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re:Hawk Staking Out Feeders - 2006/10/10 14:17
We've had Coper's, Sharp-Shinned & Red Tailed Hawks in our area for quiet a few years. I does'nt worry about the Red-Tails too much becuase they seem to be more interested in snakes & rodents.
I have obserevd a couple of "hits" by Cooper's & Sharp-Shinned - 1 was a curiously mourning Dove  Lately and the other was a Grackle  .
However, I've seen quite a few misses. The other day I glanced out a window and usually noticed some White-Throated Sparows shakily feeding on the ground under a bird feeder. Moments later I saw a Hawk on the ground in the same area. It was a miss! Therefore I think birds get "tuned-in" to
Hawk activity, and they know when to hide. I don't think that by feeding birds you're luring them to their deaths. All in all it's part of nature.
Regardless, I think Hawks are magnificent creatures - even though
I wish they'd eat somehting other than other birds.
Dick in Apple Valley, MN - 20 miles south of Minneapolis
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