[Bristol-Birds] Four Northern River Otters on Bristol CBC
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'bristol-birds'" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:59:33 -0500
One of the fun finds we had on the Bristol Christmas Bird Count
Sunday was seeing four Northern River Otters actively feeding.
This species has a large, weasel-like, long, and slender body
with small eyes, ears and head, short legs, webbed toes
and a tapering tail. The fur is dense, soft, short, and rich
brown above. They weight 10-25 pounds. This may have been a
family group staying together for the winter. They prey primarily
on non-game fish especially slow moving fish and bottom dwelling
rough fish. They were found by Dr. Kevin Hamed. This must be
the third time we've had one on the Bristol CBC.
Wallace Coffey
Bristol TN
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