Rolling Prey and the Acquisition of Aerial Foraging Skills in Northern Mockingbirds

Joanna R. Vondrasek

doi:10.1676/04-092.1

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Joanna R. Vondrasek^*

^*Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA; jv8n@virginia.edu

Abstract

I describe an unusual food-handling behavior performed by juvenile Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos). In the course of one morning, I observed juvenile Northern Mockingbirds repeatedly roll several prey items down the incline of a roof in Charlottesville, Virginia. I discuss this behavior in the context of the development of aerial foraging skills.

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Joanna R. Vondrasek "Rolling Prey and the Acquisition of Aerial Foraging Skills in Northern Mockingbirds," The Wilson Bulletin 117(3), 313-315, (1 September 2005). https://doi.org/10.1676/04-092.1

Received: 20 September 2004; Accepted: 1 April 2005; Published: 1 September 2005

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