[TN-Bird] Sharp-shinned Shenanigans

From: Ed Schneider <ed.schneider@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:04:03 -0600
While enjoying a late morning coffee today, I sat on my screen-porch and 
counted the Cedar Waxwings and
American Robins flying in and out of our pear tree, sometimes 20-30 of each 
species at a time. All of a sudden
the feeder birds started creating a major ruckus, and I looked to my left to 
see an immature male Sharp-shinned
Hawk fly into a small bush after missing the feeder dispersal. He gave me a 
close-up, two minute look which
helped in my ID: yellow eyes, streaked breast, squared tail, and TINY. He took 
his eyes off me only long enough
to look downwards, then dropped to the ground and pounced on a male Cardinal 
that had hit the window about an
hour earlier. Yes, I had searched for the window strike bird; it must have been 
covered in leaves.
 
This made me happy, to see the fatality not go to waste, and also to see a 
Sharp-shinned up close and
personal for such a long spell. And I was amazed to see the hawk had no trouble 
carrying away another bird
that was about 3/4 it's size!!!
 
Good birding,
 
Ed Schneider
Whites Creek
Davidson Co.                                      
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