Following up on my post of 4/4 re: the cutting down of most of the pines which housed the above, yesterday,I finally was able to make contact with the Newton Ave homeowner (Mary) who provided the 7 year history of the roost in her back yard - information, which I posted on 3/13. It seems that while the majority of pines appeared to be on her property, this was not the case. They belonged to her n/s neighbor, who took them down to eliminate the tree's droppings, eg, needles, sap, etc. Per Mary, "the vultures were not a reason for his actions", but, to me, that's a bit questionable, when you consider the bird droppings ! There are 3, or 4, pines still standing, which are situated on the w/s of the neighbors rear fence, but according to Mary, although they look otherwise, they too, belong to her neighbor. On the bright side, she pointed out a large conifer in the rear yard of a house opposite her on the e/s of the street, which the vultures used from time to time. And so, for now, all we do is "carrion" !
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