During the spring and summer, time is spent hunting, sitting, roosting, defending territory, pair-bonding, nest building, incubating eggs, and brooding young. Daily activity varies between males and females during different seasons. B. Social behavior. As a group, diurnal birds of prey are not particularly social birds. The main social unit is the breeding pair.
Colonies are an adaptation to limited nesting and feeding areas.
Most pairs defend their own nest area, but may join other colony members to help drive away potential predators. Carrion-eating birds of the same and different species are often seen feeding on the same carcass. Both male and female diurnal birds of prey typically vocalize in defense of territory and when courting mates. New World vultures vocalize through wheezes, snorts, and hisses, due to their lack of a syrinx. Inc. All Rights Reserved.