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Subject: Re: Holly berries
From: Bill Fontenot <bbboy(AT)NATURESTATION.ORG>
Date: 12 Jan 2001 8:27am
roselie -
re: your observation of birds working over your Ligustrum berries
emphasizes a wildlife landscaping point that i constantly preach: please do
not eradicate anything (within reason, ok?) unless and until you (not just
you, but all of us) have the replacement plants in hand and are ready to
plant...and you (not just you, but all of us) probably should include as
many fruit-producing natives as possible on your replacement list.
shade-tolerant replacements might include Carolina buckthorn
(Rhamnus/Frangula caroliniana), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida),
strawberry bush (Euonymus americana), american beautyberry (Callicarpa
americana), yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria), dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor),
blackberry and/or dewberry (Rubus spp.; these like sun, but work fine under
DECIDUOUS shade), green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis), and under "high
shade" (bright, filtered light), blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) and
huckleberries (Gaylussacia spp.).
all of the abovementioned will perform nicely under sunnier conditions as
well. other sun performers include several species of native viburnum, many
other holly species, swamp rose (Rosa palustris), wax myrtle (Myrica
cerifera), service berry (Amelanchier arborea), any hawthorn species,
sassafras, prickly ash (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis), any other dogwood
(Cornus drummondii is very good), am. fringetree (Chionanthus virginica),
chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia), and several others.
re: wildscaping in general, there is a major correlation between density of
vegetative cover and density of wildlife. all birders soon learn that
woodland songbirds in rural, urban and suburban (i.e. human-built) settings
are at their highest densities in vacated, overgrown lots. so a major
objective of any serious wildscaper should be to crowd as much vegetation
as possible -- in as aesthetically pleasing of a manner as possible -- into
the site.
re: yet another sad report about deciduous holly fruit, please, let's all
(especially van and roselie) make an effort to monitor our nearest
deciduous holly colony(ies) for the next 45 days. pretty please???? jot
down bird species, numbers, and dates. i'll give each participant a crisp,
new, one-dollar bill for their efforts...
preachin to the choir in 2001,
bill fontenot
At 05:11 PM 1/11/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> Bill, Labirders, Hope it's here this weekend so I can
>check out those other id points.
> Roselie Overby
> Oak Grove in W. Carroll Parish
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Subject: Fox sparrows invade
From: Paul Dickson <Paul(AT)MORRISDICKSON.COM>
Date: 12 Jan 2001 9:02am
Labird: Apparently too late for the CBC period and a full two weeks after
cold weather and snow, a Fox Sparrow invasion has graced at least Caddo and
Red River Parishes. I was in extreme northern Caddo yesterday with Horace
Jeter looking unsuccessfully for that other big northern sparrow and found
many Fox Sparrows in upland and bottomland habitat alike. Today, in
northwest Red River Parish, again I found Fox Sparrows in every thicket.
This was my own property which I am very familiar with so I know that they
are new arrivals there. As recently as Friday, I did not see a one in the
same location. Their songs were a prevalent part of this morning nearly at
every stop. Perched in the gray branches of mid-winter their colors are
strikingly beautiful. As Olga says, I am truly blessed.
Paul Dickson
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Subject: Cats and Birds Redux
From: Temple Douglas <douglas(AT)IAMERICA.NET>
Date: 12 Jan 2001 12:32pm
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I know most of you are probably happy that this thread has run out - but =
I just had to share this polar position on the subject with you. See =
the link below for the info on a truely infernal invention.
http://www.delphion.com/galleryarch2
Temple
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Subject: McIlhenny family
From: JINGOLD <JINGOLD(AT)PILOT.LSUS.EDU>
Date: 12 Jan 2001 1:42pm
I need to contact the McIlhenny family/corporation for possible help in
funding the 3rd National Ornithological Conference to be held in New Orleans
in September of 2002.
Does anyone on the list know whom we might contact in regards to such a
request?
If so, please email me off list.
Thanks!
Jim Ingold
LSU-Shreveport
jingold(AT)pilot.lsus.edu
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Subject: Re: NOMAIL
From: Van Remsen <najames(AT)unix1.sncc.lsu.edu>
Date: 12 Jan 2001 5:42pm
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Cathy Troy wrote:
> SET LABIRD-L NOMAIL
>
Cathy/LABIRD: I know it's confusing ... send commands to alter your
subscription options to: listserv(AT)listserv.LSU.edu (rather than
LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.LSU.edu)
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Van Remsen,
LSU Museum of Natural Science,
najames(AT)unix1.sncc.lsu.edu
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Subject: Northshore CBC
From: Larry & Sue Wilson <lawfhw(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 12 Jan 2001 5:41pm
LABIRD,
The Northshore CBC was held December 26, 2000. This was our third year
to count the Slidell area circle and we tallied 151 species. High
lights include:
1 Ross's Goose
5 adult Bald Eagles
30 White-winged Doves
3 Calliope Hummingbirds
1 Yellow-throated Warbler
2 Wilson's Warblers
12 different Sparrow species
Sue Wilson
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Subject: Houston to lafayette - the scenic route
From: Toddy and Chris Guidry <tcz(AT)IAMERICA.NET>
Date: 12 Jan 2001 6:02pm
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I had an early business day in Houston yesterday, so I decided to take =
the scenic route home. Winnie to Port Arthur to Johnson's Bayou to =
Cameron to Pecan Island and up to Lafayette. I must say it was very =
quiet, even for January. Not much at the beaches or at Hollyman. I did =
see 3 W-T kites and a Vermilion Flycatcher near Grand Chenier. Other =
than that, nothing unexpected.
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It is a wonderful drive nonetheless.
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Toddy Guidry
Lafayette
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Subject: Re: Cats and Birds Redux
From: Van Remsen <najames(AT)unix1.sncc.lsu.edu>
Date: 12 Jan 2001 6:37pm
On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Temple Douglas wrote:
> I know most of you are probably happy that this thread has run out - but
> I just had to share this polar position on the subject with you. See
> the link below for the info on a truely infernal invention.
>
> http://www.delphion.com/galleryarch2
>
Temple/LABIRD: in a moment of weakness, I bit on this one. The link gets
you to a "Gallery of Obscure Patents", this one a combination "Bird Trap
and Cat Feeder", with the following text:
"for catching birds and
feeding the birds to a cat. The
trap designed to catch birds
the size of a sparrow while
releasing smaller song birds,
wrens, swallows, or the like."
Hmmm, THAT would be an interesting design!
I'm betting Wild Birds Unlimited never picked up the patent on this one.
It was patented in 1979 by a Leo Voelker from Linn, KS. I wonder if he'd
work on the opposite trophic flow, as in "catching cats and feeding the
cats to vultures" ?
Ok, Temple, tell us all how you found this. Tell the truth. This HAS to
be good.
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Van Remsen,
LSU Museum of Natural Science,
najames(AT)unix1.sncc.lsu.edu
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