Details of Eastern Coyote, Canis latrans, Predation on Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus, Eggs on Boot Island National Wildlife Area, Nova Scotia

Colin M. MacKinnon, Andrew C. Kennedy, Donald W. Colpitts

Abstract


We detail field observations of Eastern Coyote eating Great Black-backed Gull eggs for the first time in the literature. Photographic evidence of the remaining egg shells allowed us to identify the Coyote as the predator.

Keywords


Eastern Coyote; Canis latrans; Great Black-backed Gull; Larus marinus; seabird; egg predation; Boot Island National Wildlife Area; Nova Scotia; Canada

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