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an></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D --089e01184e627a9c73052ac6a06f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What kind of roses John? On Feb 2, 2016 5:51 AM, "John and Nhung" <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Down here on Wyman Road, south of Yarmouth, a female purple finch was > feasting on rose hips by the dawn=E2=80=99s early light a couple of days = ago. All > the other birdies (white-throats, juncos) were focused on the feed on the > 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 > creepers > > > > There is mention of Viburnum opulus (same as trilobum=3D highbush > "cranberry " ) in the dispersal literature ( Cippolini. .witmer) all arou= nd > the topic of birds' ability to detoxify anti-feedant compounds as well as > fruits being 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 Boutli= er > may have planted the ones in point pleasant around Cambridge), and I'm > thinking squirrels may scatter hoard the seeds and then voles would go in > for secondary dispersal. Donna's observation is a very good one. Needs a > note in the 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 > Point Pleasant Park. Over many years those berries have survived into ear= ly > February 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 o= f > the winter, providing some nice colour against the snowy landscape. My > impression has been that they are somehow less palatable than the other > wild fruits like mountain-ash or hawthorns or others. Thus I am wonderin= g > if, in Donna=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). > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > *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 binoculars, and confirm= ed > that there was not a single Bohemian among them. A brown creeper and a > group of chickadees all seemed to be attracted to the festivity, 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 bush > cranberries were getting all of the attention. > > > > Donna Crossland > > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dlink&utm= _campaign=3Dsig-email&utm_content=3Demailclient> This > email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dlink&utm= _campaign=3Dsig-email&utm_content=3Demailclient> > --089e01184e627a9c73052ac6a06f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p dir=3D"ltr">What kind of roses John?</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Feb 2, 2016 5:51 AM, "John and Nhung&quo= t; <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca&g= t; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lan= g=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><spa= n style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-seri= f";color:#1f497d">Down here on Wyman Road, south of Yarmouth, a female= purple finch was feasting on rose hips by the dawn=E2=80=99s early light a= couple of days ago.=C2=A0 All the other birdies (white-throats, juncos) we= re focused on the feed on the ground, so the behaviour of Ms. Purple was qu= ite distinctive. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span styl= e=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"= ;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><= span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma"= ;,"sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"fon= t-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a hr= ef=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owne= r@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.c= a" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b= >Nicholas Hill<br><b>Sent:</b> February 2, 2016 5:18 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a hr= ef=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.n= s.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & c= edar waxwings and creepers<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><= u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p>There is mention of Viburnum opulus=C2=A0 (same a= s trilobum=3D