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Starling Attacks Flicker Nest
- To: "Carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Starling Attacks Flicker Nest
- From: "John Argentati" <johna@blue-lizard.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:46:48 -0400
- Importance: Normal
- Reply-to: <johna@blue-lizard.com>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Dear Birders,
Yesterday, I noticed a starling checking out the nest box occupied by a pair
of flickers.
He would sit on the roof with nesting material in his beak, eyeing the
opening.
My flickers have a habit of hanging their heads out the hole so the starling
didn't try to enter - at least at first.
Then, I watched in horror as the starling forced his way into the nest box
while an adult flicker was inside.
I couldn't believe the starling would try this.
I held my breath...
Fortunately the flicker successfully fended off the starling, but I had to
wonder whether any of the eggs were damaged.
This morning, I checked the nest box and found the three little pink eggs
were just fine.
Here's a picture:
http://www.mybirdlist.com/FlickerEggs.jpg
John Argentati
Greenview Pond
Raleigh, North Carolina