Feb. 25, 2007 Hatchie NWR Haywood Co. TN Yesterday, while sitting at the edge of a wet area near Oneal Lake, watching Common Grackles feeding along the edge of a levee, a Common Crow jumped on a Grackle and was quickly joined by a second. I assumed it was a fight over food or territory rights but was wrong as the two Crows proceeded to hold the Grackle down and kill it. I've seen Crows rob bird, squirrel and rabbit's nests; I've seen them attack, kill and eat House Sparrows but I would have thought a Grackle would be a bit of a stretch. I have seen Crows mob what I thought might have been an injured crow which was then killed but not eaten. In the case of these two Crows, they immediately proceeded to feed on the Grackle with one crow after a while taking the head and retiring to a tree to feed at leisure, while the other finished up on the ground. I would think, Grackle attacks by Crows are unusual but I'm asking, what is the largest bird or animal others have seen Crows attack to eat? Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6298 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________