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Migration: Raptors / Fall
birdcamfan:
Oops, me bad. They were ravens or really big crows. Thanks for pointing that out, I must have been more tired than I thought.
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: birdcamfan on October 02, 2011, 20:42 ---Saw multitudes of bald eagles driving back from Pinawa today and over the golf course yesterday. One was sitting in a field eating something and just a bit further up one was in the ditch eating a dead raccoon. 2 large blackbirds were a couple of feet away hoping for a snack. Is this unusual? I didn't know that eagles ate carrion.
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Bald eagles are opportunistic feeders. They tend to prefer fish but they eat alot of carrion when the opportunity presents it. They also eat other birds (larger bird) and mammals when they can catch them.
As for the blackbirds - were they "blackbirds" BCF or were they "black birds"? Black birds (crows, ravens, crackles) will eat carrion, but blackbirds (all one word) are insectivores.
birdcamfan:
Saw multitudes of bald eagles driving back from Pinawa today and over the golf course yesterday. One was sitting in a field eating something and just a bit further up one was in the ditch eating a dead raccoon. 2 large blackbirds were a couple of feet away hoping for a snack. Is this unusual? I didn't know that eagles ate carrion.
allikat:
2011-10-01: Curry Hammock State Park (Site Profile) , Little Crawl Key, Florida, USA
Start Time: 09:00 End Time: 17:00 Observation Hours: 8
115 Peregrine Falcons were observed at this site! WOW!!!
allikat:
Peregrines are on the move is right!!!
I think it would be an experience to witness/count that many raptors in an eight hour period!
Such a cool site to log into!
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