I was one of the people in Carrol Henderson's study offering the hemp seeds at my feeder in Duluth--didn't have any takers, either. But it's possible the difference is that the hemp seed in the experiment was "industrial hemp," not "psychoactive hemp."
Best, Laura Erickson Duluth, MN On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 2:08 PM sparky stensaas <[email protected]> wrote: > Ha! This is exactly what Carrol Henderson was working on... > Hemp seeds were used as a bird seed many years ago. > Last year he had many of us test hemp seeds in our feeders to see if this > was still a viable commercial operation. > Results were mixed...No birds ate it up in Sax-Zim Bog feeders. > But obviously Rochester chickadees like it! > > Sparky Stensaas > 2515 Garthus Road > Wrenshall MN 55797 > 218.341.3350 > [email protected] > > www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com > www.KollathStensaas.com > www.SaxZim.org > > ________________________________ > From: Minnesota Birds <[email protected]> on behalf of Joel H. > Dunnette <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 2, 2020 1:28 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [mou-net] Chickadees on marijuana > > In a park under development in Rochester, I watched several chickadees > feeding avidly on seeds of marijuana plants. > I was able to sit in the open less than 10 feet from them, and they kept > coming back for more. > > Has anyone else noticed this sort of thing? > > -- > Joel Dunnette > > “The purpose of argument should not be victory, but progress” > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: > https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.umn.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fwa%3FSUBED1%3Dmou-net&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfdf042e208cc4eaed7fd08d86700f9b3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637372601170944644&sdata=1Tv6bQqK9HYBhdew0F2d%2FMd%2Fb9DbmKsl4WKI729TVAc%3D&reserved=0 > Archives: > https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.umn.edu%2Farchives%2Fmou-net.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfdf042e208cc4eaed7fd08d86700f9b3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637372601170944644&sdata=zWthzYIfJk8GIVI2iJ3aSNYkBeHoeLAlNX1bTQ7KJ0k%3D&reserved=0 > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > -- Laura Erickson Duluth, MN For the love, understanding, and protection of birds www.lauraerickson.com www.patreon.com/lauraerickson You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. —Annie Dillard Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
