The chickadees around our yard love to hover & sip the maple-sap icicles that form on a red maple when the sap has started running. It's quite sweet, I have tasted it! Hydration and energy all in one.
Nari Mistry Ellis Hollow Rd. > Subject: RE: bird hydration > From: "Marie P. Read"<m...@cornell.edu> > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:47:26 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > Regarding winter bird hydration: > > I've seen several species of bird "eat" snow (e.g. Northern Cardinal, Common > Redpoll). > I've also seen chickadees hovering to sip from melting icicles. > > Marie > > Marie Read Wildlife Photography > 452 Ringwood Road > Freeville NY 13068 USA -- _______________________ *Nari B. Mistry*, Ithaca, NY To see my paintings, visit http://www.ArtbyNari.com -- 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/ --
