Today, at 1715, I arrived at the location referred to by Mike Cooper on 3/24, and found the deer and the 2nd year plumaged eagle, which, while standing next to the corpse, was constantly scanning its surroundings. The 1st bird that flew over somewhat near the deer & eagle ( ~ 150 ft to the east, at a height of ~ 75 ft) was an adult N.Goshawk, who continued to the north till out of sight - yessssssssssss ! When I turned back to the deer & eagle, the bird was now standing on the carrion, in defiance to the adult GBBG which was diving on the eagle in hopes of scaring it off its food-source. This action was repeated another 5-6 times, along with accompanying vocals, before the gull gave up and flew away ! This location is ~ 10 minutes from my home, so I'll try to check on it daily to see what develops.
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