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Hi Paul, Feb 2, 2016
Shortly after the BFM Hospital in Kentville was closed I saw birds =
feeding on small apples (probably ornamental Crab being former Hospital =
grounds but relatively large ~ one cm diam.) late in the winter. The =
apples looked quite disgusting but I tried one and found a concentrated =
sweet syrup, with no trace of bitterness, segregated from the ice and =
frozen brown pulp.=20
I suspect this syrup is the main attraction, not because it is sweet =
but because of the high energy content.
Yt, DW, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 8:07 AM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & cedar waxwings and =
creepers
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
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
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.
Donna
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
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?
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 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.
Donna Crossland
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