Ixoreus naiveus, the Varied Thrush, bears witness to mistlephagy in its
genus.
On Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 7:04 PM Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Mistletoe on oaks. Bluebirds seem very attracted to it, presumably for
the small berries.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
www.alanlcontreras.com
http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/edge-of-awe
On Feb 18, 2019, at 7:01 PM, Paul Stephens (Redacted sender "orepaul87"
for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is the discussion concerning Mistletoe, a parasitic plant on Oaks, or
Holly which has red berries that may species of birds ingest?
Paul Stephens
Retired Forester/Wildlife Biologist
On Feb 18, 2019, at 6:28 PM, Lars Norgren <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Western Bluebird numbers are spiking because of widespread snow on upland
sites right now. The I-5 corridor is blissfully free of that snow. I
believe Westerns are migrating in nw Oregon at this time and have been
shunted downslope. I was marveling today at the solid historic absence of
bluebirds on Sauvie lsland, where habitat structure looks great. Likewise
they are absent from lowlands of Tualatin Valley. I saw them in the
Chehalem Hills this time of year when l did a raptor survey there. I have
seen them migrating and nesting in clearcuts near Hayward.
Why the mistletoe stops where it does? I would expect it to be
dispersed by birds. All manner of thrushes eat its fruit. Its northern
limit in Yamhill County is abrupt.
On Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 11:01 AM Bruce Newhouse <newhouse@xxxxxxx wrote:
A friend just reported seeing a flock of bluebirds in Eugene where he'd
never seen any close by. Is it my imagination, or are there a higher
than normal number of Western Bluebird and vagrant Mountain and Eastern
bluebird reports in the Willamette Valley?
Bruce Newhouse in Eugene
POST: Send your post to obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
JOIN OR QUIT: //www.freelists.org/list/obol
OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol
Contact moderator: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
