[NatureNS] was Starlings Now White Point birds

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 18:38:16 -0400
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Here at our Wolfville apartment the starlings love bird pies!  Cheers =
from Jim

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> From: David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] was Starlings Now White Ponit birds
> Date: March 3, 2020 at 5:12:12 PM AST
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> Hi All again,
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>     I do not intend to lose sleep over it but when a weed-like =
introduced bird such as Starling begins to fade I naturally wonder what =
is causing it. I heard some decades ago about traps for Starlings that =
function like  a lobster trap; easy to enter but impossible to exit. =
These were I think intended for poultry yards and feed plants.  Or it =
could be a symptom of too many Eagles. Or an overabundance of Hawks. Or =
it could be a consequence of too many urban life-unfriendly lawns where =
even ants have to move away in search of food. Insects have fallen to =
likely <5% of former times so food is possible. Or some unknown.
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> YT, Dave Kentville
> On 3/3/2020 4:19 PM, Marg Millard wrote:
>> I don=92t mind that we have lower numbers than usual. There have been =
so many over the years.
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>> White Point Artist, Marg Millard
>> 19 White Point 2 Rd., White Point, Queens Co.,=20
>> R.R. # 1 Hunts Point, Nova Scotia=20
>> B0T 1G0 Canada (902) 683-2393=20
>> MargMillard.ca By Appointment, please=20
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>> "Hope is the thing with feathers
>> That perches in the soul
>> And sings the tunes without the words
>> And never stops=96at all." (Emily Dickinson)


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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Here =
at our Wolfville apartment the starlings love bird pies! &nbsp;Cheers =
from Jim<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
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margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">David Webster &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</a>&gt;<br></span></=
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color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Re: [NatureNS] was Starlings Now =
White Ponit birds</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">March 3, 2020 at =
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  <div><p>Hi All again,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I do not intend to lose =
sleep over it but when a weed-like
      introduced bird such as Starling begins to fade I naturally wonder
      what is causing it. I heard some decades ago about traps for
      Starlings that function like&nbsp; a lobster trap; easy to enter =
but
      impossible to exit. These were I think intended for poultry yards
      and feed plants.&nbsp; Or it could be a symptom of too many =
Eagles. Or
      an overabundance of Hawks. Or it could be a consequence of too
      many urban life-unfriendly lawns where even ants have to move away
      in search of food. Insects have fallen to likely &lt;5% of former
      times so food is possible. Or some unknown.</p><p>YT, Dave =
Kentville<br>
    </p>
    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 3/3/2020 4:19 PM, Marg Millard
      wrote:<br>
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          <div>I don=92t mind that we have lower numbers than usual. =
There
            have been so many over the years. </div>
          <div>&nbsp;</div>
          <div style=3D"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Calibri;">White =
Point Artist, Marg Millard<br>
            19 White Point 2 Rd., White Point, Queens Co., <br>
            R.R. # 1 Hunts Point, Nova Scotia <br>
            B0T 1G0 Canada (902) 683-2393 <br>
            MargMillard.ca By =
Appointment, please <br>
            <br>
            <br>
            "Hope is the thing with feathers<br>
            That perches in the soul<br>
            And sings the tunes without the words<br>
            And never stops=96at all." (Emily Dickinson)</div>
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