[NatureNS] re wild lily of the valley fruits & dispersers

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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:37:57 -0400
From: Nicholas Hill <fernhillns@gmail.com>
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Well David and Marina were right. David said the grit was too big for a
Junco and Marina thought that the scat w the wild lily of valley in it was
deposited by a grouse that we've noted in that area. So, so far we have
evidence in NS indicating that these seeds are ingested by grouse and
scatter-hoarded by the vole in David's wood pile.
Thanks Lance
Nick

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Laviolette, Lance (EXP) <
lance.laviolette@lmco.com> wrote:

>  Hi Nick, Dave and others,
>
>
>
> This topic was raised before Christmas but it=E2=80=99s taken me a while =
to get
> around to looking up the information. From one of my favorite books, Amer=
ican
> Wildlife & Plants: A Guide to Wildlife Food Habits, Martin, Zim & Nelson =
(Dover
>  1961), comes the following information:
>
>
>
> *Maianthemum** (Wild Lily-of-the-valley) *is a small component (<=3D5%) o=
f
> the diet of Ruffed Grouse, Snowshoe Hare, Eastern Chipmunk and White-foot=
ed
> Mouse.
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
>
> Lance
>
>
>
> *Lance Laviolette*
>
> Glen Robertson, Ontario
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nicholas Hill
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 12:49 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] Scat
>
> I wondered if any naturalist had an idea about what possible bird would e=
at
> fruits of wild lily of the valley. It was a small scat and its crop
> contained grit about the same diameter..maybe 3mm.. as the small seeds.
> An aside: the Young Naturalists had a Christmas Bird count in Berwick and
> we
> found a coyote scat that was all apple pomace then we found a squirrel's
> feeding log that had bits of apple scattered about but no seeds.
> Could juncos be dispersing the wild lily of the valley seeds? The single
> seed takes up most of the fruit interior.
> Nick
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Well David and Marina were right. David said the grit was =
too big for a Junco and Marina thought that the scat w the wild lily of val=
ley in it was deposited by a grouse that we&#39;ve noted in that area. So, =
so far we have evidence in NS indicating that these seeds are ingested by g=
rouse and scatter-hoarded by the vole in David&#39;s wood pile.<div>Thanks =
Lance</div><div>Nick</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Laviolette, Lance (EXP) =
<span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lance.laviolette@lmco.com" target=
=3D"_blank">lance.laviolette@lmco.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid=
;padding-left:1ex">





<div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Hi Nick, Dave and others,=
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">This topic was raised bef=
ore Christmas but it=E2=80=99s taken me a while to get around to looking up=
 the information. From one of my favorite books,
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quo=
t;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">American Wildlife &amp; Plants: A Guide t=
o Wildlife Food Habits</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&q=
uot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">,</span><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#1f497d">
 Martin, Zim &amp; Nelson </span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-famil=
y:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">(</span><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1f497d">Dover
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quo=
t;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.=
0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">1=
961</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&=
quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">),
 comes the following information:</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;fon=
t-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u><=
u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><i><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot=
;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></=
span></i></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><i><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot=
;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Maianthemum</span></i>=
<i><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sa=
ns-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"> (Wild Lily-of-the-valley)
</span></i><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,=
&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">is a small component (&lt;=3D5%) of t=
he diet of</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&=
quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"> Ruffed Grouse, Snowshoe Hare, =
Eastern
 Chipmunk </span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&=
quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">and
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quo=
t;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">White-footed Mouse</span><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;colo=
r:#1f497d">.</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibr=
i&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">All the best,<u></u><u></=
u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Lance<u></u><u></u></span=
></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot=
;Batang&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Lance Laviolette<u></u><u></=
u></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ba=
tang&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Glen Robertson, Ontario<u></u><=
u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Hel=
vetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">----- Original Message -----<br>
From: Nicholas Hill<br>
To:<span>=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"=
_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 12:49 PM<br>
Subject: [NatureNS] Scat<br>
<br>
I wondered if any naturalist had an idea about what possible bird would eat=
<br>
fruits of wild lily of the valley. It was a small scat and its crop<br>
contained grit about the same diameter..maybe 3mm.. as the small seeds.<br>
An aside: the Young Naturalists had a Christmas Bird count in Berwick and w=
e<br>
found a coyote scat that was all apple pomace then we found a squirrel&#39;=
s<br>
feeding log that had bits of apple scattered about but no seeds.<br>
Could juncos be dispersing the wild lily of the valley seeds? The single<br=
>
seed takes up most of the fruit interior.<br>
Nick<br>
<br>
</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>

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