[Bristol-Birds] animals documented to feed on roadkill deer carcasses

  • From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:11:26 -0500

                              



















In addition to the previously posted list of animals feeding on roadkill
deer carcasses, I have added six species: BLACK BEAR,
WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE, BLACK VULTURE, GOLDEN EAGLE and
STRIPED SKUNK. Jeremy Stout wrote:  "I've personally witnessed 
an EASTERN CHIPMUNK scavenging a carcass (though not recently), 
and it wasn't just for the bones; that little booger was going to town!"

BLACK VULTURE
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagles
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
GOLDEN EAGLE
Northern Goshawk
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Crow
Common Raven
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee

BLACK BEAR
BOBCAT
RACCOON
OPOSSUM
RED FOX
DOMESTIC DOG
HOUSE CAT
SPOTTED SKUNK
STRIPED SKUNK
FISHER
COYOTE
EASTERN CHIPMUNK
EASTERN GRAY SQUIRREL
RED SQUIRREL
WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE

Let's go birding . . . .

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN

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