Back in the 70's we lived in Grand Junction, CO. The valley there is bordered on the east by the Grand Mesa, a large, flat-topped mountain. On the northwest corner of this mountain, just off the top on the slope, the winter snow drifts hang in the shape of a goose/swan type form. All the valley old-time gardeners AND serious crop farmers would tell anyone never to plant corn 'til the snowgoose was gone from the Mesa. My father-in-law followed this guideline religiously, and always had a great crop. This was a very localized example, to be sure, I would imagine there are others around the world.

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The Serviceberry tree is a small one, with dangling white inflorescences in spring. It produces berries that look a bit like blueberries, but darker, and the birds love them. Elderberry bushes produce a berry that birds also love--but they reseed quite readily, depending on where you plant them. They can be rather gangly looking unless they get full sun.