Dear bird listers, I study the behavioral ecology of local yellowjackets, and have always wondered which bird species are responsible for the destruction of so many young colonies in late May and early June. I'm most curious about predators of aerial-nesting yellowjackets and bald-faced hornets (http://wiki.bugwood.org/HPIPM:Baldfaced_Hornet), but would love to hear anecdotes and observations about birds interacting with ground-nesting yellowjackets, as well as paper wasps. I recall a year or two ago, someone posted a description of crows knocking down an adult bald-faced hornet nest. What an dramatic event to witness! If you have any stories, please send them my way.
Thanks! Kevin Loope -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
