Tweets,

re. snowberry. It is interesting how often the snowberries are the last to go in winter. Of course, the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) is well known for the toxicity of its fruits. However, presumably the fruits are designed to attract animals that by eating the fruits will help disseminate the seeds. Curious.

Gene Hunn
18476 47th Pl. NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
enhunn323 at comcast.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Hobbs
To: Rob Sandelin ; 'Tweeters'
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Does anything eat snowberry?


I have seen American Robins eat snowberry, and I'm pretty sure I've seen something else (Golden-crowned Sparrows???, Cedar Waxwing?) My understanding is that they are a food of last resort for the birds, but they usually get eaten by someone by the end of winter.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== birdmarymoor at verizon.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Sandelin
To: 'Tweeters'
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:26 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Does anything eat snowberry?


There is this mystery I have yet to figure out, the snowberry holds its white clusters of berries until about now, then in short order, they all seem to disappear,yet I have never seen any bird or anything else eat them and they do not fall off. So is it aliens, elves or helfalumps? I'd love to hear of any bird sightings consuming these berries.

Rob Sandelin
Naturalist, Writer
The Environmental Science School
http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm
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