That’s so cool! I wonder if Jared would find fallen stems as a result of cutworm feeding if he went back out for another gander.
> On Mar 6, 2023, at 8:11 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jared et al, > My guess on the shrike prey is army cutworm caterpillar. This is the larval > stage of the infamous “miller moth” that we often see in spades in May. The > larvae sometimes exist in large numbers at the base of weedy plant stems. > Their feeding can cause the stem to fall, thus the name “cutworm”. > > The Phoebe might well have been after the same thing but it has other options > like midges and early-active ichneumonid wasps and there is also an early > spring robber fly. > > Dave > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 6, 2023, at 7:12 PM, Jared Del Rosso <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Today at Willow Spring Open Space, I watched a Northern Shrike and a Say's >> Phoebe hunt in the same patch of weedy grasses. Each had some success >> fetching insects from the warming soil. I never really got a good look at >> what they each caught, but I did notice the shrike with grub-like prey at >> one point. Really neat to see the two so close together and so active. >> >> - Jared Del Rosso >> Centennial, CO >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en >> <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en> >> * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include >> bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate >> * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ >> <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/07326871-c046-4d5e-bdb6-98a95714283an%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/07326871-c046-4d5e-bdb6-98a95714283an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en> > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/PH7PR12MB7354B1EF01BA969A3B9ED35CC1B79%40PH7PR12MB7354.namprd12.prod.outlook.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/PH7PR12MB7354B1EF01BA969A3B9ED35CC1B79%40PH7PR12MB7354.namprd12.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/A7770F9F-5B78-4C55-88FD-E42F964134CC%40gmail.com.
