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Index of Subjects Hi Blake - There was a great expanse of Bayberry bushes behind the old station house in Barrington Passage during the 1980's and 90's which sustained the 3-40 Yellow-rumped Warblers in the over wintering flock. I have also seen Blue Jays, Chickadees and even the occasional Robin apparently eating the Bayberry fruit. They do smell lovely, and if you gather a few and sew them in a small cotton bag, they will keep the iron clean (if any one irons clothes any more?). Cheers, Joan On 11/25/2010 1:53 PM, Blake Maybank wrote: > When we explored the Advocate area two weeks ago, Kathleen Spicer > showed me how she had placed berry-laden branches of Bayberry in her > garden to attract birds, though few had yet discovered them -- a > robin, the odd chickadee, etc. As there was a huge quantity of > Bayberry growing, almost weed-like, on The Bar of Apple River Harbour, > I picked a half-dozen branches to try at my feeders in White's Lake. > > I stuck the branches into a half-barrel near the feeders. I was > curious to learn if anything would discover the berries, and how long > it would take. All the berries disappeared that first day. > > I wasn't expecting such a fast result, and as I quite busy that day I > had not kept an eye on the Bayberry. I do know there were no robins > or waxwings around, or any other obvious berry lover. But I don't > know what ate the berries. My guess is chickadees, but I'm wondering > if anyone else has any Bayberry feeder experience. I haven't found a > local supply of Bayberry to repeat the experiment. > > Any suggestions regarding the mystery diners? > > Blake > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Blake Maybank > maybank@ns.sympatico.ca > 902-852-2077 > > Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" > http://nsbs.chebucto.org > > Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club > http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel > > author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" > http://tinyurl.com/birdingns > Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers: > http://tinyurl.com/mr627d > > White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
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