Some interesting points on the matter from Frank Gosiak - with his permission.
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Frank Gosiak <fgos...@gmail.com> Date: Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Kingbird thought To: Jesse Ellis <calocit...@gmail.com> The chance for survival if raised in captivity is very slim. It wouldn't be aware of predators and wouldn't have developed the hunting skills to know what pray to focus on. This bird went mainly for dragon flies and has survived the Coopers and Sharp Shinned Hawks. It also was leery of humans and flew off when approached and it came and went using the cover available. On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Jesse Ellis <calocit...@gmail.com> wrote: > A response: many tyrannids have known propensities to wander, and I've > never heard of them being kept as pets. They're not very pretty, nor do > they learn songs. I suspect the odds of captivity are very small. > > Jesse Ellis > Saint Paul > > On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 21:45 dan&erika <daner...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Just a thought here. The kingbird being reported and photographed may > well > > have been a caged bird. The tail feathers seem very worn, especially if > it > > is a young bird. It is possible that this bird was hand-reared and > escaped > > captivity. > > > > dan > > > > -- > > Dan or Erika Tallman > > Northfield, Minnesota > > daner...@gmail.com > > > > http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com > > > > ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that > > require new clothes ....”—H. D. Thoreau > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
