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In late October, I reported to NatureNS seeing a N Mockingbird in a =
barberry shrub at Miners Marsh. I presumed that it was eating the =
berries. But Pat is certainly correct in that they seem to many birds =
the food source of last resort since there are plenty of barberries =
still around.
Bob McDonald
Halifax
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From: Dean Kendall=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 2:40 AM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] robins, Wolfville, eating barberry? berries, =
etc.
Down here in southeast PA, not this winter but the previous several, a =
Mockingbird claimed a Barberry hedge that runs between one of our =
gardens and the road, and subsisted on the abundant berries all winter, =
or so I assumed since near every time you'd go near it was on or around =
that hedge. But i'd have to comb thru my notes to be able to say =
whether i saw it actually eating many berries. =20
Dean, nr Leesport=20
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:20 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] robins, Wolfville, eating barberry? berries, =
etc.
Jim, the robins must be really hungry. I have observed that barberry =
fruits are rarely eaten.=20
=20
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
=20
From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca >
Date: January 28, 2013 2:55:34 PM AST
To: Nature BNS < nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
Subject: [ValleyNature] robins, Wolfville, eating barberry? =
berries, etc.
JAN. 28, 2013 - Jake MacDonald phoned to say he counted 22 robins =
eating red berries in a hedge, probably of barberry?, off lower Maple =
Ave. in Wolfville (just south of Kenny's Market property, I think).
In our yard we again saw a couple of goldfinches and a single =
common redpoll; the goldfinches were on one of the sunflower seed =
feeders. Every day we have at least 2 cardinals and up to 3 flickers. =
Today there was also a hairy woodpecker, plus the juncos, white-throated =
sparrows, song sparrows, mourning doves, starlings, and another red =
squirrel (but no rats).
Concerning the latter mammals, I'm happy that our neighbourhood =
red-tailed hawk often chooses to perch at the top of a pine the yard =
next-door to ours.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>In late October, I reported to NatureNS =
seeing a N=20
Mockingbird in a barberry shrub at Miners Marsh. I presumed that =
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eating the berries. But Pat is certainly correct in that they seem =
to many=20
birds the food source of last resort since there are plenty of =
barberries still=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Halifax</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddeankendall@paydaynet.org=20
href=3D"mailto:deankendall@paydaynet.org">Dean Kendall</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 30, =
2013 2:40=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] robins, =
Wolfville, eating barberry? berries, etc.</DIV>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D308112206-30012013><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff=20
face=3DArial>Down here in southeast PA, not this winter but the =
previous=20
several, a Mockingbird claimed a Barberry hedge that runs=20
between one of our gardens and the road, and =
subsisted on=20
the abundant berries all winter, or so=20
I assumed since near every time you'd go near it was on =
or=20
around that hedge. But i'd have to comb thru my notes to be =
able to=20
say whether i saw it actually eating many berries. =20
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face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D308112206-30012013><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff=20
face=3DArial>Dean, nr Leesport </FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><B>From:</B> =
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca=20
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <B>On Behalf Of </B>P.L.=20
Chalmers<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:20 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] robins, =
Wolfville,=20
eating barberry? berries, etc.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT size=3D3>Jim, the robins must be really hungry. =
I have=20
observed that barberry fruits are rarely eaten.=20
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<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB><BR><X=
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L.=20
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Chalmers<BR><X-TAB> </X-TA=
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT size=3D3=20
face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica"><B>From: </B>"James W. Wolford" =
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</A>=20
><BR><B>Date: </B>January 28, 2013 2:55:34 PM AST<BR><B>To: =
</B>Nature=20
BNS <<A href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">=20
nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca</A>><BR><B>Subject: =
[ValleyNature]=20
robins, Wolfville, eating barberry? berries, =
etc.<BR></B></FONT><BR><FONT=20
size=3D3 face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica"><B>JAN. 28, 2013</B> - Jake =
MacDonald=20
phoned to say he counted 22<B> robins</B> eating red berries in a =
hedge,=20
probably of barberry?, off lower Maple Ave. in Wolfville (just =
south of=20
Kenny's Market property, I think).<BR><BR>In our yard we again saw =
a=20
couple of<B> goldfinches</B> and a single <B>common redpoll;</B> =
the=20
goldfinches were on one of the sunflower seed feeders. Every =
day we=20
have at least 2 <B>cardinals</B> and up to 3<B> =
flickers</B>. Today=20
there was also a<B> hairy woodpecker</B>, plus the<B> juncos,=20
white-throated sparrows, song sparrows, mourning doves, =
starlings,=20
and another red squirrel (but no rats)</B>.<BR><BR>Concerning the =
latter=20
mammals, I'm happy that our neighbourhood <B>red-tailed hawk</B> =
often=20
chooses to perch at the top of a pine the yard next-door to=20
ours.<BR><BR>Cheers from Jim in=20
=
Wolfville.<BR></FONT>_______________________________________________<BR>N=
ature=20
mailing list<BR><A=20
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href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.=
ca</A><BR><A=20
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href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnat=
uralists.ca"=20
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