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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1588236" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I am glad whenever there are articles highlighting issues like predation, but some of the details in that one seem incorrect, at least in terms of what I have always thought. I have always been under the impression that the red headed turkey vultures were not predatory, strictly carrion. I know the black headed ones are predatory we as well as neighbors have lost calves to them. I also did not think that they were native in KY, I have always understood that they are expanding their range into and through the southern US northward. Apparently they overwinter in these parts because we typically start calving give or take a couple weeks early to mid February and those things are present then. </p><p>There is a roost in some trees at our city cemetery, have seen them in droves there about dark a few years ago. Also have seen a large roosting area in the mountains near the Red River Gorge. </p><p>Knock on wood, (or my head), we haven't lost any to them here the last couple years, but see them around which certainly is always cause for concern. The article raised a theory for me, I can't remember exactly, but our worst rounds with them may have coincided during the time that I and several in the area had sheep, and in the year or two after some of us got out of having sheep. The coyote predation on lambs and even mature sheep was frequent, so maybe that brought in the buzzards in larger numbers. </p><p>I noticed the article also mentioned buzzards scratching around in the compost pile, I wonder if that isn't a drawing card for them on that farm as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1588236, member: 24816"] I am glad whenever there are articles highlighting issues like predation, but some of the details in that one seem incorrect, at least in terms of what I have always thought. I have always been under the impression that the red headed turkey vultures were not predatory, strictly carrion. I know the black headed ones are predatory we as well as neighbors have lost calves to them. I also did not think that they were native in KY, I have always understood that they are expanding their range into and through the southern US northward. Apparently they overwinter in these parts because we typically start calving give or take a couple weeks early to mid February and those things are present then. There is a roost in some trees at our city cemetery, have seen them in droves there about dark a few years ago. Also have seen a large roosting area in the mountains near the Red River Gorge. Knock on wood, (or my head), we haven't lost any to them here the last couple years, but see them around which certainly is always cause for concern. The article raised a theory for me, I can't remember exactly, but our worst rounds with them may have coincided during the time that I and several in the area had sheep, and in the year or two after some of us got out of having sheep. The coyote predation on lambs and even mature sheep was frequent, so maybe that brought in the buzzards in larger numbers. I noticed the article also mentioned buzzards scratching around in the compost pile, I wonder if that isn't a drawing card for them on that farm as well. [/QUOTE]
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