[wisb] Re: Squirrel eating Woodpecker
- From: Marge Anderson <manderson@xxxxxxx>
- To: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:32:35 -0500
I had one of these gruesome experiences last summer.
My mom wanted me to id a dead bird - probably a window kill - on her cabin deck
in Vilas county. I looked for the bird and couldn't find it. Later, one of
the wretched chipmunks she insists on feeding was sitting up on the edge of the
deck, with the remains of a headless bird in its paws, chomping down on its
neck. The head was already gone!
After I hollered and chased off the chipmunk, I id'ed the poor headless bird
tentatively as a red-eyed vireo, but will never be sure.
Marge Anderson, Dane (and Vilas) County
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From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Curt Heuer
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 11:06 AM
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wisb] Squirrel eating Woodpecker
My husband just noticed a squirrel sitting up in a tree on our property who
appeared to be eating something large he was holding on the tree branch. Once
we looked closer with the binocs we identified his meal as a downey woodpecker.
Is this normal behavior? We don't know how he got the woodpecker. I've seen
squirrels and birds get into tiffs with each other at feeders but never have I
seen a squirrel attack and eat a bird. Granted this squirrel may have found a
dead woodpecker. Just curious if anyone has ever seen anything like this.
Jeanne Heuer
New Franken
Brown County
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