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Bev, I'm no expert on parasitic plants, but I've never 
seen a native mistletoe with magenta or red berries. Some 
of the European ones are that color. I know that generally 
all mistletoe berries are white and sticky to the touch, 
as that's how they end up growing on branches, moving 
around with birds and the wind. Even though there are 
numerous genera and species, most have evergreen leaves. 
Here's what wikipedia says:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistletoe

Note the paragraph about ecological importance:
"Mistletoe was often considered a pest that kills trees 
and devalues natural habitats, but was recently recognized 
as an ecological keystone species, an organism that has a 
disproportionately pervasive influence over its 
community." It is described as a keystone species, 
something that's covered in Buhners' "Lost Language of 
Plants". I didn't know it was one, so thanks for giving me 
the opportunity to look it up!

Methinks your berries are something else.

--Sage