[NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & cedar waxwings and creepers

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waxwings here (perhaps cedars?), no others have bee
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Down here on Wyman Road, south of Yarmouth, a female purple finch was feast=
ing on rose hips by the dawn=E2=80=99s early light a couple of days ago.  A=
ll the other birdies (white-throats, juncos) were focused on the feed on th=
e ground, so the behaviour of Ms. Purple was quite distinctive. 

 

From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
On Behalf Of Nicholas Hill
Sent: February 2, 2016 5:18 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & cedar waxwings and creep=
ers

 

There is mention of Viburnum opulus  (same as trilobum=3D highbush "cranber=
ry " ) in the dispersal literature ( Cippolini. .witmer) all around the top=
ic of birds' ability to detoxify anti-feedant compounds as well as fruits b=
eing laxatives. 

I've seen little piles of the stripped large seeds at base of trees in rver=
 floodplains, a main native habitat of this plant in NS (Heidi Boutlier may=
 have planted the ones in point pleasant around Cambridge), and I'm thinkin=
g squirrels may scatter hoard the seeds and then voles would go in for seco=
ndary dispersal. Donna's  observation is a very good one. Needs a note in t=
he Proceedings of NS Institute or northeastern naturalist.

Nick

On Feb 1, 2016 9:09 PM, "David Patriquin" <davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca> wrote:=


 There is a quite large stand of highbush below the Cambridge battery in Po=
int Pleasant Park. Over many years those berries have survived into early F=
ebruary at least but this year they were cleaned out in late Oct/early Nov.=
 Not one left so it wasn't people harvesting them.

 

  _____  

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> 
Sent: Monday, February 1, 2016 5:45 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & cedar waxwings and creepers

 

Very interesting, Donna, thanks, but a bit puzzling to this naturalist.  In=
 the Wolfville area, high-bush cranberries often last for most or all of th=
e winter, providing some nice colour against the snowy landscape.  My impre=
ssion has been that they are somehow less palatable than the other wild fru=
its like mountain-ash or hawthorns or others.  Thus I am wondering if, in D=
onna=E2=80=99s area, either Bridgetown or near Keji=E2=80=99 Park, some of =
the wild fruits are already depleted?

 

Cheers from JIm in Wolfville.

 

P.S. Since my earlier report of unidentified waxwings here (perhaps cedars?=
), no others have been reported lately (that I have heard about). 

 

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From: Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca>

Subject: [NatureNS] cedar waxwings and creepers

Date: February 1, 2016 at 3:05:17 PM AST

To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca

Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca

 

I came across a flock of ~ 25 cedar waxwings on a =E2=80=98spring walk=E2=
=80=99 today.   They were consuming our high bush cranberries with gusto.  =
One swallowed 5 berries in a row, then took off.  I returned with binocular=
s, and confirmed that there was not a single Bohemian among them.  A brown =
creeper and a group of chickadees all seemed to be attracted to the festivi=
ty, and all matching the same high pitches emitted by the cedar waxwings.  =
 There are lots of Canada holly berries this year as well, but the high bus=
h cranberries were getting all of the attention.

 

Donna Crossland

 

 



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