Predation Video

 

This video shows a Broad-winged Hawk finding the nest of another migratory songbird that breeds at Hubbard Brook - the American Redstart - and consuming the nestlings it contained (video recorded in Ontario, courtesy of R. Germaine). Notice the angry parents chipping in the background!

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Learning module developed by K. Langin, H. Sofaer and S. Sillett for the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (2009).