The term "bird-brained" is not necessarily a putdown!! Pretty good strategy... Liz Singley Kingston TN -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [TN-Bird] Sharp-shinned Hawk, walking while stalking Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 13:03:28 -0000 From: "David & Gloria Patterson" <dgpatterson@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: dgpatterson@xxxxxxxxxxx To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Houston Lane, Ooltewah (Chatanooga) 35.02 N, 85.08 W 10 AM Feb 6, 2003 No birds in sight around feeders, except one non-moving Titmouse; we suspected Cooper's or Sharpie in the area. Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk (large, female?) came and perched among feeders, 3 ft from our porch, where we watched it for 15 minutes or more. Next it flew 40 ft to the ground below a White Cedar and Silverberry bush and WALKED around under the tree and bush looking up into the foliage for 10 minutes. It looked like a Pigeon walking on the ground. Many feeder birds hide in those bushes, which are probably too dense for a large bird to move around in. Several times the Sharpie flew up against the foliage, and the small birds moved into other parts. Finally a bunch of Cardinals and White-throats fled, and the Sharpie took off after one of the Cardinals into the nearby woods. Sharpie and Cardinal disappeared into a gully. When I went to the gully the Sharpie flew up into a nearby tree, without the Cardinal, which I couldn't find. Bent's Life Histories devotes pages to Sharpie hunting, but no mention of walking. It really seems unusual, but getting underneath a dense evergreen or bush and looking up is a good way to see birds and nests. David and Gloria Patterson =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 ========================================================= =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================