[obol] interesting Eastern Kingbird behavior
- From: "Paul T. Sullivan" <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "obol" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "COBOL" <cobol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "EOR list" <birding-neoregon-group@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 18:02:44 -0700
Folks,
While birding Willow Cove in the NE corner of Gilliam County on Saturday
evening, I found 12 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, representing several broods, I'm
sure.
What was notable was that one of them was in the process of tenderizing a
TREE FROG. The froglet was the size of a grasshopper, but clearly not an
insect. The bird had it by the head and was repeatedly whacking it on a
branch or whipping it in the air. I could clearly see the dangling fore-
and hind-limbs. The frog was making no attempt to resist; it was beyond
that. The bird moved from perch to perch with it's prey, but kept at the
job. I did not see the final outcome.
Good birding, everyone,
Paul T. Sullivan
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