Apparently, pigeons will eat hemp seeds. When the U.S. Congress first began criminalizing marijuana use in the late-1930s (first by issuing a tax on it, not actually criminalizing it), bird seed companies (at the last minute) tried to interject, seeking an exception for seed production for pigeons. They argued that the seeds were indispensible to the production of healthy squabs; other seeds "changed the character" of the bird. (My source is the sociologist Howard Becker's book *Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance.)*
- Jared Del Rosso Centennial, Colorado (formerly, part-time in St. Paul and Cloquet) On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 1:18 PM Kathryn Rudd <katda...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Are the birds lounging about on the fallen leaves and giggling? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 2, 2020, at 2:15 PM, Laura Erickson <chickadee.erick...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > 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 < > sparkystens...@hotmail.com> > >> 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 > >> sparkystens...@hotmail.com > >> > >> www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com > >> www.KollathStensaas.com > >> www.SaxZim.org > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Joel H. > >> Dunnette <jdunne...@gmail.com> > >> Sent: Friday, October 2, 2020 1:28 PM > >> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> > >> 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. > > ---- > 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. > -- JDR ---- 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.
