Horseback riding in Aurelius on trails through wet fields/woods, the farm owner and I scared up a family of woodcocks: four flew, one went into the grasses by the trail. An exciting first for both of us. Linda
-----Original Message----- From: bounce-37737035-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-37737035-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 7:25 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dead Birds - Mulberry Tree Well, if the deaths continue without explanation, there's always DEC's Wildlife Pathology Unit: http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6957.html#port -Geo On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:58 PM, bob mcguire wrote: > Nope. No windows within 200 ft. And the dead birds were all UNDER the > trees. > > Bob > On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Geo Kloppel wrote: > >> Perhaps the fruiting mulberry trees are only luring birds into the >> vicinity of something else that's deadly. Windows? >> >> -Geo >> >> On Jun 23, 2011, at 5:21 PM, bob mcguire wrote: >> >>> Yes Joe, we've heard that. But death?? >>> On Jun 23, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Geo Kloppel wrote: >>> >>>> The unripe fruits and the milky sap of several mulberry species are >>>> mildly toxic, and can cause hallucinations and stomach upset. >>>> >>>> http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Morusal.htm >>>> >>>> -Geo >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 23, 2011, at 4:01 PM, bob mcguire wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just had lunch with a friend who has two mulberry trees on his >>>>> property. This year, shortly after the fruits began to appear >>>>> (whitish-green when unripe, going to reddish-black when ripe), he >>>>> began to find dead birds under the trees: 5 Starlings, 2 male >>>>> Baltimore Orioles, 1 Gray Catbird so far. >>>>> There is a strong correlation (timewise) between fruiting and the >>>>> deaths. Is anyone familiar with this phenomenon? >>>>> >>>>> Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
