On multidisciplined biological surveys, I would often be going to bed around the time the ornithologists were waking up, and by the time I woke up, would be scolded for missing breakfast and the dawn mixed feeding flocks.
When available, Juniperus oxycedrus is also cut for feeding flocks, but only during a limited period in spring when new growth leaves are soft.
Many join mixed-species feeding flocks, and a few species are core members.
Indicating both appeasement and assertiveness, the posture is used by birds intending to enter feeding flocks.
Smaller forest fragments are unable to sustain mixed-species feeding flocks, leading to local extinctions.
They forage within their territories when breeding, but they may join mixed feeding flocks at other times.
Many species participate in mixed-species feeding flocks, forming a large percentage of the participating species within their range.
Comparisons between multi-species feeding flocks in different parts of the world found that instances of flocking were positively correlated with predation risk by raptors.
When breeding, a pair of nuthatches will only feed within their territory, but at other times will associate with passing tits or join mixed-species feeding flocks.
