Dave I've read where migrating American golden plovers stash food items in their plumage from S. American to the N. American continent for a quick bite when needed. I'll be darned but I can't seem to remember what the items were. I'll look it up when I go home. Maybe your Scoters do the same. Pete Sar
On Thu, Feb 18, 2021, 12:27 PM Dave K <fishwatch...@hotmail.com> wrote: > While watching WW Scoters at Willard Town Park today, one caught a > crayfish......when reviewing pics at home later, one of the Scoters appears > to have had a saltwater crab attached to its chest.....as the WW Scoter > rises to stretch its wings the crab is visible, appears to detach and be > caught by Scoter. Hmm, did the scoter just arrive from a salt water > location...how did the crab survive the sub freezing flight (or did > it)....is that a crab defense? Always something to see. > Pics on eBird Submission Seneca County, NY 2-18-21, Willard Town Park > 8:10AM > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
