Hi all, As I opened my eyes today morning, I saw a catbird at one of my bedroom windows hovering like hummingbird/flycatcher. I think it was trying to follow a moth which my eyes could not focus. But it was visible for a 3 or 4 seconds. Moths catbirds ignore are - Green pug moth, yellow-fringed Dolichomia, Clover Hayworm, Snowy Urola, most Veneer moths, Virginian Tiger moth and many smaller Totricids. Moths that get nabbed are Banded Tussock moth, Hickory Tussock moths and many noctuids. It would be interesting to know why they ignore some of the moths. I wish I had a pet catbird to test some hypothesis, whether it is visual cues or chemical cues that are playing part in ignoring moths. I will have to wait and watch natural behavior!
It is fun to learn more about catbirds! Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
