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Dear All,
I planted a Bayberry in our yard about 1967, by good fortune a =
female, and it cropped just about every year from about 1972 until it =
became weak about 2000 (Died about 2005; shade/roots of Crack Willow and =
Black Cherry I suspect). It became huge BTY, about 7' tall and 1" at the =
ground.
The berries have a thick coat of wax beads so 'lipid' rich. The bush =
was readily seen from one Kitchen window and one Dining Room window. =
Crows fed on the berries every year, usually in late winter, often =
hanging upside down while they fed. But we never saw a Flicker feeding =
on them.=20
I recommend it as a yard plant if you have open space especially now =
that it has a probable Flicker connection; no care needed.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Ken McKenna=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
Hi all=20
I hope I am not passing on mis-information. For some reason thought =
that this is why flickers in winter are often found where there is =
bayberry but I am now not 100% sure of this. Certainly other birds such =
as late yellow-rumped (myrtle) warblers and I think tree swallows can be =
found in these area
Well I just did a Google and indeed both red-bellied woodpeckers and =
flickers like bayberry. Apparently they have a very high fat content.=20
Cheers l
Ken
Ken McKenna
Box 218 =20
Stellarton
NS B0K 1S0
On Jan 29, 2015, at 9:29 PM, katefsteele@gmail.com wrote:
That also explains the flicker or two that were seen several times =
at Grand Desert Beach last winter where there is hardly a tree. I hadn't =
put much thought into why they were at that location!
Kate
Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.
From: Keith Lowe
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:15 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Reply To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....=20
Liking bayberry would explain their presence at Rainbow Haven then. =
There are at least 4 =E2=80=93 6 of them wintering there this year.
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ken McKenna
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:37 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
Hi all=20
In Pictou co. Most overwintering flickers are near sources of =
bayberry and here that is often near the shore like caribou I , Melmerby =
pp and big I.=20
This year on Pictou hbr Cbc the Vines had 6-7 flickers nicely =
decorating one tree near the entrance of Pictou hbr and in the middle a =
red-bellied woodpecker. The odd one shows up elsewhere like Pictou town =
which is coastal in a way. We rarely have missed getting a number of =
flickers on this count in the nearly 25 years of my doing this count.=20
On the Springville count which runs an inland tangent from the =
Pictou hbr count we rarely get flickers- not a lot of inland bayberry. =
My thoughts anyway for what it is worth.=20
Cheers
Ken
Ken McKenna
Box 218 =20
Stellarton
NS B0K 1S0
On Jan 29, 2015, at 8:16 PM, David & Alison Webster =
<dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
Hi Keith,
I have not seen one of these plots before; very impressive. =
What is the difference between a blue balloon and a red one ? Assuming =
the pointed end is the location marker, nearly all are near salt water =
or in the warmer end of the Annapolis Valley (when viewed at large =
scale); suggests aversion to cold.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Keith Lowe=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:19 AM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
Hi Ron,
Welcome to the list.=20
Northern Flickers are in range for overwintering in the western =
half of the Nova Scotia mainland.=20
You=E2=80=99ll have to zoom in but this map shows eBirded =
Northern Flickers in Jan/Feb for the last 10 years. Click on =
=E2=80=9CShow Points Sooner=E2=80=9D on the right side of the page.
=
http://ebird.org/ebird/map/norfli?neg=3Dtrue&env.minX=3D&env.minY=3D&env.=
maxX=3D&env.maxY=3D&zh=3Dfalse&gp=3Dfalse&ev=3DZ&mr=3Don&bmo=3D1&emo=3D2&=
yr=3Dlast10&byr=3D2005&eyr=3D2015
Keith Lowe
Halifax
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ron Wilson
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:31 AM
To: Nature NS
Subject: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
ok - its just a play on words.....
We've been hosting a Northern Flicker at our feeders this =
winter.
Yesterday my wife Heather heard a noise in the back yard and =
looked out to see TWO Northern Flickers battling for a spot on our suet =
feeder.=20
It seems odd to me that Flickers are now overwintering in the =
Maritimes.
Maybe it is a new climate change trend or perhaps they have =
always been capable of withstanding our cold temps but never had such =
an abundant winter food source like they do now, given all the feeding =
stations around.
Ron Wilson
Somerset/Berwick NS=20
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<DIV> I planted a Bayberry in our yard about 1967, by =
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fortune a female, and it cropped just about every year from about 1972 =
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became weak about 2000 (Died about 2005; shade/roots of Crack =
Willow and=20
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<DIV> The berries have a thick coat of wax beads so =
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rich. The bush was readily seen from one Kitchen window and one Di