[texbirds] Re: Bird eating squirrel
- From: Heidi Trudell <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gil.eckrich@xxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 15:23:11 -0600
For what it's worth, squirrels were the #1 scavengers of window killed
birds on my surveys in IL; protein is protein! They mostly snagged
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, as they were so small and abundant around
the windows. Not sure if they ever grabbed stunned ones, but I
wouldn't put it past them. I suspect that predators and scavengers
likely get credit for window strikes on a regular basis...
Happy trails,
-h
Heidi Trudell
Marathon, TX
> I just saw a squirrel run across the yard with a bird in its mouth...Likely
> a Chipping Sparrow or Yellow-rump, just small and brown.... Hey things are
> not that lean around here...What gives?
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