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Wings on the River: Who can eat poison oak berries?

  • Flora Gibson
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I watched a Ruby-Crowned Kinglet — a tiny, sage-green migrant the size of my dad’s thumb with a magical, hidden scarlet crown — gulp two greasy, toxic-to-humans poison oak berries last winter. Ever since, I’ve been wondering how birds survive eating this nutritious-but-nasty fruit.

HAHRC Beats: Poison oak: Having fun without the rash
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HAHRC Beats: Poison oak: Having fun without the rash

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Over the last couple weeks, we have seen a few cases of poison oak pop up recently. The cases range from a few itchy spots to full on misery with a wide spread pesky rash. Along with poison ivy and poison sumac, poison oak has an oil called urushiol.