else =
must
be putting out better meals. They were here until the end of November =
then disappeared.
I used to feed cracked corn but maybe they will come back in March.
There was a good number of Blacks along Western Shore yesterday - maybe =
200
never all Blacks with only a few Mallards. I'll go count them when =
theres no snow to shovel!
Its a year for Goldfinches. Seems to be more plentiful than
other years - a dozen or so Purple Finch today.=20
Well the snow will give us something to do for a few more days.
Enjoy the shoveling! Its a good time to watch for birds!
Paul
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On February 13, 2017 at 9:34 PM Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> =
wrote:=20
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 breast 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 winter so my impression is that =
he=E2=80=99ll make it though.=20
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I=E2=80=99d place my bets on the sapsucker over that poor little indigo =
bunting.
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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 juncos, a few =
purple finches (noted only one male and two female), and a few American =
tree sparrows.=20
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style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Take it easy on the shovelling, Paul.=C2=A0 The =
snow that is piled up over the bases of my windows in the valley is =
about as high as I have ever seen it since we=E2=80=99ve been living =
here.=C2=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>I think some people get =
brown creepers at their feeders.=C2=A0 (Maybe someone will tell =
me.)=C2=A0 I am missing that species here. =C2=A0There is nothing like =
the male=E2=80=99s sudden cheerful-sounding song in a spruce-hemlock =
stand in early spring.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Maybe if we can allow more forest to =
grow near the house, we=E2=80=99ll get some.=C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s still =
pretty open around here, and I am sure the sapsucker would like for us =
to recreate the woodland that would have been here some 400 years =
ago.=C2=A0 We=E2=80=99ve added a pond last year so that should help the =
tree swallows in their nest boxes this year.=C2=A0 You can keep your =
black ducks though, at least for now.=C2=A0 =
=C2