Raven? Sar On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 12:41 PM Sandra J. Kisner <s...@cornell.edu> wrote:
> By appearance the eagle seems more likely than a vulture (the neck was > short), but would crows tolerate it? I'll suggest it to her; I don't > actually know where she lives, so I don't know if bald eagles are likely to > be in the area. > > Sandra > > ________________________________________ > From: Joshua Snodgrass <cedarsh...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:11 PM > To: Sandra J. Kisner > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird > > Any chance it was a juvenile Bald Eagle? Young birds are very dark, but > have white markings. It would be huge compared to crows. > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 10:19 AM Sandra J. Kisner <s...@cornell.edu<mailto: > s...@cornell.edu>> wrote: > I'm afraid I don't have much information to base my question on, but I > promised I'd try. A friend showed me a short video on her phone of a group > of crows that she puts food out for near the end of her long (rural) > driveway, with a large dark bird apparently feeding with them. The shot is > from far away; not knowing that I would have guessed it was a bunch of > grackles being joined by a crow, but she assures me they are her usual > crows. The guest is rather stocky, with a short (broad?) tail. The crows > weren't in the least disturbed by the visitor, so it's not likely it was a > hawk. At one point she pointed out what looked like a white wing bar (very > hard to see at that distance). She also occasionally sees turkeys, but > this didn't look like a turkey to me. Any ideas? > > Sandra > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
