We were down at Bosque del Apache a few years ago in November, watching
the cranes there, and there were also the usual huge flocks of snow
geese present. At one point a bald eagle dived on the browsing goose
flock, and as they rose into the air, the eagle smashed one to the
ground and killed it.
If they can do that kind of damage to a goose, I imagine they could
take a crane if they put their teeny little mind to it.....
Norm Lewis
Lakewood
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From: David Alcock <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: cobirds <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:46 pm
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Sandhill crane Boulder county
Hi,
After seeing the report that the Sandhill was still present early this
morning I decided to head over myself to see if I could relocate it.
True to the directions the juv. Sandhill Crane was feeding in the wheat
field. I was afraid it was going to leave just as I spotted it,
because just as I pulled to a stop a N. Harrier headed low across the
field directly towards the Crane. To my relief the two birds largley
ignored one another. A few minutes and some poor photos later another
bird spooked the Crane. I kept the crane in frame as it flew, and
then tried to ID the culprit who chased it off. From my impression
and close looks at really bad pics it appears to have been a 3rd year
Bald Eagle. I watched the two fly east and drop down behind the first
group of trees to the east. After a few minutes I did see two large
birds rise from that area, the presumable Sandhill heading SSE,
possibly turning back towards the S as I lost it.
Does anyone have experience with the frequency of Bald Eagles taking
Sandhill Cranes in migration? Would other area species attempt to
snack on prey that size?
Has anyone else seen similar interactions with this bird?
Thanks and good birding!
Dave
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Suzi PLOOSTER
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
The Sandhill Crane that Ruth Carol Cushman reported yesterday is still
in the area. We observed it in the wheat stubble field west of the
road into the South Teller Trailhead off east Arapahoe at approx 5:30
pm today.
Suzi and Myron Plooster
Lafayette CO
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