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Corvids in combat: with a weapon?(birds using tools)
On 26 April 2004 at 0655 hrs MST I observed the following interaction at a bird feeding station in Flagstaff, Arizona at 2,000 m elevation. The feeding platform measured 1 x 1 m and was within 2.3 m of the window through which the observations were made. The roof overhang was 2.2 m. from the center of the platform and 2.7 m above it.
OBSERVATIONS
A solitary American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) was on the platform eating seeds. A pair of Steller's Jays (Cyanocitta stelleri) flew into a mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus) shrub that borders the platform. The platform was stocked daily with a variety of seeds commonly eaten by local birds. Steller's ...
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