FreeLists / tn-bird / [tn-bird] Cult of vultures

["Todd V. Eastin" <eastin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another observation in my continued scrutiny of the vultures residing in the 
Jacobs Creek vicinity of Sullivan Co.  They do indeed move from the night roost 
to a sunning spot about 200 yds away.  Yesterday morning (Wed. March 6) they 
positioned themselves in the oaks overlooking the JC entrance.   There were 
15-20 per tree and various ones were spreading their wings and looking like so 
many arboreal cormorants worshipping the return of the sun.  
Marion Finucane's speculation about students knocking each other off as the 
attraction for these scavenging birds suggests a more likely possibility.  
These kids are never in a hurry.  Perhaps their slow pace when moving between 
buildings offers hope to these opportunistic birds.  I, as the one most 
proximate to the vulture's morning perch, continue to move briskly when about 
my tasks!

Todd Eastin
Shady Valley, TN

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