RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-04-03 Thread Regi Teasley
Meena, I second your points. Gardening for wildlife (especially birds) is a great project, a lot of fun and a delight when the birds come. Regi I am also a fan of Spice Bush (lindera benzoin) and Winterberry, among many others. Something as simple as Black Eyed Susans and Cone flowers

Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-04-02 Thread Nancy W Dickinson
; M Kardon Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Hi all, I am a little bit concerned about promoting Forsythia for birds. They are just good for landing and hiding for birds near bird feeders. But they really are not such healthy food for birds

Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-04-02 Thread Linda Orkin
-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Meena Haribal [ m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:05 PM To: Ann Mitchell; M Kardon Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Hi all, I am a little bit concerned about

Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-04-02 Thread Nancy W Dickinson
...@list.cornell.edumailto:bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Meena Haribal [m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:05 PM To: Ann Mitchell; M Kardon Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Hi all, I am a little

Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-04-01 Thread Terry P. Mingle
] on behalf of Meena Haribal [m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:05 PM To: Ann Mitchell; M Kardon Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Hi all, I am a little bit concerned about promoting Forsythia for birds. They are just

Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-04-01 Thread Linda Orkin
From: bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Meena Haribal [m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:05 PM To: Ann Mitchell; M Kardon Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia

Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-04-01 Thread Ann Mitchell
:52:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Since this has been such a spectacular season for forsythia, I thought I'd mention that my bird feeding area is flanked on both sides by large forsythia bushes. In every season, the feeder birds find shelter

RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-04-01 Thread Meena Haribal
Hi all, I am a little bit concerned about promoting Forsythia for birds. They are just good for landing and hiding for birds near bird feeders. But they really are not such healthy food for birds. http://www.ehow.com/list_6019009_pests-forsythia-bush.html Forsythia is promoted as the plant

RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-04-01 Thread Marie P Read
...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:05 PM To: Ann Mitchell; M Kardon Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds Hi all, I am a little bit concerned about promoting Forsythia for birds. They are just good for landing and hiding for birds near bird

Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-03-31 Thread Linda Orkin
Nice images you evoke. I am glad your birds have such safe, bushy perches and you get so much enjoyment. Linda Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2012, at 5:52 PM, Nancy W Dickinson n...@cornell.edu wrote: Since this has been such a spectacular season for forsythia, I thought I'd mention

[cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-03-31 Thread Nancy W Dickinson
Since this has been such a spectacular season for forsythia, I thought I'd mention that my bird feeding area is flanked on both sides by large forsythia bushes. In every season, the feeder birds find shelter there between feedings, and when danger threatens. Right now the bushes are beautiful

Re: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds

2012-03-31 Thread M Kardon
And, the deer don't graze on the forsythia! Marsha Kardon - Original Message - From: Nancy W Dickinson n...@cornell.edu To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:52:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds