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&nbsp; --047d7bd76fdecbd880052ac5f811 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is mention of Viburnum opulus (same as trilobum=3D highbush "cranber= ry " ) in the dispersal literature ( Cippolini. .witmer) all around 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 Boutlier 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 > > > > > --047d7bd76fdecbd880052ac5f811 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p dir=3D"ltr">There is mention of Viburnum opulus=C2=A0 (same as trilobum= =3D highbush "cranberry " ) in the dispersal literature ( Cippoli= ni. .witmer) all around the topic of birds' ability to detoxify anti-fe= edant compounds as well as fruits being laxatives. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr">I've seen little piles of the stripped large seeds at ba= se 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 Cambridg= e), and I'm thinking squirrels may scatter hoard the seeds and then vol= es would go in for secondary dispersal. Donna's=C2=A0 observation is a = very good one. Needs a note in the Proceedings of NS Institute or northeast= ern naturalist.</p> <p dir=3D"ltr">Nick</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Feb 1, 2016 9:09 PM, "David Patriquin&qu= ot; <<a href=3D"mailto:davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca">davidgpatriquin@yahoo.c= a</a>> 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"><di= v><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,= Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><di= v><span></span></div><div></div><div>=C2=A0There is a quite large stand of = highbush below the Cambridge battery in Point Pleasant Park. Over many year= s those berries have survived into early February at least but this year th= ey were cleaned out in late Oct/early Nov. Not one left so it wasn't pe= ople harvesting them.</div> <div><br><br></div><div style=3D"display:block"= > <div style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,L= ucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div style=3D"font-family:Helvetic= aNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16p= x"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><= span style=3D"font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Jim Wolford <<a href=3D= "mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a= >><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> naturens <<= a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebuc= to.ns.ca</a>> <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> = Monday, February 1, 2016 5:45 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Su= bject:</span></b> [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & cedar waxwings = and creepers<br> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div>Very interesting, Donna,= thanks, but a bit puzzling to this naturalist.=C2=A0 In the Wolfville area= , high-bush cranberries often last for most or all of the winter, providing= some nice colour against the snowy landscape.=C2=A0 My impression has been= that they are somehow less palatable than the other wild fruits like mount= ain-ash or hawthorns or others.=C2=A0 Thus I am wondering if, in Donna=E2= =80=99s area, either Bridgetown or near Keji=E2=80=99 Park, some of the wil= d fruits are already depleted?<div><br></div><div>Cheers from JIm in Wolfvi= lle.</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. Since my earlier report of unidentified = waxwings here (perhaps cedars?), no others have bee