October 6, 2004
Winterberry, Ilex verticillata "Winter Red"
The lush-looking berries on these bushes near the Water Department buildings apparently do not taste as good as they look: Birds usually ignore them until late winter, when they are hungry because there is not much else left to eat. In past years, a flock of robins has descend on the bushes, and within hours, consumed all of the berries.