[Mnbird] Mnbird Digest, Vol 78, Issue 4
dawn cook
dbrowncook at yahoo.com
Mon May 3 20:53:17 CDT 2021
We have a murder of crows washing various body parts in two of our bird baths, everything from squirrels, bunnies to robin eggs. Have to clean it out daily.
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> 1. Oriole (Sheryl Holland)
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> 4. Re: Crows (Lynn)
> 5. Re: Crows (Ken Royer)
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> From: Sheryl Holland <sholland at bevcomm.net>
> To: Minnesota Bird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>
> Subject: [Mnbird] Oriole
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> One Lone Male Oriole last evening, Blue Earth, in Faribault Co
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> From: Brian and Cindy Drill <bcdrill at charter.net>
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> Subject: [Mnbird] Harris Sparrows
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> Good afternoon.? I enjoyed the presence of 2 Harris Sparrows under the
> feeder this morning, along with a few White Throated which had been
> hanging around a few days.? I had not seen a Harris here for a few years
> now.? A large flock of Pine Siskins was again present, mixing with
> Goldfinches and a few House Finches.
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> Heard but yet unseen--a Catbird called yesterday from the neighbors
> lilacs, and today there is a steady warble from Wrens.
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> Yesterday my daughter and I saw 3 male Orioles in trees at Spring Lake
> Park in North Mankato while we were on a walk, although I have yet to
> have any in my own yard only 2 blocks away.? The Oxbow at Hiniker Pond
> had several Wood Ducks, a couple of Blue Winged Teal were hanging with
> them.? One pair of Mallards and one pair of Canada Geese had their
> babies on the water with them.? Last week we saw the FOY Great Blue
> Heron and Kingfisher on the same walking route.? Cindy In North Mankato
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> From: Kelly Russell <russellspellacy123 at yahoo.com>
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> washing food would be unusual for a crow. Maybe it found out that the food would slide down better. Crows exhibit all types of unusual behavior. There are corvids and this group arev?Quite adaptive to changing habitats/environments.
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> There are two pair of crows that have adopted my bird?baths to shred and soften their food. Guessing they have young? The range of food has been amazing...fish, frogs, birds (robin eggs too), rabbit, squirrel and a perfect young painted turtle shell completely cleaned out. While extremely interesting and amusing to watch them slosh the parts through the water, it sure makes for messy bird baths!!!
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> On Monday, May 3, 2021, 7:47 PM, Kelly Russell via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
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> washing food would be unusual for a crow. Maybe it found out that the food would slide down better. Crows exhibit all types of unusual behavior. There are corvids and this group arev?Quite adaptive to changing habitats/environments.
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> From: Ken Royer <kenjeanroyer at yahoo.com>
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> Interesting.?
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> On Monday, May 3, 2021, 7:13:36 PM CST, Lynn via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
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> There are two pair of crows that have adopted my bird?baths to shred and soften their food. Guessing they have young? The range of food has been amazing...fish, frogs, birds (robin eggs too), rabbit, squirrel and a perfect young painted turtle shell completely cleaned out. While extremely interesting and amusing to watch them slosh the parts through the water, it sure makes for messy bird baths!!!
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> On Monday, May 3, 2021, 7:47 PM, Kelly Russell via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
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> washing food would be unusual for a crow. Maybe it found out that the food would slide down better. Crows exhibit all types of unusual behavior. There are corvids and this group arev?Quite adaptive to changing habitats/environments.
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