Subject: Crows vs Killdeer?
Date: Mar 25 14:11:54 2003
From: Blake Iverson - coopershwk at hotmail.com


I myself have seen this, in downtown Kirkland. I've seen crows chase adult
starlings that have had food. Those are the really REALLY intense chases.
They're fun to watch.



Blake Iverson
Arlington, WA
coopershwk at hotmail.com




>From: B&P Bell <bellasoc at isomedia.com>
>Reply-To: bellasoc at isomedia.com
>To: rnbuffle at yahoo.com
>CC: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Crows vs Killdeer?
>Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:54:41 -0800
>
>Rolan and Tweets
>
>This kind of activity with a crow energetically chasing a Killdeer is not
>that uncommon during spring. I have seen it several times in a variety of
>locations. Once I watched such an encounter take place at the Montlake Fill
>near the shoveler pond. The Killdeer would land near the edge of the pond
>and almost immediately a crow would begin dive-bombing the Killdeer, which
>would take off and be pursued by the crow. This involved much twisting and
>turning with the crow in very close pursuit. Eventually, the Killdeer would
>land again and almost immediately be chased by the crow. This went on for
>about seven minutes until the Killdeer left for another part of the fill.
>
>Brian H. Bell
>Woodinville WA
>bellasoc at isomedia.com
>
>Rolan Nelson wrote:
>
>>Today near work on Ft. Lewis I heard a Killdeer calling so I walked to the
>>edge of the field to see if I could spot it. To my surprize, it wasn't
>>that difficult. An Amer. Crow was chasing the killdeer through the air.
>>It was more than just a brief pursuit. He kept on the killdeer for quite
>>some time but never did catch him. Has anyone noticed this kind of
>>behavior before between these two species?
>>
>>-Rolan
>>
>>
>>
>>Rolan Nelson
>>Burley, WA
>>rnbuffle at yahoo.com
>>
>>
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