What animal.......?

Question

digs up dead and buried baby birds and then eats them??? i live in the city like in a neighbourhood thats by a forest but it is in north america so its not like theres gonna be any freaky animals or VULTURES around.....i narrowed it down to a raccoon, fox, coyote (theyre in our forest i hear them at night) and thats about i think??? idk though....any ideas??? it dug UNDER something to get at the birds....so its osmething thats good at digging....

Answer 1

Raccoons, coyotes, dogs, and cats are all good candidates.  Hawks or vultures would take the dead birds, but wouldn't dig.  Owls generally stick with live prey.  Foxes sometimes bury their own prey for later use, so they'd be willing to eat someone else's store.

Answer 2

Just a thought...it could have been a mole...digging up rather than something digging down....it the baby birds may have just been severely decomposed which would give an "eaten" look to them....