[NatureNS] A Bayberry Mystery

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I've watched Starlings destroy a whole hillside in a matter of hours one =
day. I've seen YR Warb. use them as food but usualy only in the depths =
of winter.

Tom K.
Canso
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Blake Maybank=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 1:53 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] A Bayberry Mystery


  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


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  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=20

  author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
  http://tinyurl.com/birdingns
  Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:
  http://tinyurl.com/mr627d=20

  White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada=20

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  <DIV><BR></DIV>When we explored the Advocate area two weeks ago, =
Kathleen=20
  Spicer showed me how she had placed berry-laden branches of Bayberry =
in her=20
  garden to attract birds, though few had yet discovered them -- a =
robin, the=20
  odd chickadee, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; As there was a huge quantity of =
Bayberry=20
  growing, almost weed-like, on The Bar of Apple River Harbour, I picked =
a=20
  half-dozen branches to try at my feeders in White's Lake.<BR><BR>I =
stuck the=20
  branches into a half-barrel near the feeders.&nbsp; I was curious to =
learn if=20
  anything would discover the berries, and how long it would take.&nbsp; =
All the=20
  berries disappeared that first day.<BR><BR>I wasn't expecting such a =
fast=20
  result, and as I quite busy that day I had not kept an eye on the=20
  Bayberry.&nbsp;&nbsp; I do know there were no robins or waxwings =
around, or=20
  any other obvious berry lover.&nbsp; But I don't know what ate the=20
  berries.&nbsp;&nbsp; My guess is chickadees, but I'm wondering if =
anyone else=20
  has any Bayberry feeder experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; I haven't found a =
local supply=20
  of Bayberry to repeat the experiment.<BR><BR>Any suggestions regarding =
the=20
  mystery diners?<BR><BR>Blake<BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
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------------------<BR>Blake=20
  Maybank<BR>maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>902-852-2077<BR><BR>Editor, =
"Nova Scotia=20
  Birds"<BR><A href=3D"http://nsbs.chebucto.org/"=20
  eudora=3D"autourl">http://nsbs.chebucto.org<BR><BR></A>Organiser, =
Maritimes=20
  Nature Travel Club<BR><FONT color=3D#0000ff><U><A=20
  href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel"=20
  eudora=3D"autourl">http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</A></U></FONT>=20
  <BR><BR>author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<BR><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff><U><A=20
  href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns"=20
  =
eudora=3D"autourl">http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<BR></A></U></FONT>Downloa=
dable=20
  Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:<BR><A=20
  href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/mr627d"=20
  eudora=3D"autourl">http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</A> <BR><BR>White's Lake, =
Nova=20
  Scotia, Canada </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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