Any Trout fisherman can tell you about being dive bombed by red wings on the stream! Dwight Alton. Rockton, Winnebago Co. Il > Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:14:19 -0500 > Subject: [wisb] Re: Angry Fedwing, er Redwing! > From: jenthreat@xxxxxxxxx > To: judith@xxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > 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). 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