The Cornell Lab Bird Academy Discussion Groups Community Forum Edgar Allen Poe neighborhood?

    • Jennifer
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      The vultures are overtaking our neighborhood.  They love the satellite tower and sit on the roofs of the houses nearby.  Entering our neighborhood has become a bit of a horror film experience.  Is there anything we can do to discourage them from congregating? We obviously do not have any carrion laying around on a daily basis for them. A8D62907-8ABE-470E-B760-B2A7365FDEF7
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    • I love seeing them.  A couple blocks away the hang out in almost dead trees overlooking a field, waiting for the air to warm up.  I've counted up to 20 hanging out!
    • Thanks for asking. What country, province, or state are you in? I am not sure where if the world you are and thus not sure of which species of vulture you are referring to. Vultures may be large and dark, but they are not known to be a danger to humans. If you gave me more information about the species and what more specifically is your concern? Once you know what species of vulture is in your neighborhood you could find out more about their life history and the benefits they provide to the local ecosystem and food web. You could then help educate your neighbor of their positive attributes and help them overcome any fear they may have of vultures that could be perhaps attributed to them based on their large size or dark color? By eating things such as carrion of dead farm animals, roadkill, mice, and shrews they help recycle the nutrients of these animals and spread nutrients needed to renew life.  If you have a landfill or compost facility, they might be found there eating garbage or rotten food. They is beneficial for soil conservation as they are taking food nutrients that were tossed out and processing them and then fertilizing the soil, fields, natural areas etc.  with needed nutrients. This is one-way nutrients are recycled or replenished. This article that was in our Living Bird Magazine may be of interest to you: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/information-seekers-roosting-black-vultures/
    • Annabeth
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      Chirps: 107
      Is there a wild area around there if so its because their might be a dead animal laying around. Or do one of your neighbors leave meat out.