Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 06:25:49 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Robert Ringler Subject: Re: Dead red knot MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David, In Baltimore I once found a Flicker carcass that was the result of a Peregrine kill. The carcass was intact on its back with the breast meat removed. Bob Ringler ----- Original Message ----- From: Holmes, David To: Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:43 AM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Dead red knot > While walking along Port Mahon Road 5/26/01 (hoping for a sedge wren), I > found a freshly dropped red knot near the edge of the road, by the trailer, > close to the tanks. > > The breast had been removed down to the bones, and the entrails were still > in the body. When I picked it up, sections of the intestines fell out - > sliced into 3-6" chunks. The rest of the bird was unmarked, flexible, free > of insects and even dust. It was near utility lines. No loose feathers > were visible around the body. > > The removal of the breast meat was so precise I'm now wondering if it was > killed by an falcon/accipiter or by an illegal hunter. > > Anyone know if this could have been a normal kill, or could it have been > illegal hunting that I should have reported. > > It was one of only two knots I saw at Port Mahon. > > DW Holmes > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================