[wisb] Re: Silver Maples and birds
- From: Betsyacorn@xxxxxxx
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:51:39 -0400 (EDT)
I agree with Elaine's observation of this stellar bird magnet. I can
count on the large silver maple (unfortunately) close to my house to be a tree
of great service to birds. It accounts for the highest number of sitings
in the yard, and clearly is a warbler magnet, particularly in the spring
when clouds of gnats and gnat-like insects swarm around the tree buds as they
open. Its insect residents are targeted by Cuckoos to Flycatchers through
Woodpeckers, and was host to my first yard-bird back in October, 2002, a
Brown Creeper. It cools the house in summer creating a soothing
microclimate. It is with heavy heart that I must remove this soft-wooded
friend of all
things feathered in the coming year, as its (8') proximity to the house
along with the anomalies of weather present potential issues.
If bird-folk have a largish yard or land free of overhead wires and nearby
septic fields, I would recommend including silver maple in the mix. Moist
soils are suitable for this fast-growing tree.
Betsy Abert, South Milwaukee
In a message dated 4/8/2014 12:10:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
elaineseverin@xxxxxxxxx writes:
In our brambly backyard, sap runs freely from the crevices of an old
Silver Maple. Today, I watched a feathered quartet arrive on the trunk of
that
rough, fissured bark. All in the space of a moment - Brown Creeper
spiraling, Red-bellied Woodpecker inspecting a cavity, Downy making chips fly,
and
a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker stuck on sweet sap. Old Silver - the great
attraction.
Elaine Swanson
Pickett
FDL County
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