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Hi John & All, Fb 2, 2016
That is interesting. Perhaps I am reading too much into this but =
will Cedar Waxwings not tend to be more frequently present in =
residential areas, where highbush cranberry is rarely present, than =
elsewhere during winter ?=20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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From: John Kearney=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 9:13 AM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & cedar waxwings and =
creepers
Hi All,
A paper by Witmer in the journal Ecology in 2001 relates that Cedar =
Waxwings are one of the primary consumers of high bush cranberries in =
the late winter/early spring. The study indicated that high bush =
cranberries are a rich source of energy for the waxwings but were =
nitrogen deficient. Birds feeding only on these berries lost body mass. =
Waxwings that interrupted feeding on cranberries to feed on emerging =
male catkins maintained body weight. Bohemian Waxwings also eat high =
bush cranberry in winter/early spring. European studies show that they =
supplement this diet with high protein foods such as tree/flower buds, =
insects, and snails. The Witmer study noted that persistent fruits like =
high bush cranberry contain chemicals the promote persistence by =
antimicrobial activity that may reduce palatability and create =
=E2=80=9Ca physiological mandate=E2=80=9D for supplemental protein.
John
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of =
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca
Sent: February-02-16 08:08
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & cedar waxwings and =
creepers
=20
here on the South Shore Donna we have an apple=20
tree covered with frozen apples. Lately the Waxwings - Cedar -=20
and the Robins have been feasting on it.=20
Seems they like it best on a cold day.=20
I hope your cold is better soon.=20
Did you see any Ground Hogs today?=20
Paul=20
=20
On February 1, 2016 at 7:34 PM Donna Crossland =
<dcrossland@eastlink.ca> wrote:=20
I=E2=80=99ll have to think on the fruit side of things, Jim. There =
were some apple orchards not harvested this year... I don=E2=80=99t have =
much hawthorn (though every other prickly bush known to mankind seems to =
thrive here, including lots of the invasive multiflora rose!!), and no =
mountain ash. =20
=20
I noted that the Times & Transcript (Moncton paper, Jan 30th)) =
stated in =E2=80=9CThe birdman=E2=80=9D by Dwayne Biggar: =E2=80=9COur =
usual winter waxwing is the bohemian, but this winter there=E2=80=99s =
been large flocks of cedar reported and photographed. We often see a =
few cedars mixed in, but this year there are some good flocks in the =
Moncton and Riverview... or one flock that=E2=80=99s really getting =
around...=E2=80=9D
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On my way to the drug store today with a nasty cold, I noted a very =
large flock of waxwings sitting on the wires. I thought first they were =
starlings. I was too miserable to turn back and investigate the mix to =
make sure they were all cedar waxwings. Their high pitched breezy =
vocalizations penetrated my car as I drove by. Nice.
=20
Donna
=20
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Jim Wolford
Sent: February-01-16 5:46 PM
To: naturens
Subject: [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & cedar waxwings and =
creepers
=20
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 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 wondering if, in Donna=E2=80=99s area, either Bridgetown or =
near Keji=E2=80=99 Park, some of the wild fruits are already depleted?
=20
Cheers from JIm in Wolfville.
=20
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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Begin forwarded message:
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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
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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 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 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.
=20
Donna Crossland
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