Chickadee Flashcards
“Seet” call soft high pitched
Flying raptors like owls hawks and falcons
How did researchers figure it out (chickadee bird call)
Accessed birds of prey and tether them to boards and recorded their reactions.
What are the dees for Pygmy owl and great horned owl
Pygmy owl big threat to chickadee more dee
Great horned owl not as much of a threat no extra dee dee
More dangerous threat reaction
Mob/gang up
Not as scary threat reaction
Wait for it to pass
How do other species respond to other chickadees
They clue into the chickadees calls and respond to the predator too.
Chick a dee louder signature
Perched and stationary predator
Chick a dee deee deee eee (more dees)
Better at hunting more maneuverable in flight Pygmy owl and American kestrel chickadees mob to protect themselves
Where did the filling for the duwamish tide flats come from?
Beacon hill and Jackson street, removal for 2 or 3 drumlins and garbage sawdust and ballast
What happened when mont lake cut was opened
80 percent salmon runs lost black river disappears and native communities are displaced
Old Indian George what happened to him?
starved to death, the black river disappearing lead to the disruption of seasonal rounds and culture so he died in 1920
