The purple excrement from large European Starling flocks can be a problem
this time of year if a blackberry patch is near a parking lot for example.
Russ Koppendrayer
Longview
On Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 2:44 PM Thomas Dorrance via Tweeters <
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> Robins too, sometimes becoming inebriated if the berries are fermenting,
> just as with bears and Saskatoon berries.
> Tom Dorrance
> Seattle
>
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM Scott Ramos via Tweeters <
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>> Jim,
>>
>> Several species, including Fox Sparrows (often), Golden-crowned Sparrow,
>> Spotted Towhee, House Finch, Purple Finch. There are likely many more.
>>
>> Scott Ramos
>> Seattle
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM Jim Betz via Tweeters <
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>>>
>>> Question - has anyone ever seen a bird feeding on blackberries? What
>>> bird(s)?
>>>
>>> - Jim in Skagit (where the blackberries are coming
>>> ripe)
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