Wow, can I borrow your Grackle!

Dave Watkins
Cuyahoga Falls
Summit County

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Rainsong" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Dead Sparrows in my backyard


The culprit could well be a Grackle.  Here in the Cleveland area I've seen
them take House Sparrows, House Finches, and even a fledgling Starling.  I
periodically find the remains minus at least part of the head. My mother
recently announced that she's going to have to stop feeding the birds after
witnessing two such "murders," as she calls them.

Lisa Rainsong
Cleveland Heights


>Subject: Dead Sparrows in my backyard


>Today while mowing I found 2 dead sparrows. Both of them had the back of
> >their heads open and looked like the brain was missing!!!

>Does anyone have any idea as to what caused this?

>Gary

>Grand Lake St. Marys

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