[birdky] Re: bizarre heron behavior
- From: "Mark " <benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <kistlers@xxxxxxxxx>, "'Bird line'" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:30:57 -0500
Nothing like that. I have been present years ago at a rookery where the
adults tried to "bomb" me and my colleague with regurgitated fish.
Nothing where the chicks were destroyed.
Mark Bennett
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Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 5:47 PM
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Subject: [birdky] bizarre heron behavior
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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