[TN-Bird] Re: Carrion-feeding Redtail?
- From: "Aborn, David" <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>
- To: TN-birds Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:56:51 +0000
2 December 2011
Many hawks will eat carrion if the opportunity presents itself, so a red-tail
feeding on road-kill is not unusual. I am even aware of one published note from
the 1980's of an Osprey eating a road-kill squirrel!
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
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Behalf Of Bill Pulliam
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 12:47 PM
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Subject: [TN-Bird] Carrion-feeding Redtail?
Yesterday afternoon (11/20/2011) I came upon a group of Turkey Vultures on the
ground right beside the road near our place in western Lewis County. In with
them was an adult Red-tailed Hawk, also on the ground. This made me curious so
I stopped to see what had drawn them. It appeared that a dumped deer carcass
was the only attraction in the area; there was no sign of any live or smaller
prey that might have drawn the Redtail in.
This morning, just down the slope, a group of 23 Turkey Vultures had been
attracted to a dead carp on the shore of the neighbor's pond.
Again there was an adult Red-tailed Hawk (probably the same bird; this was only
about 200m from the deer carcass) with the group, though not actually on the
ground with the carcass.
Is carrion feeding a normal behavior among Red-tails? I don't recall having
seen it before. I did not actually see the hawk actively feeding on the
carcasses, but the circumstances were highly suggestive.
Bill Pulliam
Hohenwald TN
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