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Hi Nick & All, Feb 2, 2016
Perhaps for practical reasons, when there is only seed to go on, it =
is necessary to lump these but that does not mean they are identical.=20
If recent advances in Botany are any indication then there will in =
time be three kinds of vascular plants in NS; Grass, Flower & Tree.
Yt, DW, Kentville
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From: Nicholas Hill=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 5:17 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries & cedar waxwings and =
creepers
There is mention of Viburnum opulus (same as trilobum=3D highbush =
"cranberry " ) in the dispersal literature ( Cippolini. .witmer) all =
around the topic of birds' ability to detoxify anti-feedant compounds as =
well as fruits being laxatives.=20
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 early 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.
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From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
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 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). =
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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
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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Feb 2, 2016</DIV>
<DIV> Perhaps for practical reasons, when there is only =
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go on, it is necessary to lump these but that does not mean they are =
identical.=20
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<DIV> If recent advances in Botany are any =
indication=20
then there will in time be three kinds of vascular plants in NS; Grass, =
Flower=20
& Tree.</DIV>
<DIV>Yt, DW, Kentville</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] re =
high-bush=20
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<P dir=3Dltr>There is mention of Viburnum opulus (same as =
trilobum=3D=20
highbush "cranberry " ) in the dispersal literature ( Cippolini. =
.witmer) all=20
around the topic of birds' ability to detoxify anti-feedant compounds =
as well=20
as fruits being laxatives. </P>
<P dir=3Dltr>I've seen little piles of the stripped la