ounce-120671830-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P. Read
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 7:52 PM
To: Sue Barth ; Carol Keeler
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Question
HI Carol and all,
I agree with Sue that they look like red-osier dogwood fruits, th
gust 5, 2016 4:59 PM
To: Carol Keeler
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Question
Hi Carol, those actually look more like Red-Osier Dogwood berries in its mouth
to me. I was surprised to see a pair of Eastern Kingbirds, another
insectivore, eating berries ye
We have seen Downy Woodpeckers eating something on Mullen flower heads/stalks.
Is this a typical behavior?
Regi
"Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything,
you will perceive the divine mystery in things." Dostoyevsky.
> On Aug 5, 2016, at 4:59 PM, Sue Barth w
Hi Carol, those actually look more like Red-Osier Dogwood berries in its mouth
to me. I was surprised to see a pair of Eastern Kingbirds, another
insectivore, eating berries yesterday morning - so maybe these birds are
supplementing their diets with berries. Maybe it's a seasonal behavior or
I have an image of this year's Red Headed Woodpecker. It's not great but you
can see what you need to for this question. Do they eat eggs of other birds?
Are those eggs or fecal sacs? I watched it up in a tree and then it dove into
some bushes. It came up on the dead tree with what you see
