1995, Sheep Creek Canyon, Daggett County, Utah; Witnessed an American red
squirrel kill and eat 2 newly hatched (featherless) American Robins. I remember
being somewhat surprised that a squirrel would eat a bird.
Rick Steenberg
Pima County, AZ
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of Brent Ortego <brentortego@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 6:09 AM
To: andydietrich10@xxxxxxxxx <andydietrich10@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] Re: Squirrel eating baby birdd
Literature indicates they are omnivorous. They are known to eat birds and
their eggs, insects and small snakes
Must not happen very frequently at my house because birds get fairly close at
feeders. In Victoria, I have had a few reports of them eating eggs but have not
personally seen it
Brent Ortego
Victoria, Texas
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On May 23, 2020, at 10:30 PM, Andy Dietrich <andydietrich10@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:v+r��ŭ祊�li�(�{lz�b� ���\
While walking yesterday returning along Magnolia Parkway from retention
ponds I encountered something I HAD never seen before. I saw a squirrel on
the ground being harassed by a Mockingbird and upon getting closer the
Mockingbird flew to the top of fence. As I got closer to squirrel under the
tree it was eating something that I thought was a spouting acorn but it
dropped it as I passed. Sprouts on acorn did not look right so I walked up to
base of tree and observed a headless baby bird. It was very windy and don't
know if the bird fell from a nest or squirrel had snatched it from a nest.
Baby bird could not have been over a couple of days old. Has anyone else
observed squirrels eating birds?
Andy Dietrich
Pearland, TX
