[TN-Bird] Re: Kingston [Roane] -- Crows attacking a cat

  • From: Tom Sanders <tsanders@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <raincrow@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:23:55 -0600

Never heard of that, but two days ago 5-6 crows were mobbing a crow that had
brown feathers in my front yard. I'm guessing that the brown crow was some
genetic weirdness. Its plumage was almost hawk-like, which may have
explained the crows' interest.

Our black cat was watching the drama unperturbed.

Tom Sanders
Sewanee, TN 


On 12/6/06 11:14 AM, "Raincrow" <raincrow@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all
> I hope I styled my subject line correctly. Been so long since I posted that
> I've forgotten the rules. This is about an incident in Kingston, Roane County,
> East TN.
> Yesterday, my ex called to report that my step-cat was attacked by 3 American
> crows** and came in the house missing a bit of skin and fur. It makes sense,
> since crows chase hawks, owls, and other predators, but neither of us has
> heard of a cat-mobbing before.
> 
> Have any of you heard of crows mobbing cats?? If so, I would be very
> interested in your experiences.
> 
> Happy holidays,
> 
> Liz Singley
> Kingston [Roane] TN
> 
> 
> **(are we listing genus/species these days? Corvus brachyrhynchos, I think)
> 
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