Then, I guess your best bet is to take down any feeders and/or provide a lot of
cover for the songbirds to use for shelter from the hawk. The shelter has to be
pretty thick, I've seen what was either a Sharp-shinned or a Cooper's Hawk
hunting for sparrows among the spiny leaves of a dense Mounding Aloe and I
didn't think the hawk could possibly fit in there, but it went in and out
repeatedly using different routes.
Frank
On 3/17/2020 12:45 PM, Devin Liao wrote:
It killed a Cedar Waxwing, though. I was enjoying it in the bird bath when thePOST: Send your post to obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sharpie zoomed in a killed it in the trees by our house. So I didn'treally like
it. I don't like blood.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 12:33 PM Karen Saxton <kcsaxton@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:kcsaxton@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
The hawks keep the feeder birds sharp, and they are more like wildlife than
wild pets when they have to keep a lookout. I love our Cooper's hawk, although,
I did come home to a bird feeder dripping blood once.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 12:05 PM Roger Freeman <freemanbecard@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:freemanbecard@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Agreed! That is the highlight of my feeder watching ... when a
Sharpie zooms by.
I rarely see a catch, but occasionally some feathers.
Roger
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 12:01 PM Frank Kolwicz <fhkolwicz1@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:fhkolwicz1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Personally, I'd rather see a Sharp-shinned, than another hundred
Juncos, etc.
Unless your yard is harboring a species of some kind of special
concern and the hawk is an immanent threat to it, I suggest that you do nothing
special to discourage the hawk and certainly not harm it.
Frank
On 3/17/2020 9:46 AM, Devin Liao (Redacted sender 418350 for DMARC)
wrote:
> If you are planning to hang a bird feeder, should you take
action against a Sharp-Shinned Hawk that has taken residence in your yard? This is
a situation that I am in, and I don't know what to do. If anyone can respond,
Thanks!
> Devin
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