[bcbirdclub] Strange Bird Behavior
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:59:51 -0400
Hi All,
Yesterday, I heard birds in the backyard giving danger calls. When I went to
investigate I found on a dead branch of an apple tree about 12 feet off the
ground a Hooded Warbler, a Worm-eating Warbler, two Titmice, a Carolina
Chickadee, a Carolina Wren and a female Cardinal. They were all acting very
upset and moving constantly in about a 4 foot area of sparse dead twigs on the
dead branch.
Since I had seen a Rat Snake in the area a few days before I was sure that must
be what they were upset about. However, when I looked closely I couldn't see
any signs of a predator. They were concentrating their activities in this one
area and there was nothing there. I even searched the ground underneath and
there was nothing beneath the branch. There were no leaves at all on the
branch, and it was only about as thick as my wrist at the widest part; the
twigs weren't dense enough to hide a snake.
After a few minutes of this frenzied activity the group began to disperse. I
continued to search but found nothing. It left me scratching my head and
wondering what was going on.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
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