I report predation by American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) on little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) near the entrance to an abandoned mine and below ground within the mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This appears to be the first report of a corvid repeatedly entering a cave or mine to pursue prey and provides additional evidence for the remarkable behavioral plasticity of this species and family.
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1 June 2017
American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Enter Abandoned Mine to Hunt Bats
David J. Flaspohler
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The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Vol. 129 • No. 2
June 2017
Vol. 129 • No. 2
June 2017
Bat
Corvus brachyrhynchos
mine
Myotis lucifugus
predation
subterranean white-nose syndrome