[bcbirdclub] Re: Strange Bird Behavior
- From: "Jerry Thornhill" <mjt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'BCBC Listserve'" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:31:37 -0400
You missed the announcement: "This has been a test of our emergency warning
system. Had this been an actual emergency,.."
Jerry
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[mailto:bcbirdclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Mayhorn
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:00 PM
To: BCBC Listserve
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Strange Bird Behavior
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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