John, you are right, I didn't look at the feet closely enough. So, would
this bird have been hit in the air nearby and eaten here, or attacked down
near Treman Lake nearby and carried over here? Or left elsewhere and
carried by a fox or coyotes? guess we will never know. Thanks for the help
and I will drop off at the Lab as soon as I can. There has been a red
tailed hawk around lately.
Toby
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:48 AM, John VanNiel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Those are webbed feet. I was thinking wood duck as well given the
> irridescence on the back.
>
> ________________________________
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> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Tobias Dean [
> [email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:42 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Carcase identification-murder most foul
>
> The feet are 3 toed, hawklike, I was wondering if it is a Coopers Hawk? I
> am not
> clear on the size being correct for Coopers, the glove shows its fairly
> small
> size.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Tobias Dean <[email protected]<mailto:
> [email protected]>> wrote:
> The feet are 3 toed, hawklike, I was wondering if it is a Coopers Hawk?
> not clear on the size being correct for Coopers, the glove shows fairly
> small size.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Ryan Bakelaar <[email protected]<mailto:
> [email protected]>> wrote:
> Looks like a Wood Duck. The beige flank feathers with the white tips are
> diagnostic. It looks like a decent spread wing (or two) can be made from
> the specimen, so the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates (located at Sapsucker
> Woods) could put the carcass to good use.
> Yesterday I found this mostly consumed corpse in the ditch very close to
> our house on South Hill. I can guess at an identification but I am sure the
> group will know. I saw crow or raven tracks around it in the snow but
> could it have been a car strike or a larger hawk?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tobias Dean <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> To: cayugabirds-L <[email protected]<mailto:
> [email protected]>>
> Sent: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 9:43 am
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Carcase identification-murder most foul
>
> Yesterday I found this mostly consumed corpse in the ditch very close to
> our house on South Hill. I can guess at an identification but I am sure the
> group will know. I saw crow or raven tracks around it in the snow but
> could it have been a car strike or a larger hawk?
> Also, would the Lab of O be interested in this if most of it is
> gone?
>
>
> https://plus.google.com/photos/101389825425162872761/albums/5829231409341707361?authkey=COCAnMafkduk0AE
>
> thanks Toby Dean
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