Similar tree removal has occurred at the traditional roosts in Boulder and Longmont. The vultures were quite adaptable - moving to other trees in the area of the original roost, or a block or two away. Continuous use of the spruce trees by the birds gives the trees a characteristic bare branch look where the needles have all been worn away. As for the vulture effigy, it's just a matter of time before spring winds send it to Kansas :). In most cases very few of these deterrents have any lasting power as the birds adapt and recognize that they pose no threat, e.g. fake owls, and raptor playbacks.
Scott Severs Longmont On Tuesday, April 1, 2014 1:58:25 AM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote: > > As many of you know, there is a historical Turkey Vulture roost in Fort > Collins (Larimer) on Mountain Avenue at the nw part of its intersection > with Washington. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f6e36be9-6553-4257-ae0f-326373c387d6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
