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2001, DeVault and Rhodes 2002). Our observa¬ 
tion further demonstrates their value in studying 
scavenging behavior. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
We thank H. D. Gammon for his role in collecting 
carcasses. Wc thank the Alamance County Recreation and 
Parks Department ipanicularly B. T. Baker. J. B. Hagood, 
and R. M. Graves), as well as the Haw River Trail 
Partnership for allowing access to conduct the surveys that 
led to this observation. Equipment was purchased with 
funds allotted by Elon University. We thank the Carolina 
Raptor Center (Charlotte. North Carolina) and Wildlife 
Rehab Inc. (Greensboro, NC. USA) for providing data on 
owls injured along roadsides. 
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