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Hi Randy and all:
This was my worst Project Feeder Watch year ever. I even had one weekend w=
ithout any birds. My highest count for the two days was 54 birds. This on=
ly happened once and my next highest weekend count was only 53. All other =
weekends my counts were half to a quarter of this. Other years I broke ove=
r 100 many times. I had 16 species over the count period. My average for =
American Goldfinch was 11. This is way down. My mourning dove average was=
6. Although I had 21 one weekend as a high. Sparrows were sparse and spo=
radic with virtually none over the last two months. A very disappointing w=
inter for me. American crows were high with about 7-11 most days. Black-c=
apped chickadees were higher than normal with 11 some days.
James R. Hirtle
LaHave
________________________________
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha=
lf of Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
Sent: April 3, 2017 6:45 PM
To: NatureNS
Subject: [NatureNS] last feederwatch survey and summary of the winter
All,
This past weekend was the last one for participating in this year's Project=
FeederWatch. In summary, this had to be the least diverse year at my feede=
rs, ever. I have been at my current location for 16 years, and have never h=
ad such homogeneous results. My home is in the woods...very rural. Here are=
the typical weekly results...the week to week variation was so little that=
there's no point in graphing.
Mourning Dove 1 (and it only arrived in the last half of the survey)
Downy Woodpecker 3-4
Hairy Woodpecker 1-2
Blue Jay 12 or so
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 10 or so
Over the winter I had two or three visits by Evening Grosbeaks, and very ea=
rly on I think I had a goldfinch. The lack of finches this year was disturb=
ing.
For the first time in over a decade, I did not put out carrion...even Bird =
Studies Canada commented on my lack of eagles in my reports! I missed the r=
avens and other non-typical feeder birds that the carrion would have lured.=
Despite this, on Saturday I had an eagle on the ground in my garden, right=
at my compost bins. I had not recently put in any chicken bones or other m=
eal left overs which would have explained this visit. It was probably one o=
f "my" eagles from last year which was checking things out up close, just t=
o make sure. And, more weirdly, I had up to 23 crows on the weekend...I can=
only think that it was "my" crows' turn to host their Annual General Meeti=
ng...there was nothing in the compost to attract them, either...though a fe=
w did root around in there.
Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.
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<p>Hi Randy and all:</p>
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<p>This was my worst Project Feeder Watch year ever. I even had one w=
eekend without any birds. My highest count for the two days was 54 b=
irds. This only happened once and my next highest weekend count was only 53=
. All other weekends my counts were half
to a quarter of this. Other years I broke over 100 many times.  =
;I had 16 species over the count period. My average for American Gold=
finch was 11. This is way down. My mourning dove average was 6.=
Although I had 21 one weekend as a high. Sparrows were
sparse and sporadic with virtually none over the last two months. A&=
nbsp;very disappointing winter for me. American crows were high with =
about 7-11 most days. Black-capped chickadees were higher than normal=
with 11 some days. </p>
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<p>James R. Hirtle</p>
<p>LaHave </p>
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to.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on behalf of Randy Lauff <=
;randy.lauff@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> April 3, 2017 6:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NatureNS<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] last feederwatch survey and summary of the winte=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">All,
<div><br>
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<div>This past weekend was the last one for participating in this year's Pr=
oject FeederWatch. In summary, this had to be the least diverse year at my =
feeders, ever. I have been at my current location for 16 years, and have ne=
ver had such homogeneous results.
My home is in the woods...very rural. Here are the typical weekly results.=
..the week to week variation was so little that there's no point in graphin=
g.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Mourning Dove 1 (and it only arrived in the last half of the survey)</=
div>
<div>Downy Woodpecker 3-4</div>
<div>Hairy Woodpecker 1-2</div>
<div>Blue Jay 12 or so</div>
<div>American Crow 2</div>
<div>Black-capped Chickadee 10 or so</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Over the winter I had two or three visits by Evening Grosbeaks, and ve=
ry early on I think I had a goldfinch. The lack of finches this year was di=
sturbing.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>For the first time in over a decade, I did not put out carrion...even =
Bird Studies Canada commented on my lack of eagles in my reports! I missed =
the ravens and other non-typical feeder birds that the carrion would have l=
ured. Despite this, on Saturday
I had an eagle on the ground in my garden, right at my compost bins. I had=
not recently put in any chicken bones or other meal left overs which would=
have explained this visit. It was probably one of "my" eagles fr=
om last year which was checking things out
up close, just to make sure. And, more weirdly, I had up to 23 crows on th=
e weekend...I can only think that it was "my" crows' turn to host=
their Annual General Meeting...there was nothing in the compost to attract=
them, either...though a few did root around
in there.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Randy<br clear=3D"all">
<div>
<div class=3D"gmail_signature">_________________________________<br>
RF Lauff<br>
Way in the boonies of<br>
Antigonish County, NS.</div>
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