Just got word from WDFW that Wiley opens on Friday. Oh happy day!
Sent from my iPhone
>
On Oct 8, 2024, at 3:06 PM, via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
>
Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to
>
tweeters at u.washington.edu
>
>
To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
>
http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
>
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>
tweeters-request at mailman11.u.washington.edu
>
>
You can reach the person managing the list at
>
tweeters-owner at mailman11.u.washington.edu
>
>
When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
>
than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..."
>
>
>
Today's Topics:
>
>
1. Re: Why don't we see birds on blackberries?
>
(Dennis Paulson via Tweeters)
>
2. Re: Why don't we see birds on blackberries?
>
(Ron Post via Tweeters)
>
3. Turkey vultures kettling over Queen Anne, Seattle
>
(Julia H via Tweeters)
>
4. Re: Dan Victor, founder of Tweeters (Diann MacRae via Tweeters)
>
5. Edmonds Roundup - September 2024 (Carol Riddell via Tweeters)
>
6. Re: Why don't we see birds on blackberries?
>
(Linda Phillips via Tweeters)
>
7. Honoring Hal Opperman (Bob Morse via Tweeters)
>
8. Hal Opperman moves on (Elaine Chuang via Tweeters)
>
9. Re: Hal Opperman moves on (Dennis Paulson via Tweeters)
>
10. TVs (via Tweeters)
>
>
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
Message: 1
>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 13:04:37 -0700
>
From: Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
To: Jim Betz <jimbetz at jimbetz.com>
>
Cc: TWEETERS tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Why don't we see birds on blackberries?
>
Message-ID: <A5B06A92-7B53-49AB-8A72-29229343FDCB at comcast.net>
>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
>
Jim, I have seen European Starlings and House Finches in some numbers in Armenian (Himalayan) Blackberry patches, and I assumed they were feeding on the berries.
>
>
Dennis Paulson
>
Seattle
>
>>
On Oct 7, 2024, at 11:51 AM, Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>>
>>
Hi
>>
>>
Now that the blackberry season is past - I was reflecting on the fact that, to the best of my
>>
>>
knowledge, I've never seen a bird eating blackberries. I went to the web and looked it up
>>
>>
and, according to the web, birds do eat blackberries. So why haven't I seen them doing this?
>>
>>
In fact - my observation is that birds seem to avoid blackberry stands (as in, if there are
>>
>>
other bushes nearby you are much more likely to see any birds there than in the blackberries).
>>
>>
Are the blackberries on the East Coast different than here in the West? I even found
>>
>>
pictures of birds "in the blackberries" (but did not see very many of them actually feeding
>>
>>
on the blackberries).
>>
>>
- Jim
>>
>>
>>
_______________________________________________
>>
Tweeters mailing list
>>
Tweeters at u.washington.edu
>>
http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
>
>
>
>
------------------------------
>
>
Message: 2
>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 13:20:47 -0700
>
From: Ron Post via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
To: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
>
Cc: Jim Betz <jimbetz at jimbetz.com>, TWEETERS tweeters
>
<tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Why don't we see birds on blackberries?
>
Message-ID:
>
<CALATYUVZSx=JbhK3k4iSRXYL8mjOQomX-yEHJPtfaDYwxtK9nA at mail.gmail.com>
>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
>
At the CUH in Seattle I have seen finches eat blackberries but not in
>
abundance. Also at times I have seen band tailed pigeons drop down to go
>
for lower branched blackberries. I think many birds just won't bother with
>
them (invasive ones) because of the thorns
>
Ron Post
>
>>
On Mon, Oct 7, 2024, 1:06 PM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <
>>
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>>
>>
Jim, I have seen European Starlings and House Finches in some numbers in
>>
Armenian (Himalayan) Blackberry patches, and I assumed they were feeding on
>>
the berries.
>>
>>
Dennis Paulson
>>
Seattle
>>
>>>
On Oct 7, 2024, at 11:51 AM, Jim Betz via Tweeters <
>>
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>
Hi
>>>
>>>
Now that the blackberry season is past - I was reflecting on the fact
>>
that, to the best of my
>>>
>>>
knowledge, I've never seen a bird eating blackberries. I went to the
>>
web and looked it up
>>>
>>>
and, according to the web, birds do eat blackberries. So why haven't I
>>
seen them doing this?
>>>
>>>
In fact - my observation is that birds seem to avoid blackberry stands
>>
(as in, if there are
>>>
>>>
other bushes nearby you are much more likely to see any birds there than
>>
in the blackberries).
>>>
>>>
Are the blackberries on the East Coast different than here in the
>>
West? I even found
>>>
>>>
pictures of birds "in the blackberries" (but did not see very many of
>>
them actually feeding
>>>
>>>
on the blackberries).
>>>
>>>
- Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
_______________________________________________
>>>
Tweeters mailing list
>>>
Tweeters at u.washington.edu
>>>
http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
>>
>>
_______________________________________________
>>
Tweeters mailing list
>>
Tweeters at u.washington.edu
>>
http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
>>
>
-------------- next part --------------
>