[TN-Bird] Nest Box Thief
- From: Tim Riddle <elddir@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 17:05:40 -0500
I have a nest box in my back yard nailed to a tree trunk about 12-18 inches
in diameter. I pair of Tufted Titmouses (Titmice is it maybe ? :) ) had
raised a brood of about 5 young and they were just about fledged. Today I
noticed that something raided the nest box and cleaned out all the young. I
found one dead young on the ground and another 1/2 of one nearby. Also I
was surprised to see a dead female Cardinal on the ground about 5 feet away
from the others.
Any ideas on what helped themselves to the meal? And why the Cardinal was
there other then coincidence? I doubt that it was a snake as I have heard
that snake can't really climb a tree that big around to a height of 5 feet
off the ground. I have tons of gray squirrels in the yard but thought those
were pretty much herbivores.
Tim Riddle
Cookeville TN
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