Speaking of Mulberry's I know they are a wild tree to Ky but short of finding a small sapling and digging it up does anyone know where they can be purchased? Thank you Mandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "joyce porter" <joycelporter@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 10:39 PM Subject: [birdky] Mulberry tree > Four or five yrs ago I noticed I had a new tree that had sprouted all on its > own. It was in a line of trees > that serve as a screen between the front of the house and the highway. I > recognized it as a Mulberry > and decided to see if it would bear fruit. Since I try to manage for > wildlife, my yard looks about half wild. > > Besides Chimney swifts which nest in the flue of one house there are present > other nesting birds such as Brown Thrasher,Gray Catbird, and those > ubiquitous American Robins throughout the nesting season. Besides birds I > have Goundhogs, Eastern Cottontails, Gray and Fox > Squirrels,Chipmunks(which I don't manage for), voles and moles, and an > occasional Racoon. > > For three days running, I have watched a juvenile, speckle breasted Robin > come to the tree and > take a ripe red fruit.These are huge mulberries . The young bird plucks one > off the tree, flies to the ground ,places the fruit on the ground and eats > it a piece at a time. This juvenile is the only one > I,ve seen feeding on the mulberries , I suspect the adults are grabbing a > berry and flying off to eat it. > Joyce Porter Falls of Rough, Ky. > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== > > The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign > your messages with first & last name, city, & > state abbreviation. > -------------------------------------------------- > To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: > birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > -------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: > birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY > E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx > > ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx