Before the snow arrived, I headed to farm country west of Kingsley where there’s a spot between a copse of trees and a field of corn dregs. Birders have dubbed it the Roadkill Cafe because it’s where the road commission dumps deer that’ve been hit by cars. The carrion draw bald eagles every winter to feed on the remains. Already one adult eagle and a juvenile have arrived and are waiting for the cafe to be stocked. But not all eagles are so lucky to have a protected area for feeding. In the past ten days, two bald eagles have been hit by cars while they fed on roadside carrion. Please, be alert especially as you drive the peninsulas because eagles perch near the shoreline where they can fish but also eat critters hit by cars, such as squirrels, birds, and rabbits.
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