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From: Les Chibana <[[email protected]]>
Subject: Re: [SBB] Falcon and bats
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:12:00 -0800
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Kris,

According to Brian Wheeler's new raptor book, kestrels do take bats! 
That's
something that I didn't expect. They also take songbirds, small 
amphibians
and reptiles, in addition to insects.

Something else that I didn't know: Merlin are considered crepuscular 
and also
prey on bats. A small part of a Merlin's diet is composed of small 
rodents and
other vertebrates. They are also known to feed on dragonflies in fall 
migration.

Les Chibana, Palo Alto CA

On Mar 12, 2004, at 7:21 AM, Kris Olson wrote:

> Last night at California Street and El Camino, I saw a falcon swoop
> repeatedly at this "flock" of small bats. It finally collided with one
> and swooped away in a different direction, I believe with bat in
> talons.
>
> Kestrel? Or do they only eat insects.
> Merlin?
>
> Kris Olson
> Menlo Park, CA

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