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--=====================_72461125==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed When we explored the Advocate area two weeks ago, Kathleen Spicer showed me how she had placed berry-laden branches of Bayberry in her garden to attract birds, though few had yet discovered them -- a robin, the odd chickadee, etc. As there was a huge quantity of Bayberry growing, almost weed-like, on The Bar of Apple River Harbour, I picked a half-dozen branches to try at my feeders in White's Lake. I stuck the branches into a half-barrel near the feeders. I was curious to learn if anything would discover the berries, and how long it would take. All the berries disappeared that first day. I wasn't expecting such a fast result, and as I quite busy that day I had not kept an eye on the Bayberry. I do know there were no robins or waxwings around, or any other obvious berry lover. But I don't know what ate the berries. My guess is chickadees, but I'm wondering if anyone else has any Bayberry feeder experience. I haven't found a local supply of Bayberry to repeat the experiment. Any suggestions regarding the mystery diners? Blake ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca 902-852-2077 Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" http://nsbs.chebucto.org Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" http://tinyurl.com/birdingns Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers: http://tinyurl.com/mr627d White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada --=====================_72461125==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> When we explored the Advocate area two weeks ago, Kathleen Spicer showed me how she had placed berry-laden branches of Bayberry in her garden to attract birds, though few had yet discovered them -- a robin, the odd chickadee, etc. As there was a huge quantity of Bayberry growing, almost weed-like, on The Bar of Apple River Harbour, I picked a half-dozen branches to try at my feeders in White's Lake.<br><br> I stuck the branches into a half-barrel near the feeders. I was curious to learn if anything would discover the berries, and how long it would take. All the berries disappeared that first day.<br><br> I wasn't expecting such a fast result, and as I quite busy that day I had not kept an eye on the Bayberry. I do know there were no robins or waxwings around, or any other obvious berry lover. But I don't know what ate the berries. My guess is chickadees, but I'm wondering if anyone else has any Bayberry feeder experience. I haven't found a local supply of Bayberry to repeat the experiment.<br><br> Any suggestions regarding the mystery diners?<br><br> Blake<br><br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Blake Maybank<br> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br> 902-852-2077<br><br> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"<br> <a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl"> http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br> </a>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font> <br><br> author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br> </a></u></font>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:<br> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </body> </html> --=====================_72461125==.ALT--
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