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ולדוברי האנגלית שבינינו,
ניתן להצטרף לחוויה הלימודית בפורומים הבאים ביאהו:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABBASEEDBIRDSQANDA/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/COM_USA/?yguid=47202339
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ColorbredCanaries101Genetics/?yguid=47202339
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EuropeanGoldFinch/?yguid=47202339
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GPA101911/?yguid=47202339
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/timbrado/?yguid=47202339
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NFSS/?yguid=47202339
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Greetings from Marco Island, Florida. I
hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter or other Holiday, whichever
one you celebrated. Easter Sunday, here on Marco Island, was unusually
cool. I saw people walking around wearing heavy sweaters and jackets.
Believe it or not, some were even shivering. I do feel sorry for the
many people who travel here to sunny Florida on vacation, spending
thousands of dollars for accommodations, hoping to have lots of fun in
the sun, but instead have to go shopping to buy warm clothing to be
comfortable. So far, this season has been very unpredictable, not only
in Florida but in many parts of North America, as well. One day it is
very hot and the next day it's very cold. I saw many postings in the
group, lamenting about the crazy weather conditions, including very cold
and freezing conditions. Definitely these unstable weather situations
have been confusing the birds in the wild, as well as the birds in many
of our birds rooms. As of this day, the poor wild critters cannot make
up their minds whether they should fly south or north from the Southwest
Florida area. In fact, hundreds of birds are still presently wandering
around the huge golf course in my backyard. Last year, at this time of
year, some species of black birds decided to start a new family in my
yard. So far this year, in the last couple of weeks, only a pair of
doves have successfully built a nest in one of my bushes. Actually, it
is very close to the walkway and now I can see the healthy youngsters
inside. I supplied the pair with some of my canary seed mixture which
they are graciously feeding to their youngsters. Competing for food can
be very tough for birds in this area. In the next few days, I may be
able to travel to New Jersey. My birds need me very desperately. My bird
caretakers have been begging me to return to New Jersey. They have not
been very successful in handling the crazy situations created by the
unstable atmospheric conditions. Many fellow fanciers in many parts of
the world have also been confronted with similar situations. Many
breeders claim that the female Canaries, for no reason they can think
of, are abandoning many nests of fertile eggs. It is very puzzling
because they say they have their avian parasites under control so
parasite infestation is definitely not the reason. Many also claim that
the European Goldfinches and other Carduelan Finches have not yet
attempted to build their nests. Well, my friends, it is too early in the
year for many Carduelan Finches to begin their courtship. When the
natural foods from outdoors become available, (which we hope will be
soon), and we begin to supply these natural bounties, in the form of
weeds in the seeding stages, especially the dandelions and chickweed in
seeding stages, then the Carduelan's reproductive system will be
triggered. Perhaps, at this time of year, in many areas of the
Southwest, the dandelions, chickweed and other natural foods are already
in plentiful supply? Maybe the breeding of Carduelans are already in
full swing? However, myself (regarding my birdroom in New Jersey), along
with many others in the Northeast, are confident that soon the cold
freezing weather will go away and the birds normal breeding activity
will resume - and things will be normal again? We can only hope?
Gouldian and other Australian Finches breeding activity seems to be
going fairly well for those of us that have the birds indoors within
controlled temperature environments. I know a couple of friends that
have the Finches in outdoor environments here in Southwest Florida, and
they are having a lot of problems with the breeding activity. Many
species of finches, especially the Gouldian Finches, do very poorly in
cold weather. In the last couple months, we have experienced
temperatures in the high 80's F and then down to the high 30's for
several days. The finches simply don't get off the nest to gather food
to feed their youngsters. As a result, the youngsters are starving to
death. Well, hopefully, better days are ahead. This is all the time that
I have for now. Please, do your share of posting and share your stories,
whether they are learning experiences and/or successes, with all of us.
If you are not a member of the following
groups, please join and be part of the learning experience.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABBASEEDBIRDSQANDA/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/COM_USA/?yguid=47202339
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ColorbredCanaries101Genetics/?yguid=472023\
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EuropeanGoldFinch/?yguid=47202339
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GPA101911/?yguid=47202339
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NFSS/?yguid=47202339
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/timbrado/?yguid=47202339
Best regards to all,
G.A. Abbate
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