Question
Hi, All.
I came home tonight and went out onto my deck to bring in the suet, change the water in the bird bath and bring in the tray feeder so I could clean it out and dry it off. I filled it this morning with hulled sunflower seeds, golden raisins, walnut pieces, blueberries and a peanut butter and cornmeal dough that I make. When I brought the feeder in tonight, it has numerous bright orange-red pieces in it. It almost looks like these are the skins from some kind of berry. Along with this are smaller seeds, about the size of millet but a little pointier. Everything is soaking wet, of course. Dare I ask what this might be? The only meager idea that is floating around in my brain is that it might be bird poop from berries clearly not available in my tray feeder. Anybody know - or have hypotheses - on what this is?
Life with birds......never dull. :-D
Jan Hollerbach
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I have found some bird 'poop' on my car and think it's from the burning
bush seed pods in the workplace neighbors yard.
~Carol in Harwinton with VERY active feeders today
On 1/18/2011 8:39 PM, Jan Hollerbach wrote:
Hi, All.
I came home tonight and went out onto my deck to bring in the suet, change the water in the bird bath and bring in the tray feeder so I could clean it out and dry it off. I filled it this morning with hulled sunflower seeds, golden raisins, walnut pieces, blueberries and a peanut butter and cornmeal dough that I make. When I brought the feeder in tonight, it has numerous bright orange-red pieces in it. It almost looks like these are the skins from some kind of berry. Along with this are smaller seeds, about the size of millet but a little pointier. Everything is soaking wet, of course. Dare I ask what this might be? The only meager idea that is floating around in my brain is that it might be bird poop from berries clearly not available in my tray feeder. Anybody know - or have hypotheses - on what this is?
Life with birds......never dull. :-D
Jan Hollerbach
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Could they be from bittersweet berries? We find red bird poop on our deck
in the melted snow and that's what we're thinking anyway.
You're correct, never a dull moment with birds (or any of the other outdoor
beasties for that matter.)
Pam Holden
Colchester
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[mailto:ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org] On Behalf Of Jan Hollerbach
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:39 PM
To: CT Ornithological Association COA
Subject: [CT Birds] Question
Hi, All.
I came home tonight and went out onto my deck to bring in the suet, change
the water in the bird bath and bring in the tray feeder so I could clean it
out and dry it off. I filled it this morning with hulled sunflower seeds,
golden raisins, walnut pieces, blueberries and a peanut butter and cornmeal
dough that I make. When I brought the feeder in tonight, it has numerous
bright orange-red pieces in it. It almost looks like these are the skins
from some kind of berry. Along with this are smaller seeds, about the size
of millet but a little pointier. Everything is soaking wet, of course. Dare
I ask what this might be? The only meager idea that is floating around in
my brain is that it might be bird poop from berries clearly not available in
my tray feeder. Anybody know - or have hypotheses - on what this is?
Life with birds......never dull. :-D
Jan Hollerbach
Sent from my iPhone
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for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut.
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Well, the color of those bittersweet berries looks really suspicious. Plus I know I've got some around here. That seems like the likely culprit. If I didn't have to work, I could watch for the offending bird(s). I fear it may be (gack) Starlings.
Thanks all for helping me out with this!
Jan
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On Jan 18, 2011, at 8:47 PM, Carol Bauby gypsy.carol@charter.net wrote:
I have found some bird 'poop' on my car and think it's from the burning bush seed pods in the workplace neighbors yard.
~Carol in Harwinton with VERY active feeders today
On 1/18/2011 8:39 PM, Jan Hollerbach wrote:
Hi, All.
I came home tonight and went out onto my deck to bring in the suet, change the water in the bird bath and bring in the tray feeder so I could clean it out and dry it off. I filled it this morning with hulled sunflower seeds, golden raisins, walnut pieces, blueberries and a peanut butter and cornmeal dough that I make. When I brought the feeder in tonight, it has numerous bright orange-red pieces in it. It almost looks like these are the skins from some kind of berry. Along with this are smaller seeds, about the size of millet but a little pointier. Everything is soaking wet, of course. Dare I ask what this might be? The only meager idea that is floating around in my brain is that it might be bird poop from berries clearly not available in my tray feeder. Anybody know - or have hypotheses - on what this is?
