[va-bird] Re: Decapitated nestling

I have witnessed a cat remove one nestling Cardinal from a nest, take it to the 
ground and play with it.  I attempted to rescue the bird, but it was fatally 
injured with a wound to its head.  Hence my thought that it might have been a 
cat.  
 
Incidentally, I caught the cat and took it to the SPCA.  The other two 
nestlings successfully fledged.
 
Margaret O'Bryan
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Woodward <grackling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: VABIRD <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:00:30 -0400
Subject: [va-bird] Re: Decapitated nestling


Phil, 
  My quess is that a Blue Jay killed your nestling or less likely for this time 
of year, grackles could have done it.. Mammals would probably destroy the whole 
nest. 
 
Paul Woodward 
Fairfax City, VA 
grackling@xxxxxxx 
 
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