There was also an article in a British newspaper recently about Magpies
gathering around their dead and sitting silently for long periods of time
when they come across them. Some researchers have dubbed these as avian
vigils or funerals.
Mike H.
Baltimore City
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From: "Chris Tonra" <cm.tonra...>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:10 AM
To: <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Re: Off-topic: Do Western Scrub Jays React to a Dead
Jay?
> Hi Kurt, wasn't able to open the link, but I can say that many corvids
> will gather around dead conspecifics. I believe that this serves a social
> function to inform group members about who is dead and begin to adjust
> social hierarchy, etc. I have seen it several times with magpies and crows
> gathering around road-killed group members, and I know Bernd Heinrich has
> discussed it in some of his books.
>
> Chris Tonra
> Silver Spring
>
> On Friday, October 26, 2012 8:38:29 PM UTC-4, Kurt Schwarz wrote:
>> A friend brought this to my attention, an interesting reaction. Has
>> anyone else seen similar behavior?
>>
>>
>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/9qomf4h
>>
>>
>> Kurt Schwarz
>> Ellicott City, HowCo
>> goawaybird at verizon dot net
>
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