Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Version 1.0 Netnews CMS/BITNET 5/19/85; site PSUVM.BITNET Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cadre!psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!cjc From: CJC@psuvm.BITNET Newsgroups: net.rec.birds Subject: Territorial redwinged blackbirds Message-ID: <2051CJC@psuvm> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 18:18:13 EDT Article-I.D.: psuvm.2051CJC Posted: Wed Aug 7 18:18:13 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 04:45:08 EDT Lines: 27 > >> Pat & I spotted a blue heron flying erratically (ie: not the >> usual, gracefull glide) recently. On further inspection, we >> noticed that it was being divebombed by a red-winged blackbird! >> Previously, I had only seen mockingbirds chasing other, larger >> birds around (in my homestate, Florida). Are redwing blackbirds >> as territorial as mockingbirds? Why else would it be chasing a >> heron? >> > >Hm, don't know about the territoriality aspect, but I once spent ten >minutes watching a red-winged blackbird chase a crow around and around. >Maybe they just don't like big birds! Years ago when we lived on a farm there was a redwinged blackbird that dive-attacked ME whenever I walked down the road past HIS swamp. They may not all be territorial, but that one sure was. --Carolyn J. Clark Bitnet: CJC at PSUVM UUCP : {allegra, akgua, ihnp4}!psuvax!CJC@PSUVM.BITNET ARPA : cjc%psuvm.BITNET@Berkeley