[birdky] bizarre heron behavior
- From: "Kistlers" <kistlers@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bird line" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:47:04 -0500
This is a third hand report from a friend of a friend:
A woman and her young son were canoeing on the Nolin River recently when
they passed a small great blue heron rookery which has been known for several
years. This is a little-used stretch of river, due to the fact that private
landowners have gone to great lengths to blcok access to boaters. It's hard to
find a spot to even launch a kayak. When they passed the rookery, the young boy
cried out loudly in excitement. What happened next is very strange: the birds
started to panic and worked themselves into a frenzy. The adults then pushed
the baby birds out of the nest into the river, where they drowned. The canoers
were completely horrified. My friend says that she is entirely trustworthy.
Has anyone heard of such strange behavior ? The whole thing seems unbelievable.
Steve Kistler
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