[mou-net] FEMALE CARDINAL EATING HUMMINGBIRD CARCASS

[Nels F. Thompson]

From southern Steele County ...
While looking at the feeders at our deck (9:00 AM) I noticed a female cardinal 
"pestering" something.
I couldn't tell what the "something" was at first but with binoculars it slowly 
became obvious ... it was a female hummingbird!
The Cardinal worked over that carcass for a minute or so before I realized I 
need a picture of this.
But, alas, as I tried to get the window open far enough the cardinal spooked 
and flew off ... carrying off what was left of the hummingbird.
It had eaten at least half of the hummer by then.
How the hummer got dead is unknown although a window-strike is most likely.

That gives a new role to Cardinals in my book ... carrion-feeder.
What next? ... circling cardinals?

NFT


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[mou-net] Nashville warbler active at night?

[kkelnberger]

 A friend made a recording of a bird song, at midnight and after, which 
resembles a nashville warbler song.  Is that unusual or even possible.  
My friend was doing the frog survey for the DNR.



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Re: [mou-net] FEMALE CARDINAL EATING HUMMINGBIRD CARCASS

[linda whyte]

On Wed, Jun 14, 2017, 9:15 AM Nels F. Thompson  wrote:

> From southern Steele County ...
> While looking at the feeders at our deck (9:00 AM) I noticed a female
> cardinal "pestering" something.
> I couldn't tell what the "something" was at first but with binoculars it
> slowly became obvious ... it was a female hummingbird!
> The Cardinal worked over that carcass for a minute or so before I realized
> I need a picture of this.
> But, alas, as I tried to get the window open far enough the cardinal
> spooked and flew off ... carrying off what was left of the hummingbird.
> It had eaten at least half of the hummer by then.
> How the hummer got dead is unknown although a window-strike is most likely.
>
> That gives a new role to Cardinals in my book ... carrion-feeder.
> What next? ... circling cardinals?


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Seems breeding may incline birds to seek more animal protein for their
young!

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Re: [mou-net] Nashville warbler active at night?

[pbudde]

I've heard Connecticut Warblers singing just after midnight, so I could imagine 
Nashville's doing the same, especially if it was a bright, moonlit night.


Paul
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 Original message From: kkelnberger  
Date: 6/14/17  2:16 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: 
[mou-net] Nashville warbler active at night? 
  A friend made a recording of a bird song, at midnight and after, which 
resembles a nashville warbler song.  Is that unusual or even possible.  
My friend was doing the frog survey for the DNR.


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