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RE: bird families
- To: "Bird (E-mail)" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: RE: bird families
- From: "Armstrong, Craig" <CraigArmstrong@PerformanceInc.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:40:52 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
>Young [American] crows may live with their parents for up to four years,
>helping with territorial defense, nest-building, and feeding of later
>broods. It is also not unusual for the first brood raised by a pair of
>bluebirds to help with feeding the second brood. In one amazing
observation,
>a male bluebird that was nesting a mile from his parents brought his own
>offspring to assist in rearing one of his parents' later broods.
>Wow! Really cool. I would love to hear from others on this topic.
Hi Leah,
Good info about the Crows & Bluebirds, thanks for sharing. Have you checked
out the Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior? Great book, a lot of info
similar to the type you're looking for. One that comes to mind is the
Brown-Headed Nuthatch, the one year old males help the parents build new
nests and get ready for more young. I'll have to re-read that to be sure,
but that's what I think it says.
Very interesting topic though, I'd love to learn more about it also.
Take care, Craig Armstrong / Chapel Hill