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Gee, thanks. I was so sure that grackles were cousins of crows, etc. =
that I didn=E2=80=99t bother to look it up.=20
And me the avid googler.
Shame shame=E2=80=A6
Jane =F0=9F=98=89
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca On Behalf Of Ronald Arsenault
Sent: April 12, 2020 10:26 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] corvidae: grackles in downtown Dartmouth
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Hello,
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Grackles, like Red-winged Blackbirds, orioles, and meadowlarks are =
icterids (Icteridae). Corvids (Corvidae) includes such birds as crows, =
ravens, jays and magpies.
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Enjoy both families!
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Ron
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On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 3:23 PM <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca =
<mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote:
In addition to our usual backyard flocks of blue jays, starlings, and =
crows, we now have a sizeable flock of grackles. We=E2=80=99ve counted =
6, and they=E2=80=99re flying in and out of a spruce which is always a =
favorite nesting site for various birds. We=E2=80=99re pretty sure =
there are more than 6.
I imagine the birds and other urban wildlife must be having a great =
spring, with the reduction in noise and air pollution. We have some new =
neighbors who have put out feeders as well.
This =E2=80=9Cwildlife=E2=80=9D is also enjoying the relative quiet.
Jane Schlosberg
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Ronald G. Arsenault
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Gee, thanks.=C2=A0 I =
was so sure that grackles were cousins of crows, etc. that I =
didn=E2=80=99t bother to look it up. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>And me the avid =
googler.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Shame =
shame=E2=80=A6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Jane </span><span =
lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-family:"Segoe UI =
Emoji",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>😉</span><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span =
lang=3DEN-US> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronald =
Arsenault<br><b>Sent:</b> April 12, 2020 10:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] corvidae: =
grackles in downtown Dartmouth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'>Grackles, like =
Red-winged Blackbirds, orioles, and meadowlarks are icterids =
(Icteridae). Corvids (Corvidae) includes such birds as crows, ravens, =
jays and magpies.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'>Enjoy both =
families!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'>Ron<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 3:23 PM <<a =
href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</a>=
> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>In addition =
to our usual backyard flocks of blue jays, starlings, and crows, we now =
have a sizeable flock of grackles. We=E2=80=99ve counted 6, and =
they=E2=80=99re flying in and out of a spruce which is always a favorite =
nesting site for various birds. We=E2=80=99re pretty sure there =
are more than 6.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I imagine =
the birds and other urban wildlife must be having a great spring, with =
the reduction in noise and air pollution. We have some new =
neighbors who have put out feeders as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>This =
=E2=80=9Cwildlife=E2=80=9D is also enjoying the relative =
quiet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Jane =
Schlosberg<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><br clear=3Dall><o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>-- =
<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Ronald G. =
Arsenault<br>Halifax, Nova =
Scotia<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>
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