[wisb] Re: Raptors
- From: "Bettie R. Harriman" <bettie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: schaefertrees@xxxxxxxxx,wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:34:18 -0600
Adult Cooper's Hawk made a kill in my yard yesterday - it was
probably a female, large and richly colored. The red front was quite
dark, as was the grey back. I think it got a Mourning Dove. The
kill was on the ground under a spruce tree in snow, so I could only
see the prey item when the bird flew - it was rather large and MODO
is the largest species in my yard (after the occasional hawk), plus
it appeared to be a neutral color (not red as in cardinal).
Had a Northern Flicker on the suet this morning. And the titmouse is calling.
Bettie Harriman, just watching yard birds
north of Oshkosh in the woods
At 11:45 PM 2/10/2011, Thomas Schaefer wrote:
>Peter Fissel's post on hawks reminded me that I forgot to mention my
>own survey coming back from the northwoods last weekend. After
>stopping at the mouth of the Fox in Green Bay, I counted all raptors
>seen from highway 41 down to my exit near Allenton. 19 red-tails,
>2 roughies, and 2 kestrels. Also this afternoon, the adult sharpie
>I see frequently made a kill! While I did not observe the attack, I
>did see the hawk perched on a butterfly house with a female house
>finch in its talons. It really wanted to start snacking when a tom
>turkey appeared. It stared the larger bird down and decided it was
>much to crowded and flew off. Does the hawk realize that turkeys
>don't prey on finches? Makes me wonder if a turkey would pass on a
>nestling in the grass. My guess is that an easy meal never goes to waste.
>
>Tom Schaefer
>Hartford
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