Philip Chu wrote me and said this is a juvenile bird, and is healthy due to being fed by the parents. When this feeding stops, which may have already happened, this bird will starve to death.
Not happy news for this poor bird. Brian On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 6:31 PM Pat Wolesky <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw a black crowned night heron at Fort Snelling State Park 2-3 years > ago with most of its upper beak missing. Other than that it seemed fine, > but I've never seen it again so not sure if it survived. I'm sure it makes > eating a challenge. > > Pat > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian > Tennessen > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2019 2:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] Flycatcher missing upper beak Ramsey Cty > > I was down to Crosby Fram park yesterday evening, and got a photo of this > poor Great Crested Flycatcher that is missing its upper beak! Ive never > seen a bird with either an entire upper or lower beak missing... > > The bird looks otherwise healthy and alert, so it appears to be faring ok. > > Can anyone tell me whether the beak will grow back? > > As a little bonus, there is a small tree frog sitting on a branch nearby > the Flycatcher. I believe it is a Northern Cricket Frog? > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/146080097@N04/48492860652/in/dateposted-public/ > > Thanks for any responses, > > Brian T. > St. Paul MN > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
