Dead deer on rt 17

[First-light]

I do the H and H every trip to the cabin. Harriman to Howard about 4 hrs on rt 17 each way. Saw way too many adult dead deer this trip and almost hit two during my travels. Usually see a few fawns with the adult does but not this time. Didn't see any dead fawns either which is unusual. 

[Paula]

The coyotes snatched them up!

[Curmudgeon]

The fawns are still small and probably aren't crossing the highway. I almost stepped on one yesterday.

 

I traveled 17 from Harriman to Deposit just after snow melt. Scores of deer that had been packed into the snow banks by the plows had melted out. It was a Turkey Vulture buffet for a hundred miles.

[Vince1]

The fawns are still small and probably aren't crossing the highway. I almost stepped on one yesterday.

 

I traveled 17 from Harriman to Deposit just after snow melt. Scores of deer that had been packed into the snow banks by the plows had melted out. It was a Turkey Vulture buffet for a hundred miles.

 

 

didn't know turkey ate carrion. thought they were like deer

[jjb4900]

didn't know turkey ate carrion. thought they were like deer

yeah, I'm pretty sure Vultures eat carrion......

[Curmudgeon]

Turkey Vulture is 1 of 2 species of vulture that occur in New York. The other is Black Vulture which is mostly limited to the southern parts of the state, and is fewer in number. Our vultures eat carrion.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_vulture

[Pygmy]

Yeah....I have never seen any black vultures here in SWNY, just turkey vultures..

 

I have seen many black vultures down south in my travels in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina..

 

Regarding whether turkeys vultures eat  carrion..

 

Does a duck's a** pucker in a power dive ?...

[Curmudgeon]

I've seen Black Vultures a couple of times in NY in Rockland County, and once at a hawkwatch site in Otsego. They are rare north of the Catskills. They are moving north like a lot of species and have been confirmed nesting in the Gunks.

Edited May 28, 2015 by Curmudgeon

[greensider]

doe in my yard still did not drop hers

[Fantail]

Right now its not as bad but earlier when spring broke rt 28, 23, 205 loaded with transit deer. A route for work, decided to have fog/driving lights installed to help spot 'em.