<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hello MAIPCers,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Please see Erik's message below about birds nesting in Japanese knotweed and reply to him directly at: <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:kiviat@bard.edu">kiviat@bard.edu</a></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Jil </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Jil</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Erik Kiviat</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:kiviat@bard.edu">kiviat@bard.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 8:11 PM<br>Subject: Knotweed<br>To: Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Good evening, Jil</div><div><br></div><div>I hope this message finds you well. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm finishing a manuscript about birds nesting in knotweed (please see attachment). In order to understand how widespread this phenomenon is in North America, I'm asking observers to provide nest records from states and provinces for which I lack data. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Have you seen any evidence of nests, or breeding behavior, in knotweed stands in DC, VA, MD? Once leaves drop (soon, in your area) it should be easy to see nests (at least ones that are elevated). I would expect birds to nest in knotweed in Rock Creek Park and other greenspaces in and around the developed areas, as well as in rural regions. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for any help you can provide!</div><div><br></div><div>Have a good holiday, <br></div><div>Erik</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Erik Kiviat PhD PWS, Executive Director, Hudsonia Ltd.<br>P.O. Box 5000 / 30 Campus Road, Annandale NY 12504 USA;<br>tel. 845-758-7273, fax 845-758-7033; <a href="mailto:kiviat@bard.edu" target="_blank">kiviat@bard.edu</a>; <a href="http://www.hudsonia.org" target="_blank">www.hudsonia.org</a><br><br>Hudsonia is a tax exempt, nonprofit, non-advocacy, scientific research and<br>education institute: Please support us at <a href="http://hudsonia.org/support/" target="_blank">http://hudsonia.org/support/</a></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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