Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 22:22:22 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Les Roslund Subject: Re: Picking his fights carefully MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Such a sad Sapsucker story. A similar pattern of 'searching for the lost mate' was shown along my lane a couple of years ago. I came across a Cooper's Hawk in the process of consuming a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. The Hawk flew away as I approached, dropping the remnants of its meal. For the next several days (three or more), two other Yellow-billed Cuckoos hung around that spot of the driveway, often calling and calling. I suspect they were mate and chick of the lost bird. They were clearly searching for the lost bird at the site where it had last been seen alive. Les Roslund Lroslund@bluecrab.org Talbot County Easton, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================