In article , Marcy Hege wrote:
You're right about the territorial competitions, and if it happens about 5 am,
why should they care if they wake us us?

This afternoon about dusk it seemed as though someone was reshooting "The
Birds" in my backyard. Finally saw about four or five smaller birds apparently
chasing one of the owls away from one grouping of trees. Then the whole crew
seemed to settle in for the evening. Never saw that before.

Crows generally harass owls, but sometimes Jays and Mockingbirds do also
I have seen a mockingbird divebombing a crow also.

I did see one crow lurking around when there were 3 owls in the yard but
he was reeeaaaalll quiet. They get braver in a group.

Birds often sound the alarm on copperheads also so when I hear a ruckus
in my yard I check to see if they are in the trees or near the ground.

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