Wayne Young wrote:
> Hi Erin,Peter,and all,
>
> Thank you for trying to figure out what is eating my bees.Yesterday I 
> spent a little time watching my hives to catch a view of what might be 
> doing it.In a short time I spotted my problem bird.The bird is almost 
> completely red as a cardinal,but does not have a tuft on top it`s head. 

Scarlet tanager?

There is no way that a bird this size can do an appreciable amount of 
damage to a hive.  Killing it will change little, might make you feel 
like you have done something, but in the end, it won't matter to the bees.

Keith

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