Thanks Sandy and Jill. It was cool to watch. Pets On Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 9:33 PM Jill Holtzman Leichter <j...@cornell.edu> wrote:
> Maybe sucking on the nectar? Have you ever done that to a jasmine flower? > Jill > > > > *From: *bounce-125558311-87248...@list.cornell.edu < > bounce-125558311-87248...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Peter Saracino < > petersarac...@gmail.com> > *Date: *Monday, April 19, 2021 at 9:19 PM > *To: *CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > *Subject: *[cayugabirds-l] Cardinals and cherry blossoms > > Folks - a question. > > Today I watched a male Cardinal in a cherry tree. He was picking at the > blossoms, putting them in his mouth, then quickly discarding them. He was > grabbing them from the stem end and not the blossom end. He was doing it > for quite some time. The path beneath the trees was covered with discarded > blossoms. > > Any idea(s)? > > Thanks. > > Pete Sar > > -- > > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > > *Archives:* > > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > > BirdingOnThe.Net <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/ --
