Arum berry eaters?

[Mike Slater]

Paul,

we have MANY American Robins (Turdus migratorius) here in the yard. I
will keep an eye open to see if they are enjoying Arum appetizers!

Thanks.

Mike


>  have witnessed blackbirds taking Arum berries off here.
>
> Our blackbirds are Turdus, thrush types but black with a yellow bill in the
> male, maybe not the same as yours ?
> At 20:54 06/08/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I have been watching the berries ripen on our Arum italicum *Pictum* for
> >about a week now.
> >However tonight when I went to look at them, the ripe ones were all
> >gone!  What animal, taken them? Any ideas?
> Paul :-))
>




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