Agreed, Pokeweed berries are great bird food, as well as being beautiful colorful plants. I have also had Swainson’s Thrush, Gray Catbird, Scarlet Tanager, Red-eyed Vireo, and Northern Cardinal eating them.
- - Dave Nutter > On Oct 16, 2023, at 11:49 AM, Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> wrote: > > All > If you need another reason to garden for wildlife, here’s one: > We just had a flock of Waxwings, mostly juveniles, dining on Pokeweed > berries. Humans can’t eat them but the birds really appreciate them. > > Regi > > West Hill in the City > > ____________ > Creativity is the heart of adaptive evolution. > Terry Tempest Williams > > > > -- > > 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/ --
