Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:12:52 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: danny poet Subject: Re: Odd Red-winged Blackbird Behavior Question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Adam Smith >Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding >To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM >Subject: [MDOSPREY] Odd Red-winged Blackbird Behavior Question >Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 20:14:09 -0500 > >At Blackwater NWR today, I saw two Red-winged Blackbirds, both appeared >to be juvenile males doing something I have never seen them do before. > >They were in a young Loblolly Pine tree, nothing strange about that, >but they were picking out the seeds from the cones and eating them. I >have never observed this before. I have observed Common Grackles eat >acorns, before. But not Red-wings pulling a Nuthatch or a Crossbill >routine. > >Has anyone else observed this? Maybe they saw a Nuthatch doing this >and figured it wasn't such a bad idea. > >Thoughts? Comments? > >Adam Smith >Arubuts MD >cyanbluecobat@msn.com > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= HI All I have seen Red - Winged Blackbirds feeding on pine seeds from the cones twice , first time a few years ago at Tilghman Island . Several were in the tops of some lobloy pines feeding like a Crossbill. I had never seen that behavior till then and also thought it odd . I looked in some referance books and saw that that Red Wings do indeed feed this way . sorry do not recall which book now. Adam Hope this helps. Good Birding Danny Poet Qeenstown , MD birder231@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Frustrated with dial-up? Get high-speed for as low as $26.95. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================