Saar Chickens Case Study

Why are Mrs.Saars chickens going missing? Well she has found evidence of it being a bird. She has narrowed it down to the Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Great Horned Owl, and the Osprey. Out of these four bird the bird that is taking the chickens is the Red-Tailed Hawk. The red tailed hawk is the culprit. I know this because of the evidence found at the scene. One piece of evidence is that the Red-tailed hawk eats outside of the nest. This shows that since there were piles of feathers around the coop, it has to be a bird that eats of of the nest. The second piece of evidence is that the feathers,, tracks, and sounds match up with the ones found at the scene. The last piece of evidence is that the Red-Tailed hawk eats bigger animals in the winter. This shows that it is the Hawk since the …show more content…
I know this because of the evidence. One piece of evidence is that the eagle eats in its nest. This means that it would have taken the chickens into the nest to eat, therefore there would be no piles of feathers. The second piece of evidence it that the feathers and sounds don’t match up with the ones found at the scene. The last piece of evidence is that they simply don’t eat chickens, they usually eat fish.

The Great Horned Owl is not the culprit. I know this because of the evidence found at the scene and other evidence. One piece of evidence is that they eat smaller animals. The second piece of evidence is the sounds, tracks, and feathers don’t match up with the ones found at the scene of the crime. The last piece of evidence is that they are nocturnal. This shows that they couldn’t have eaten the chickens since the chickens are in their coop at night.

The Osprey is not the culprit. I know this because the tracks, feathers, and sounds don’t match up. Another piece of evidence is that they eat fish. The last piece of evidence is that they migrate. This shows that they couldn’t have eaten the birds since they were taken in the