Subject: Re: Harried
Date: Nov 2 11:32:42 1995
From: "Steven G. Herman" - hermans at elwha.evergreen.edu


Scott: No, that wasn't me. But I did see a Sandhill Crane catch AND
ingest an adult Red-winged Blackbird that (as they do) landed
persistently on its back. (This is not just mobbing; I have thought at
various times that the blackbirds are attempting to gather nest lining
material, but...) Diamond Valley, late 70's. This stuff, and the
wonderful thread you started on Golden Eagles, is what I call BIONB:
Believe It Or Not Biology.
Steve Herman

On Wed, 1 Nov 1995, Scott Ray wrote:

> At 06:09 PM 11/1/95 -0800, you wrote:
> >At 08:08 PM 11/1/95 -0500, Jim Rosso wrote:
>
> >(pssttt...I don't think he was referring to food-offering behavior, but
> >rather offering food that flies away, which ISN'T typical, I don't think.
> >Or...is it?)
> >
>
> Oops!
>
> Hey, someone once told me about seeing a group of Forster's Terns (or were
> they Franklins Gulls. can't remember) mobbing a harrier. This isn't news,
> but what was really interesting was that after putting up with the mobsters
> for a while, the harrier turned on its back at just the right moment and
> nabbed one of the terns.
>
> Steve Herman, are you the one who related this story to me clear back in 1978?
>
> Scott
>
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