[texbirds] Of Waxwings and Nandina Berries
- From: "April Grunspan" <april-g@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "SATX Birds" <SATXbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Texbirds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:36:40 -0600
A friend of mine came to me today asking about some dead birds her friend had
in her yard. When she showed me a photograph, it was of three dead Cedar
Waxwings lying in close proximity of each other on the ground.
My initial reaction was they might have eaten berries which had been sprayed
with some sort of insecticide. When I asked what berry-producing plants were
nearby I was told Juniper and Nandina. We all did a little bit of research and
were surprised to discover Nandina berries contain cyanide. I also found this
interesting article regarding Nandina berries and, specifically, Cedar Waxwings.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3005831/
Does anyone else have additional information (anecdotal) regarding this and/or
any other dangerous landscaping plants to avoid in our yards?
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April Grunspan
San Antonio, TX
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