Life with birds......never dull. :-D
Jan Hollerbach
Sent from my iPhone
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The sanctuaries iced over snow is loaded in the expelled bittersweet berry remains as are the feeder areas. The culprits I believe are the bluebirds, the mockingbird and robin.
Jayne
Jayne Amico
Southington, CT
www.mvssanctuary.org
---- Pam Holden pjp.holden@comcast.net wrote:
Could they be from bittersweet berries? We find red bird poop on our deck
in the melted snow and that's what we're thinking anyway.
You're correct, never a dull moment with birds (or any of the other outdoor
beasties for that matter.)
Pam Holden
Colchester
-----Original Message-----
From: ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org
[mailto:ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org] On Behalf Of Jan Hollerbach
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:39 PM
To: CT Ornithological Association COA
Subject: [CT Birds] Question
Hi, All.
I came home tonight and went out onto my deck to bring in the suet, change
the water in the bird bath and bring in the tray feeder so I could clean it
out and dry it off. I filled it this morning with hulled sunflower seeds,
golden raisins, walnut pieces, blueberries and a peanut butter and cornmeal
dough that I make. When I brought the feeder in tonight, it has numerous
bright orange-red pieces in it. It almost looks like these are the skins
from some kind of berry. Along with this are smaller seeds, about the size
of millet but a little pointier. Everything is soaking wet, of course. Dare
I ask what this might be? The only meager idea that is floating around in
my brain is that it might be bird poop from berries clearly not available in
my tray feeder. Anybody know - or have hypotheses - on what this is?
Life with birds......never dull. :-D
Jan Hollerbach
Sent from my iPhone
This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA)
for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut.
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CT Birders -
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary is thrilled to invite you to our Sixth Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction on Sunday April 3rd at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Last year’s event had close to 200 bird loving friends join us for a fun-filled afternoon of delicious food and wonderful auction items, while helping us raise the money necessary to operate for another season! To continue with our reputation for having the best silent auction in CT, we are already working hard to make this event better than ever!
Please reserve your table space early. You may purchase your seats online with mastercard/visa at our website, or contact Jayne directly. Better yet, buy an entire table (of ten) and invite your family, friends and neighbors to join us!
If you are unable to attend, please consider making a contribution to support our effort or, donate an item for our auction – a great way to increase exposure for your business’ products in front of a nature-loving crowd! We gratefully acknowledge all our donors in our Program Booklet.
MVSS relies mostly on support from the public and the caring individuals who bring birds to the sanctuary for rehabilitation! Please help to ensure the success of our annual benefit dinner and auction. We could not do it without your generous support!
We are also actively seeking sponsors for the event. Sponsorships are critical to alleviating the event costs, such as the food, drinks, art framing and all the basket supplies which make the beautiful displays!
Sponsorship levels begin at $250 for an advertisement/acknowledgement in our Program Booklet.
Contact Jayne at (860) 276-8433.
Additional information about the Benefit Dinner and Auction may be found below and at our website www.mvssanctuary.org.
We look forward to having you join us!
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary’s
Sixth Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction
Sunday, April 3, 2011 1:00 – 5:00 pm
The Aqua Turf Club
556 Mulberry Street
Plantsville, CT 06479
860.621.9335
Live and Silent Auction items include: Weekend getaways, Sunset sailboat cruise, guided wildlife tours, Spend-the-Day at the Sanctuary, a bird habitat consultation, bird feeders, birdhouses, wildlife art, jewelry, gardening packages, and amusement, museum and theatre admissions.(Master Card/Visa accepted)
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary is thrilled to invite you to our Sixth Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction on Sunday April 3rd at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Last year’s event had close to 200 bird loving friends join us for a fun-filled afternoon of delicious food and wonderful auction items, while helping us raise the money necessary to operate for another season! To continue with our reputation for having the best silent auction in CT, we are already working hard to make this event better than ever!
Please reserve your table space early (an order card is enclosed), or purchase your seats online with mastercard/visa at our website or by contacting Jayne. Better yet, buy an entire table (of ten) and invite your family, friends and neighbors to join us!
If you are unable to attend, please consider making a contribution to support our effort or, donate an item for our auction – a great way to increase exposure for your business’ products in front of a nature-loving crowd! We gratefully acknowledge all our donors in our Program Booklet.
