[TN-Bird] Turkeys and Ginseng, Quails & Coyotes
- From: mgreene@xxxxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:53:56 -0600
Sounds a lot like the problem of declining populations of Northern
Bobwhites and Eastern Cottontails here on the other end of the state. Ask
most quail or rabbit hunters why there are less birds or rabbits now and
you'll get a whole list of culprits. Coyotes, Red-tailed Hawks, owls,
raccoons, 'possums, skunks, etc. I have neighbors who quail & rabbit hunt
and they always complain that there are hardly any birds or rabbits left to
hunt on their farms due to those blame hawks and coyotes. Funny that they
never mention the habitat which has changed drastically just in my
lifetime. I remember walking those fields as a boy and seeing the
extensive brushy fence rows separating every field. Now I can look out
across those fields and see field after field with very little vegetation
separating any of them. Where would the rabbits and quail go if they were
there? If the hawks are eating them all why do I have rabbits and quail in
my yard but their fields don't? Could it just maybe be that little factor
called preferred habitat?
Good birding,
Mark Greene
Trenton, TN
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