Re: [mou-net] Chickadees on marijuana

I have seen and photographed American Goldfinch eating hemp: https://www.flickr.com/photos/palmerlakeguy2010/48772583756/in/album-72157679072868235/ Travis Bonovsky Brooklyn Center, MN On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 2:58 PM wrote: > And there must be many versions of hemp. I have a wild version that

Re: [mou-net] Chickadees on marijuana

And there must be many versions of hemp. I have a wild version that is impossible to kill off. My great grandpa in Morrison County used to have a difficult time getting rid of his version so livestock wouldn’t get into it. Grandpa had to slash n burn. I at least have the advantage of weed

Re: [mou-net] Chickadees on marijuana

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

Re: [mou-net] Chickadees on marijuana

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 > 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

Re: [mou-net] Chickadees on marijuana

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

Re: [mou-net] Chickadees on marijuana

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

[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

[mou-net] Hennepin County (SW Mpls) Townsend's Solitaire

In my front yard at noon Oct 2 2020, a no-doubter positive ID of a Townsend's Solitaire. Spotted near intersection of 40th and Vincent Ave S, Minneapolis. First accidental in my yard I've recorded across 20 years. cheers, Ben Klaas Join or Leave mou-net:

Re: [mou-net] MOU-NET Digest - 29 Sep 2020 to 1 Oct 2020 (#2020-225)

For about the last 5 days or so we have had at least 50 Pine Siskins at two tube feeders and a suet feeder. They are here most of the day. John Corrigan Hudson, WI Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2020, at 12:00 AM, MOU-NET automatic digest system > wrote: > > There are 4 messages

Re: [mou-net] Siskin Irruption Maps

I noticed around 20 Pine Siskins in my yard in Ortonville on the morning of Sept 28. By October 1 they were joined by Juncos, Kinglets, and a Red-Breasted Nuthatch, all of which are historically early for me. On 9/29/20, Tami Vogel wrote: > Pretty interesting: > >