cvanbosk Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 The large family of American Crows that lives around my house (I call them The Corvid-19) lost one of its members this morning in my backyard. The group was making a horrific racket and mobbing a large bird. I just caught a brief glimpse of the offender as it flew off through the woods. I believe it was on owl, but not entirely certain. However, the culprit left behind these two feathers. Can anyone help me with the ID? (PS. The group is still out there squawking incessantly around the headless corpse of their fallen comrade in the middle of my lawn. They are mourning for sure. Kind of sad really.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Red-tailed Hawk feathers? Edited March 23, 2020 by Jefferson Shank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 There was a great PBS show a couple of years ago about corvids, and their habit of mourning was one behavior it mentioned. If they rerun it or you can find it streaming, it's absolutely fascinating. They're freakin' brilliant. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Barred Owl? Perhaps the upper chest feathers -- https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/217601641#_ga=2.100140766.1948673611.1584928130-334541348.1399337695 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Agree with an Owl - due to lots of down and blunt tips. Crows often mob large owls. Not sure which type though, but I don't think its Great Horned. Barred Owl seems to make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvanbosk Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Thanks everybody. Barred Owl makes sense. I've seen The Corvid-19 harassing them before back in there. And even though Barred Owls aren't supposed to be crow predators, perhaps one had just finally had enough of those crows and took the head off of one out of frustration. Edited March 25, 2020 by cvanbosk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Barred Owl feathers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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