[NatureNS] Bayberry

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Hi Anne,
    We were talking about Bayberry (Myrica pennsylvanica) not Barberry.
DW, Kentville
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Anne Woolaver=20
  To: Nature Nova Scotia=20
  Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 5:14 PM
  Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Bayberry


  Hi all,
  =20
  This shrub has the most horrific thorns - so fine and =
innocent-looking, but feel just like needles going in! In my prime =
blackberry-picking territory, a barberry has come up right in the middle =
of one of the most prolific patches.  Each year, the barberry branches =
seem to extend further outward, and the blackberries are forced to reach =
higher and higher to come out the top and into the sun.  All I can do is =
look longingly at loaded canes that only a knight in full armour could =
get to!  Makes great bird habitat though - one fall after the leaves =
were down I found what must have been a perfectly protected nest right =
below the top of the bush.
  =20
  A. Woolaver=20
  =20


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  From: dwebster@glinx.com
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
  Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope ....
  Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:02:54 -0400


  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=20
    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 =96 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=92ll have to zoom in but this map shows eBirded Northern =
Flickers in Jan/Feb for the last 10 years. Click on =93Show Points =
Sooner=94 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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