Pennsylvania Forest Seminar: How Exotic Shrub Berries Alter Plumage of Birds

Learn how to recognize the berries from exotic honeysuckle, the species of birds that eat these berries, and the consequences such as altered plumage coloration.

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Pennsylvania Forest Seminar: How Exotic Shrub Berries Alter Plumage of Birds

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Consumption of the berries of two introduced species of bush honeysuckles, the Morrow's (Lonicera morrowii) and Tatarian (L. tatarica) honeysuckles, has for the last several decades been altering the plumage coloration of birds of several species in North America. Avian species affected by the honeysuckles include not only birds that feed predominantly on fruits, but also insectivorous species that incorporate fruits in their diets at the time of the fall pre-Basic molt. Join us for the Pennsylvania Forest Seminar: How Exotic Shrub Berries Alter Plumage of Birds as speaker Jocelyn highlights several examples of plumage reddening he has studied but what are the consequences for the birds?

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Society of American Foresters CFE credits (1.0 credit) Category 1-CF
State Coordinated Licensed or Registered Forester Credits
Peer Volunteer/Master Gardener Update Training

Who is this for?

Forest Landowners
Forestry Professionals
Interested Public

What will you learn?

The berries of exotic shrubs that were widely disseminated in North America in the 1960s and that have now become invasive in many places are altering (reddening) the plumage coloration of several species of birds with bright colors
The species affected are not limited to those that feed primarily feed on fruits
How to recognize instances of diet-related plumage reddening, like that caused by the exotic shrubs
We don't yet know the short- and long-term consequences of the reproduction of such altered plumage colorations

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