[obol] Re: Loss of Catbird habitat
- From: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: whoffman@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:48:01 -0700
I suggest the local Audubon Society get involved. Not only have they done what
Wayne has described, but they also have planted alders, pines, and spruce. As
those trees grow the area will match the vast expanse of habitat up and down
the coast, and they days of interesting birds that like more open and brushy
habitats will end there. Giant lupine, wax myrtle, coyote brush, and
evergreen huckleberry (all natives) in a fairly open scheme have made that
area so interesting for birds.
Somehow many people think planting trees is always a good thing.
Jeff Gilligan
On Dec 19, 2014, at 7:57 AM, Wayne Hoffman <whoffman@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi -
>
> Earlier this week the patch of shrubbery at the Hatfield Marine Science
> Center where the Gray Catbirds nested last summer has been cleared. This may
> have been done as part of an exotics control program. The area did have a
> lot of English Ivy and Himalayan Blackberry, however the native Salal,
> Salmonberry, Red Elderberry, and Waxmyrtle were also removed. And, the
> exotic holly tree and Cherry Laurel were retained.
>
> In any case the habitat that housed the only documented catbird nesting west
> of the Cascades is no longer.
>
> Wayne
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