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Is anyone aware of a Cooper's Hawk ever attacking and killing small cats ? A 
Birdlife Column reader with three cats ( two weight 10 lbs each and a small 
kitty weighs 7.5-8.0 lbs) wants to know about this. His kitty is gray and he 
worries it might be mistaken for a squirrel. The kitty got "buzzed" by 
something  resembling a hawk flying in the woods recently.  It got within 
about 8 feet of the kitty. The kitty emerged from the woods with the hairs 
all sticking up on her tail, as if something had frightened her. So, has 
anyone ever seen a hawk or a Great Horned Owl take a cat? I know such as 
sight would be a dream come true for those of you who are not big cat fans.

Marcia Davis
Knoxville, TN
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