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I have also wondered why the west end of the valley is dominated by
turkey vultures while the east end is the domain of the eagle. Is it
possible the vultures would also be in the east in larger numbers if it
were not for such a large, established eagle population? Our lack of
large poultry operations down this way keeps the eagle population lower
than in the east, presumably. I hope someone is eventually able to
explain the mystery of the localized Turkey Vulture population here.
There are lots of fruit growers here (apples, blueberries, raspberries,
etc) and those crops attract a lot of raccoons, skunks, etc. The road
kill numbers provide a handy index of their numbers, and presumably a
good food supply for the vultures.
I drove by about a dozen of them two mornings ago on the 201, all
perched close together on a lawn. I couldn't glimpse what had attracted
them, but it was interesting to see so many of them up close. There is
a lady in Centrelea who feeds them meat from a local meat shop all
winter long. Birders will have no trouble figuring out which house it
is. Crows, a few eagles, and other species, go there, too.
In any case, I think I'll take the vultures over the eagles for now. At
least the former does not prey upon the chicks of osprey and loons.
Donna Crossland
Tupperville
On 2019-12-05 6:44 p.m., Richard Stern wrote:
> The Bridgetown flock seems to be getting bigger with time. 3 of us saw
> 42 circling over the town one evening last winter, and others
> have noted similar numbers in the area.I have seen them on the ground
> there in the ball field, and also around the farm near the 101 just
> west of town, as well as roosting in trees along the main street. They
> can also regularly be seen soaring over the various roads between
> Middleton and Annapolis Royal - presumably part of the same flock. I
> don't know why that particular area supports such a large flock, while
> otherwise they are common in the Yarmouth area and Digby Neck/ Brier
> Island, with the range of individuals now spreading farther north and
> into Cape Breton. They are being reported year round, but seem to be
> more abundant in winter.
>
> Richard
>
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 6:27 PM fm.lourie <fm.lourie@eastlink.ca
> <mailto:fm.lourie@eastlink.ca>> wrote:
>
> A large group of Turkey vultures have lived on the north mountain
> area in Bridgetown for many years. Last week I saw a flock of 10
> in Bridgetown.
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com <mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com>>
> Date: 2019-12-05 4:08 a.m. (GMT-04:00)
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Turkey Vulture
>
> Not considered “rare” but there are very few sightings of TVs
> along the south shore during the winter period (Dec-Feb) on eBird
> I suspect that will change in future for these clever scavengers.
> Thank you for bringing this one to our attention for the NSBS
> Records on eBird.
>
> Nancy D
>
> > On Dec 4, 2019, at 10:57 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com
> <mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Today in Petite Riviere Mark Crouse spotted a turkey vulture on
> his property that was feasting on the remains of a porcupine.
> >
> > James R. Hirtle
> > LaHave
>
>
>
> --
> #################
> Richard Stern,
> Port Williams, NS, Canada
> sternrichard@gmail.com <mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com>
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<p>I have also wondered why the west end of the valley is dominated
by turkey vultures while the east end is the domain of the eagle.
Is it possible the vultures would also be in the east in larger
numbers if it were not for such a large, established eagle
population? Our lack of large poultry operations down this way
keeps the eagle population lower than in the east, presumably. I
hope someone is eventually able to explain the mystery of the
localized Turkey Vulture population here. There are lots of fruit
growers here (apples, blueberries, raspberries, etc) and those
crops attract a lot of raccoons, skunks, etc. The road kill
numbers provide a handy index of their numbers, and presumably a
good food supply for the vultures. <br>
</p>
<p>I drove by about a dozen of them two mornings ago on the 201, all
perched close together on a lawn. I couldn't glimpse what had
attracted them, but it was interesting to see so many of them up
close. There is a lady in Centrelea who feeds them meat from a
local meat shop all winter long. Birders will have no trouble
figuring out which house it is. Crows, a few eagles, and other
species, go there, too.<br>
</p>
<p>In any case, I think I'll take the vultures over the eagles for
now. At least the former does not prey upon the chicks of osprey
and loons.</p>
<p>Donna Crossland</p>
<p>Tupperville<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2019-12-05 6:44 p.m., Richard Stern
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Bridgetown flock seems to be getting bigger with time. 3 of us
saw 42 circling over the town one evening last winter, and
others have noted similar numbers in the area.I have seen them
on the ground there in the ball field, and also around the
farm near the 101 just west of town, as well as roosting in
trees along the main street. They can also regularly be seen
soaring over the various roads between Middleton and Annapolis
Royal - presumably part of the same flock. I don't know why
that particular area supports such a large flock, while
otherwise they are common in the Yarmouth area and Digby Neck/
Brier Island, with the range