WARBLERS SCAVENGED BY A COMMON RAVEN IN THE IVANPAH VALLEY, MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, CALIFORNIA, USA

Collin Richter; Kurt A. Buhlmann

doi:10.1894/0038-4909-66.1.87

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Collin Richter,^1,2 Kurt A. Buhlmann^3,*

¹Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 (CR)
²Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 180 Green Street, Athens, GA 30602 (CR)
³Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, P.O. Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802 (KAB)

^*Correspondent: kurt.buhlmann@gmail.com

Abstract

We observed a common raven (Corvus corax) flying to an electrical transmission line tower with a Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) in its beak. Upon inspection of the ground under the tower, additional warbler carcasses were discovered. Questions arise with regard to predation versus scavenging, and it is often difficult to determine. However, knowing what species are considered prey by predators is a first step. Our observations were opportunistic and our report documents the collection of Townsend's (Setophaga townsendi) and Wilson's warblers by a common raven in the Mojave Desert.

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Collin Richter and Kurt A. Buhlmann "WARBLERS SCAVENGED BY A COMMON RAVEN IN THE IVANPAH VALLEY, MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, CALIFORNIA, USA," The Southwestern Naturalist 66(1), 87-89, (11 May 2022). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-66.1.87

Received: 12 November 2020; Accepted: 22 November 2021; Published: 11 May 2022

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