[obol] bird behavior

[cdmcclellan at comcast.net]

Speaking of starling babies, there are a lot of starlings flying or perching making a generic shreee sound. I'm wondering if that's the begging sound for fledglings. In one case, one bird was chasing another one, and the chaser was making that sound (flying baby being weaned?) 

Connie McClellan
NW Portland

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From: "Tom Escue" <tom-escue at comcast.net>
> This may be too anthropomorphic but yesterday at my bird bath I saw an adult 
> STARLING seeming to show a baby starling how to drink. The adult took several 
> sips and looked at the baby. The baby would have none of it. It kept begging to 
> be fed. Finally, they both flew away.
> 
> Tom Escue
> Springfield


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