Date: 3/16/25 11:08 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
I keep hearing that Coyotes can (and do) take domestic cats but the ones I keep track of seem to have reached a truce of sorts. I have cameras on a suburban parcel where cats and coyotes routinely overlap by a matter of minutes. Can’t say I’ve ever seen them in the field of view at the same time but…it’s hard to believe they have never encountered each other. I HAVE seen coyotes and possums eating from the same food source at the same time with no apparent animosity. Weird. Maybe they have to be “trained” to recognize some prey as food? Maybe they’re just not hungry enough to risk injury. I suspect smaller things are the more sensible choice if they’re abundant enough?
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From: April Campbell <adc14...>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 1:17:37 PM
To: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...>
Cc: Dan Ezekiel <dan.ezekiel24...>; Susan Falcone <sfalcone...>; Birders UM <birders...>
Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
Well, I have a love/ hate relationship with chipmunks. They love my gooseberries and will pick a bush clean leaving mw with a midden of gooseberry skins. On the other hand, I love watching their antics playing and sunning themselves. I had two last year, but the freral cat carried both of them off. It was pretty horrible seeing the cat with my chippie in its mouth. A new one is out and I haven seen the cat. A coyote ran into my yard yesterday, so the feral cat problem may come ti an end.
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On Mar 15, 2025, at 12:38 PM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
Any day now then for me Dan. Thanks!
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From: Dan Ezekiel <dan.ezekiel24...>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 8:19:13 AM
To: Susan Falcone <sfalcone...>
Cc: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...>; Birders UM <birders...>
Subject: Re: [birders] Non-Bird
A chipmunk popped up on my porch two days ago.
DE
On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM Susan Falcone <sfalcone...><mailto:<sfalcone...>> wrote:
Nope, no chipmunk, although a huge woodchuck made an appearance and of course we have had red & fox squirrels all winter...
But I had a surprise tree frog appear among the overwintered houseplants in a cool room...
Susan
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On Mar 15, 2025, at 2:52 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...><mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
Other signs of Spring…Has anyone seen their first Chipmunks of the year yet? I keep waiting for ours to pop out of their burrow near the House. Last year, a female emerged and was seen with two offspring. The young ones were slightly smaller and were clearly new to the world. They slowly gained confidence in their surroundings and I was kind of hoping I’d gain their trust. Then one morning we saw their friendly “Mom” get carried off by a Hawk. Nothing seen or heard here yet this year.
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