Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 14:26:33 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Christian Kessler Subject: Re: off topic: More Raccoons May Mean Fewer Songbirds MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit a very interesting piece, but I wonder a bit as many low-nesting passerines [except grown nesters] build nests on fairly thin branches, not the kind of vegetation that can support a 15-25 lb. animal. would be useful to know the 8 species of low-nesters that appeared to suffer disproportionate predation. I assume the author is relying on more than correlation, just that the news piece does not provide all that info. jck ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================