Talk:Red-winged Blackbird
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The RWB does attack for no reason. There was one out where I walk and every time you come within his section he swoops at you and constantly squaks above your head. This past week I noticed there are two additional ones.... offsprings I'm assuming who he's taught well how to swoop and squak. Now they not only swoop at you in their section, the come across the road at you also. How does a person know they aren't going to actually attack?? Is there anyway to kill these birds or chase them away from the walking trail. I'm afraid someone, or myself, may get hurt by them. What if they attack a child sometime? --66.43.199.41 19:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC) Carol, 8/7/06
this picture we can't use, but it sure is a great one: [1] Kingturtle 21:37 Apr 18, 2003 (UTC)
- Cool photo, but it's actually an image of the red-winged cattail dragon, Draco piecontentensis. :-) Stan
[edit] Human Attack
I put on that they have been known to attack humans but someone took it off. I know this because one attacked me or chased me away from it's nest twice went i went near the same place walking home from school i haven't gone near the nest since. If someone disputes this fact i will not try to put it back on. tell me what you think --Gilimonster 12:30, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- see reply on --User talk:Gilimonster jimfbleak 16:01, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- "Mobbing", when I've observed it, is a bunch of outraged birds screaming furiously at a predator. This usually leads to physical contact of some kind; like Gilimonster, I've observed RWB's landing hits against Crow's, Raven's, Red Tailed Hawk's (all of this both while perched and in flight), and, occasionally, human picnicers. I suspect that if we asked those who have had their scalps 'raked' by an RWB, they would characterize the event as an "attack". Are there any observations of RWB's hassling dogs or other non-avian predators in this manner? mdf 19:55, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
When discussing animal behavior we cannot be anthropocentric. The red-wings are not "attacking" and are not "outraged." They are simply defending their territory and by that they are increasing their fitness (reproductive success). If something is a potential threat to their fitness they are going to defend their territory and offspring. 01:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Further Reading
I can't help but notice that the Further Reading section is longer than the article itself. This is completely absurd. Someone needs to go through and cut 95% of it out. If it's important information, move it to a reference and cite it in the article. Keep Further Reading down to pertinent general information on red-wing blackbirds. 144.92.39.93 19:35, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
