Steve,
I have planted a good number of fruiting trees and shrubs in the yard over the years. In the past two weeks it has been overtaken by robins and starlings. They have eaten all the fruits in the yard - crab apples, winterberry, European holly, etc. The same thing happened to all of the crab apples at work. It happens every year. I guess you have to get lucky with the timing of the optimal fruit freezing/readiness with the edge of the vagrants on their descent south. It is amazing how fast a yard can be stripped.
Glenn Williams
Mystic
--- On Sat, 1/5/13, Steve Mayo and Rebecca Horowitz rsdmayo@sbcglobal.net wrote:
From: Steve Mayo and Rebecca Horowitz rsdmayo@sbcglobal.net
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Pine grosbeaks, Simsbury
To: "Sara Zagorski" penguinsz@sbcglobal.net, "Ctbirds" ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Date: Saturday, January 5, 2013, 11:45 AM
I think its time we all plant crab apple trees, this Spring!
Steve Mayo
Bethnay
From: Sara Zagorski penguinsz@sbcglobal.net
To: Ctbirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 10:22 AM
Subject: [CT Birds] Pine grosbeaks, Simsbury
1/5 - Roy Harvey reports the 6 female Pine grosbeaks are being seen in the crabapple tree behind the ice rink at Simsbury Farm Park this morning.
Sara Zagorski
Wethersfield
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Steve,
I have planted a good number of fruiting trees and shrubs in the yard over the years. In the past two weeks it has been overtaken by robins and starlings. They have eaten all the fruits in the yard - crab apples, winterberry, European holly, etc. The same thing happened to all of the crab apples at work. It happens every year. I guess you have to get lucky with the timing of the optimal fruit freezing/readiness with the edge of the vagrants on their descent south. It is amazing how fast a yard can be stripped.
Glenn Williams
Mystic
--- On Sat, 1/5/13, Steve Mayo and Rebecca Horowitz <rsdmayo@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
From: Steve Mayo and Rebecca Horowitz <rsdmayo@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Pine grosbeaks, Simsbury
To: "Sara Zagorski" <penguinsz@sbcglobal.net>, "Ctbirds" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org>
Date: Saturday, January 5, 2013, 11:45 AM
I think its time we all plant crab apple trees, this Spring!
Steve Mayo
Bethnay
________________________________
From: Sara Zagorski <penguinsz@sbcglobal.net>
To: Ctbirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 10:22 AM
Subject: [CT Birds] Pine grosbeaks, Simsbury
1/5 - Roy Harvey reports the 6 female Pine grosbeaks are being seen in the crabapple tree behind the ice rink at Simsbury Farm Park this morning.
Sara Zagorski
Wethersfield
Sent from my iPhone
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