MVSS relies mostly on support from the public and the caring individuals who bring birds to the sanctuary for rehabilitation! Please help to ensure the success of our annual benefit dinner and auction. We could not do it without your generous support!
We are also actively seeking sponsors for the event. Sponsorships are critical to alleviating the event costs, such as the food, drinks, art framing and all the basket supplies which make the beautiful displays!
Sponsorship levels begin at $250 for an advertisement/acknowledgement in our Program Booklet.
For more information contact Jayne at (860) 276-8433 and at our website www.mvssanctuary.org.
We hope if you have not attended our event in the past that you will consider joining us!
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary’s
Sixth Annual
Benefit Dinner and Auction
Sunday, April 3, 2011 1:00 – 5:00 pm
The Aqua Turf Club
556 Mulberry Street
Plantsville, CT 06479
860.621.9335
Live and Silent Auction items include: Weekend getaways, Sunset cruise, guided wildlife tours, Spend-the-Day at the Sanctuary, a bird habitat consultation, bird feeders, birdhouses, wildlife art, jewelry, gardening packages, and amusement, museum and theatre admissions.(Master Card/Visa accepted)
Tickets are $60 per person and include all of the below plus at the same time supporting a great cause!
Menu includes:
Hors d’oeuvres
Potini Bar
Pasta Station
Desserts
Beer, Wine, Champagne toast
Coffee, Tea, Soda
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) private, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the conservation of migratory songbirds through education, rehabilitation and preservation of their habitat.
- Jayne
Jayne Amico
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary
Southington, CT
www.mvssanctuary.org
I have no idea why that scrambled like that!
It was not sent that way! So sorry! The remainder of the info is there at the end of the email! Or read below for a corrected version that hopefully does not corrupt once sent again.
Jayne
Jayne Amico
Southington, CT
www.mvssanctuary.org
---- jayne.amico@cox.net wrote:
CT Birders -
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary is thrilled to invite you to our Sixth Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction on Sunday April 3rd at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Last year’s event had close to 200 bird loving friends join us for a fun-filled afternoon of delicious food and wonderful auction items, while helping us raise the money necessary to operate for another season! To continue with our reputation for having the best silent auction in CT, we are already working hard to make this event better than ever!
Please reserve your table space early. You may purchase your seats online with mastercard/visa at our website, or contact Jayne directly. Better yet, buy an entire table (of ten) and invite your family, friends and neighbors to join us!
If you are unable to attend, please consider making a contribution to support our effort or, donate an item for our auction – a great way to increase exposure for your business’ products in front of a nature-loving crowd! We gratefully acknowledge all our donors in our Program Booklet.
MVSS relies mostly on support from the public and the caring individuals who bring birds to the sanctuary for rehabilitation! Please help to ensure the success of our annual benefit dinner and auction. We could not do it without your generous support!
We are also actively seeking sponsors for the event. Sponsorships are critical to alleviating the event costs, such as the food, drinks, art framing and all the basket supplies which make the beautiful displays!
Sponsorship levels begin at $250 for an advertisement/acknowledgement in our Program Booklet.
Contact Jayne at (860) 276-8433.
Additional information about the Benefit Dinner and Auction may be found below and at our website www.mvssanctuary.org.
We look forward to having you join us!
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary’s
Sixth Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction
Sunday, April 3, 2011 1:00 – 5:00 pm
The Aqua Turf Club
556 Mulberry Street
Plantsville, CT 06479
860.621.9335
Live and Silent Auction items include: Weekend getaways, Sunset sailboat cruise, guided wildlife tours, Spend-the-Day at the Sanctuary, a bird habitat consultation, bird feeders, birdhouses, wildlife art, jewelry, gardening packages, and amusement, museum and theatre admissions.(Master Card/Visa accepted)
Tickets are $60 per person and include all of the below plus at the same time supporting a great cause!
Menu includes:
Hors d’oeuvres
Potini Bar
Pasta Station
Desserts
Beer, Wine, Champagne toast
Coffee, Tea, Soda
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) private, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the conservation of migratory songbirds through education, rehabilitation and preservation of their habitat.
- Jayne
Jayne Amico
Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary
Southington, CT
www.mvssanctuary.org
This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut.
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