At about 11:45 today I stepped out of a restaurant in urban south Eugene and
was astonished to see a vulture glide down Hilyard St. at 25th, dodge a little
traffic, touch down briefly in a driveway and then perch ten feet over the
sidewalk. It had spotted a dead squirrel in the street. I took a few photos,
ducked into Black Sun Books to tell the owner of my find, came back out and the
squirrel was gone from the center of this four-lane street. I surmise that the
vulture made another pass and carried it some short distance out of sight.
I have never seen a vulture in such an urban setting in Oregon before. Reminded
me of the large ibises that lurk around fast-food places in Brisbane.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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