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Re: Blue Jay Behavior



Squirrels eat eggs and babies of songbirds due to the lack of protien in
their diet in Spring. Maybe placing nuts around for them would stop this?
Alex Netherton
The Appalachian Naturalist
Asheville, NC
http://www.appalachian-naturalist.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <MDWitzell@aol.com>
To: <Carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 11:31 PM
Subject: Blue Jay Behavior


> Today I observed a Blue Jay chasing a gray squirrel.  The jay pursued the
> squirrel up and down two widely separated trees and only gave up the chase
> after it had chased the squirrel about 100 feet.  I can only assume that
the
> squirrel disturbed its nest in some way.  Does anyone know if squirrels
eat
> eggs?
>
> Dianne Witzell
> High Point, NC
> mdwitzell@aol.com