Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 2000 19:57:09 -0500
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From:         rob gibbs <robgibbs@DIGIZEN.NET>
Subject:      Re: Pileated & Sharpie
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I once watched a sharpie in Wheaton Park harass a pileated woodpecker for 5
minutes or more; periodically flying off out of sight only to dart back in from
another direction.  It chased the pileated to several locations before finally
giving up the chase - presumably to find something more its own size.  I was
surprised that it had attempted to attack something so much larger than itself.

Janet Millenson wrote:

> Last Friday I got within 3 feet of "our" Pileated Woodpecker when I was
> refilling the suet feeder. Up close, his feathers were clearly more dark
> brown than black, and the lores looked pale yellow.
>
> Yesterday, a large Sharpie (presumably a female) swooped at the Pileated,
> with no luck. What's the largest prey any of you have ever seen a Sharp-shin
> go after? (I've seen a Cooper's go after gulls.)
>
> Janet Millenson
> Potomac, MD
> janet@twocrows.com
>
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--
Rob Gibbs
Damascus, MD
robgibbs@digizen.net

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