Crows would not tolerate an eagle unless it was very focused on eating something else. Vulture sounds most likely.
Kevin From: bounce-125566860-3493...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-125566860-3493...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Donna Lee Scott Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:46 PM To: Sandra J. Kisner <s...@cornell.edu> Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird Ravens hang around where eagles are, but i am not sure crows would tolerate being next to them. Kevin McGowan would know. Donna Scott Lansing Sent from my iPhone On Apr 22, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Sandra J. Kisner <s...@cornell.edu<mailto: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<mailto: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><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: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<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/ --
