Powl has dropped a sugar glider and a substantial portion of a sugar glider and not retrieved them, perhaps indicating a reluctance to pick up food from the
ground. If this is correct, feeding on carrion would be most unlikely. It has not been seen with a rabbit, although plenty of young ones are close by.
John Bundock
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From: Martin Butterfield [
Sent: Monday, 21 March 2016 3:58 PM
To: COG List
Subject: [canberrabirds] Carrion and its consumption
There has been an interesting discussion on birding-aus today about whether Powls eat carrion. The conclusion is that they don't. (Our specimen wasn't feeding on anything this morning but sitting
up in its usual tree looking Powerful.)
I then read Rosemary's question about whether the 'burbs are inundated with Ravens. The reason
Acton is inundated with Ravens is because they are
feeding on dead carp.
