Black-crowned Night-herons will also take small mammals. I once saw a BCNH
capture and swallow a small rodent.

Gavin Edmondstone
Oakville, Ontario
sue-gavin at sympatico.ca


---Original Message-----
From: Robert Cleland <cleland at u.washington.edu>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: GBH behavior


> I had an interesting experience on Tuesday with a GBH, down at the
>Newport Beach Wildlife Area in Orange County, CA. The bird was at the
>edge of the water, and reached into the bushes to grab a small mouse or a
>shrew. It then plunged the struggling animal into the water for about 30
>seconds, and proceeded to swallow the now still animal.
> Is it common for GBHs to eat mammals? I've never seen one do it
>before. Has anyone ever heard of a GBH drowning an animal?
> Incidentally, if you go to the Anaheim area, this Wildlife Refuge
>is great. In 45 minutes there I had the best look ever of a SORA (15 min
>at 10-15 feet) and a Black-shouldered Kite (20 ft, on a post).
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