Burdock is one of the non-native invasives which I actively eliminate from my property for this reason. But it’s not just small birds and big burrs which can be a problem. I once rescued an exhausted Gray Catbird ensnared in a stand of what I think was Virginia Stickseed, a native plant.
On a happier note, this morning I have 2 Nashville Warblers hover-gleaning at Goldenrod flowers outside my kitchen window. - - Dave Nutter > On Oct 4, 2022, at 8:00 AM, bob mcguire <bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com> wrote: > > So good of you, Sara. This happens all too often. I came across a goldfinch > several years ago, stuck fast in the burrrs of a burdock along the East > Ithaca RecWay (near Game Farm Road). Sadly, by the time I came by, it had > perished. > > Bob > >> On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:19 PM, Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in >> noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky for >> him you came along. >> >> Linda Orkin >> >>> On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes <s...@cornell.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there >>> was a Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant! I went up to the plant >>> and saw that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the burdock, >>> so I gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck wing >>> feathers away. I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of >>> fluttered to the ground—and continued to rest. There wasn’t an appropriate >>> nearby tree to set it upon, so we just left the bird on the ground—but >>> underneath some large leafed weed—well concealed. I went to same spot on >>> my walk today, and there was no sign of the bird. I like to think that it >>> escaped predators. However, I had several burdock plants attached to my >>> arm! I’ve heard of hummingbirds getting stuck in spider webs—but this was >>> my first experience of a bird being caught on a burdock plant. >>> -- >>> >>> Sara Jane Hymes >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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/ --
