[TN-Bird] Re: Unusual mockingbird quarrel?
- From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
- To: hyla514@xxxxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 13:04:08 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 5/23/2012 6:38:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
hyla514@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Does anyone know if this is a particular behavior that has a specific
purpose? Or were these just two especially stubborn birds in a territorial
dispute?
This happens frequently right here on my deck where I put out the peanut
butter for the birds. My "mockers" LOVE peanut butter. They come to feed
on it, take beaks full back to their nesting mates and both parents take it
to their young when the eggs hatch. They bring the fledglings here to
feed. Since I have one pair of "boarders" that come from next door downhill
and another pair that nest about 500 feet uphill at another neighbor's, the
adults indulge in "food fights" just about every day during the "feeding
seasons." The mockers generally go for the wild grapes and holly berries
during the fall, but indulge in PB for the rest of the year. On deck also,
the
mourning doves, Eurasian collared doves, starlings, rock pigeons and even
the cardinals go after each other in order to chase them away from the
grain and sunflower seed. Often, the squirrels and chipmunks enter the frays
as well. Watch your feeders if you wish to see some fights! It does seem
curious that the goldfinches, house finches, chickadees, and titmice seem to
get along peacefully on my thistle feeder, although the house sparrows
will go to battle over the food there.
Dee Thompson
West Nashville (Charlotte Park)
Davidson County
Other related posts:
- » [TN-Bird] Re: Unusual mockingbird quarrel? - Dthomp2669
