Jays will also attack seals and wiper blades. My best photo os the range-restricted Tufted Jay in Mexico is at my windshield wipers early one morning.
Doug Chapman Sioux Falls SD Douglas Chapman, Editor SDOU Bird Notes Sioux Falls, SD sfbirdc...@sio.midco.net Come to the SDOU 66th Spring Meeting 12-14 June 2015, Spearfish. Bird the Northern Hills and more! On Apr 9, 2015, at 12:33 AM, Richard Carlson wrote: > This A growing world wide phenomenon. Apparently a learned behavior since it > is so localized. The worst vultures are at Everglades Park where Black > Vultures destroy both wipers and window seals. Damage can be $1,000's. > Also reported attacking wipers are crows in England, Australia and NZ. Keas > in NZ are notorious for attacking car wipers and seals. > > Richard Carlson > Full time birder,biker, Rotarian > Part-time Economist > Tucson, AZ > Lake Tahoe, CA > Kirkland, WA > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 8, 2015, at 6:16 PM, Paul Wicklund via Mnbird > <mnb...@lists.mnbird.net> wrote: > >> What would this vulture be eating? Windshield wiper blades? Has anyone >> encountered this behavior before? >> Jan Wicklund >> >> <IMG_2783.JPG> >> >> >> >> >> <IMG_2793.JPG> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mnbird mailing list >> mnb...@lists.mnbird.net >> http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird_lists.mnbird.net > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > Douglas Chapman, Editor SDOU Bird Notes Sioux Falls, SD sfbirdc...@sio.midco.net Come to the SDOU 66th Spring Meeting 12-14 June 2015, Spearfish. Bird the Northern Hills and more! ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
