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.
