No time for sketches or photos today but I did want to update this blog with some new visitors to Devil's Walkingstick. Yesterday at the Wissahickon in Philadelphia I saw two Veeries eating the fruit of the bush. Nearby a Black-and-white Warbler was traversing its trunk looking for food. I shouldn't really count this since it is birds that eat its fruit that I'm trying to document. Still it is interesting that the warbler chose it.
And not surprisingly American Robins were constantly landing in it, bouncing around as though on a trampoline. It really is an interesting sight to see how heavily they land among the berries.
Keeping track of American birds that feed on Devil's Walkingstick. Erroneously dubbed by some as an invasive there are many people in the field who see day after day that it is a very important shrub for birds. This blog tries to document that. The current feeding bird tally is always here. New entries can be added by leaving comments with any of the posts below.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Still Watching
I realized it had been quite awhile since I'd done anything with this blog when I saw our local Hercules' Club starting to flower almost a month ago. I was shocked at the early date. But then I got busy and didn't have time to write anything about it
Today at Carpenter's Woods though quite a few plants had fruit on them and one of them was covered in American Robins, Gray Catbirds and this one young Wood Thrush. Since I had my camera with me I decided to take a few photos and hope that at least one would be good enough to use here.
So the feeding year for Hercules Clubs has started. Who knows how many birds will be found using it as a food source this year? I hope I'll be able to keep this blog more updated this year than I did last year.
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