Date: 4/27/26 5:21 pm From: Richard Greene via groups.io <corvus...> Subject: Re: [southbaybirds] Western Tanager and Scrub-Jay
A pair of juncos were feeding a begging fledgling on my patio in Mtn View when I saw a Scrub Jay drop from a branch, pounce on and kill the chick. With the cessation of the begging the parents lost all interest and continued feeding themselves.
On Apr 27, 2026, at 2:22 PM, Eve Meier via groups.io <eve.m.meier...> wrote:
I was scouting at Grant Ranch for my birdathon team "Run for the Hills" and saw something I've never seen before - a California Scrub-Jay was attacking a male Western Tanager. The jay killed the tanager then started eating it. I didn't realize Scrub-Jays would take down a bird that size.
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