1. Weasels (Mustela sp.), eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus), raccoons (Procyon lotor), northern ravens (Corvus corax), sharp-shinned hawks (Accipiter striatus) and gray jays (Perisoreus canadensis) have also been identified as possible predators (Wallace 1939, Rimmer and McFarland 1994, 1996, G. Rompré pers. comm.). While Wallace (1939) notes that blue jays and crows seldom frequent altitudes greater than 914 m in Vermont, these predators may prove to be a larger problem in Canada, where.

Au Vermont, l’écureuil roux (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) semble être le principal prédateur des nids (Rimmer et McFarland, 1996), et le Geai bleu (Cyanocitta cristata; Wallace, 1939) arrive au second rang.