In Central America, we have seen wild caracaras frequent hotel/lodge grounds (one liked to stroll around the swimming pool where we stayed in 2013) and other areas of human habitation (as is the case with many scavenger birds). As they are opportunistic birds that aren't particularly shy around people, it wouldn't surprise me to see them around residential areas especially when in such an unfamiliar range and climate.
> On Jan 29, 2015, at 6:03 AM, John Askildsen <askild...@verizon.net> wrote: > > thanks for posting, steve. well, it is certainly a crested caracara. the > worrisome part for me is that it is sitting on someone's deck ! and i think > that brings the bird's provenance into question. i've never seen a crested > caracara in a densely developed residential neighborhood, let alone sitting > on a deck rail. is the bird looking for a 'handout' ? having said that, it > seems like an unlikely species for falconers to keep. > > > does anyone have any ideas as to why caracaras are being recorded well out of > range, in the last 2-3 years ? texas drought ? > > > > JPA > John Askildsen > Millbrook, New York > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
