I agree on the Swallows. I have several photographs of a Tree Swallow dive bombing a Spotted Sandpiper at the Hwy 29 ponds last year in Green Bay. Nancy Nabak Green Bay -------------------------------------------- On Sun, 6/1/14, Jennifer Ambrose <jenthreat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Subject: [wisb] Re: Angry Fedwing, er Redwing! To: "Judith Huf" <judith@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "wisbirdn@freelists org" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sunday, June 1, 2014, 11:14 AM Don't forget the tenacious swallows! I also saw a robin chase a squirrel away from a nest area or fledgling this morning. That was amusing. Jennifer A Milwaukee On Jun 1, 2014 9:20 AM, "Judith Huf" <judith@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have seen Redwings similarly attack a doe which was wading near their > nest at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. I understand that deer also eat eggs > or even babies out of the nests. Life is tough. > > Judith Huf > Milwaukee county > > > On Jun 1, 2014, at 8:51 AM, Chuck Heikkinen <quetzal65@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I forgot to mention this was on Dike Road at Horicon. > > > > Chuck Heikkinen > > Madison > > > > On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 8:50 AM, Chuck Heikkinen <quetzal65@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> Delia and I have seen a Redwing attack a family of Sandhill Cranes. > >> Similar to what Peter has described, the Cranes just kept moving, > >> sometimes doing a two-step when they got hit in the rump. > >> > >> Chuck Heikkinen > >> Madison > >> > >> On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Peter McKeever > >> <petermckeever@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> Previously unknown species, Fedwing! > >>> > >>> Peter McKeever > >>> Monona > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >>> On Behalf Of Peter McKeever > >>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 9:26 AM > >>> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> Subject: [wisb] Angry Fedwing > >>> > >>> Saw some bird behavior this morning that I'd not seen before, and which > >>> surprised me. Near Nine Springs E-Way, in the middle of a freshly > planted > >>> corn field, I watched a male redwing blackbird, vigorously attack a > solitary > >>> sandhill crane several times, flying at the crane and appearing to > actually > >>> hit it in the tail feathers. Crane would turn its head to fend off the > >>> attack, but did not seem otherwise bothered. Seems unlikely to me that > the > >>> blackbird was protecting a nest in this location. > >>> > >>> > >>> Peter McKeever > >>> > >>> Monona > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> #################### > >>> You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > Birding > >>> Network (Wisbirdn). > >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > >>> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > >>> To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > >>> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > >>> Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> #################### > >>> You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > >>> To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > >>> Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > >>> > >>> > > #################### > > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > > > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn