Fascinating!
-----Original Message----- From: bounce-124056725-83565...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-124056725-83565...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Stanley Scharf Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2019 9:09 AM To: Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> Cc: darlingtonbets <darlingtonb...@gmail.com>; Maryfaith Miller <merrymilkm...@gmail.com>; anneb.cl...@gmail.com; bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com; CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!) The most notable act occurred in Burlington, New Jersey, at the 1738 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Quakers. Dressed as a soldier, he concluded a diatribe against slavery, quoting the Bible saying that all men should be equal under God, by plunging a sword into a Bible containing a bladder of blood-red 'Pokeberry juice', which spattered over those nearby. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Lay On 10/26/19, Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for this information. > > Regi > > > What good is a house if you don’t have a tolerable planet to put it in? > Henry David Thoreau > >> On Oct 26, 2019, at 12:53 PM, darlingtonbets >> <darlingtonb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> A number of years ago, I asked poisonous plant expert, John >> Kingsbury, about pokeweed. He's a retired professor of botany from >> Cornell and was lecturer in phytotoxicology at Cornell's Vet. >> College. And author of "Deadly Harvest," an excellent book on poisonous >> plants. >> >> He told me that a group of medical researchers who were studying >> pokeweed, and handling the plant, all developed leukemia-like >> symptoms. (I don't know what happened after that. Did they recover, >> once they stopped handling it?) >> >> He recommended wearing gloves, if handling the plant. I think he said >> that the berries were the least toxic part of the plant. >> >> Just because a plant is toxic to humans, of course, doesn't mean it >> should be destroyed, just that people should be cautious in using, >> handling or eating it. And many plants that are toxic to humans are >> fine for birds and other animals. Pokeweed is a beautiful, >> interesting plant. Just don't eat it or handle it without gloves. >> Betsy >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Maryfaith Miller <merrymilkm...@gmail.com> >> Date: 10/26/19 12:08 PM (GMT-05:00) >> To: anneb.cl...@gmail.com >> Cc: Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com>, >> bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com, CAYUGABIRDS-L >> <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> >> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!) >> >> I have used pokeweed berries in my forest kindergarten class to dye >> wool an intensely beautiful shade of purple. 5-6-7 year olds, >> harvested, crushed, boiled over a campfire and stirred the pot full >> of wool roving and pokeweed berries. My students love knowing which >> plants are deadly poisonous. I have taught them a lot about >> mushrooms, and all of them can identify a destroying angel, jack >> o'lanterns, etc. Knowledge is power, and children love having this >> knowledge. They know where all the pokeweed plants are at Lime Hollow and >> love to inform people about them. >> >> But this is a bird list, and the question is about bird >> behavior...I'd love to hear about the OP's question re American Robin >> aggression if anyone knows more about that. >> Maryfaith Decker Miller >> >> On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 11:38 AM <anneb.cl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> And I am living proof that eating young pokeweed is not deadly. We >>> didn’t use 3 waters either, although drained it. >>> But I am NOT suggesting everyone try it. Young spinach causes less panic. >>> Or try lambs quarters. >>> Anne >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Oct 26, 2019, at 9:56 AM, Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I understand Pokeweed is poisonous to humans. Your thoughts on >>>> keeping these plants? >>>> >>>> Regi >>>> >>>> >>>> What good is a house if you don’t have a tolerable planet to put it in? >>>> Henry David Thoreau >>>> >>>>> On Oct 26, 2019, at 9:01 AM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This morning I have a large number of robins all age/sexes >>>>> foraging on my productive pokeweed berries and scratching leaves >>>>> AND chasing each other hard and long. More athletic long chases >>>>> than I am used to associating with robins. >>>>> >>>>> They are not just chasing around the berries although I watched >>>>> some head lowered face offs ( before a chase) on the fence near pokeweed. >>>>> >>>>> Anne >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>>>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >>>>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES >>>>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationL >>>>> eave.htm >>>>> >>>>> ARCHIVES: >>>>> 1) >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.htm >>>>> l >>>>> 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/ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to 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/ > > -- -- 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/ -- ----IF CLASSIFICATION START---- ----IF CLASSIFICATION END---- -- 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/ --
