Don’t know what to tell y’all boys other than those brightest green areas are hardwoods and all you have to do is type in avian flu in Google to find all the info you want to read about it
"A severe, ongoing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak has caused widespread mortality among North American raptors since 2021, with significant impacts on eagles, hawks, and owls. As of April 2026, The Raptor Center has confirmed hundreds of cases, with transmission occurring primarily through ingestion of infected prey. While mortality rates are high, recent research indicates some raptors are developing antibodies and surviving infection"
Turkeys are highly susceptible Avian Bird Flu. If it was killing raptors, dont you think that it would have decimated the turkey population in those same area where it was concentrated too? Especially given that turkeys are social birds and everyone in Alabama has feed out somewhere close to concentrate them.