Paul, this is actually a common occurance with red squirrels but I have never actually heard of a gray squirrel eating a bird although it obviously must happen from time to time. I have had gray squirrels on rare occasion eat woodduck or merganser eggs from my nest boxes, but this too has been very rare.
Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul E. Wicklund" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 4:56 PM Subject: [mnbird] squirrel eating a bird!?-Hennepin Cty > This was a first for me. A gray squirrel eating a bird--head was gone > already, but the color and relatively longish wings looked like a > nuthatch. This was a major meal, feathers and all! It sat up nibbling it > just as it would an acorn, periodically flicking its tail to chase away > the flies. There were only a few scattered feathers when the job was > done. > On a happier note, we have watched an incredible array of babies being > fed in the last couple of weeks--at least two broods of orioles, > red-bellied woodpeckers, blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees, wrens(who > are already working another nest), house finches and chipping sparrows. > The phoebe is sitting on the nest, so they will soon join in. > > Jan Wicklund > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird >
