[CINC] BBC E-mail: Birds hold 'funerals' for dead

[Catherine French]

Yes, Paul, they are all corvidae. Along with black birds, ravens, and jays.

Calm seas,

Catherine French

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On Sep 4, 2012, at 10:16 AM, paul jr petrich <ppetrich39 at me.com> wrote:

Thanks Lee,
 Last year or the year prior, a documentary at the SB Film Festival, The Murder of Crows, included a similar behavior amongst crows. Are the species related??  Paul
On Sep 1, 2012, at 3:37 AM, Lee Fleischer wrote:

> Happy Labor Day weekend!
> I saw this story about western scrub jays on the BBC News and thought you should see it.
> 
> ** Birds hold 'funerals' for dead **
> When they encounter a fallen bird, western scrub jays call out and gather around the body, scientists discover.
> < http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19421217 >
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