I watched a female Red-winged Blackbird meticulously pull the wings off a
cidada, devour the head, and then leave, only to return shortly to finish
the job by pulling the white goo out of the abdomen; the stuff appeared to
have the consistency of melted mozarella cheese.

Stan Arnold


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Ewert" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Who's eating cicadas?


> Who's eating cicadas?
> A Barred Owl last Saturday at Sycamore Landing.
> Crows catch them outside my 7th floor downtown DC office window.
>
> Tom Ewert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janet Millenson <>
> To:  <>
> Date: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 5:26 PM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Who's eating cicadas?
>
>
> >...The question refers to birds, of course (though I wouldn't put it past
> >some of you). Although my neighborhood is literally crawling with
cicadas,
> >so far the only birds I've actually witnessed eating the things are House
> >Sparrows. You folks must have seen other cicada snackers. How big a list
> can
> >we compile?
> >
> >Janet Millenson
> >Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------------------
> >"Look at the birds!" -- Pascal the parrot