I don't think I've ever seen one of those hawks with a mouse or rat. Lots of pheasants, though.
Kevin -----Original Message----- From: bounce-8672579-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-8672579-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Tim Gallagher Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 4:29 PM To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm? True. I know those birds catch a lot of mice, etc., that are attracted there by the grain. And Cooper's Hawks catch pigeons, starlings, and House Sparrows there, which are also attracted by the grain. Tim Gallagher Editor-in-Chief LIVING BIRD Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 254-2443 t...@cornell.edu ________________________________________ From: bounce-8672541-10557...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-8672541-10557...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Evans [wrev...@clarityconnect.com] Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 4:23 PM To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm? What I guess we don't know is what proportion of their diet it pheasant versus rodent. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Orkin" <wingmagi...@gmail.com> To: "Chris Tessaglia-Hymes" <c...@cornell.edu> Cc: <cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm? Yes. I totally agree Chris. And what a totally unnatural environment and conditions, with those blinders on and totally exposed to all inclement weather. Linda Sent from my iPhone On Mar 3, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Chris Tessaglia-Hymes <c...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Wouldn't these Red-tailed Hawks primarily be targeting the weak or sick; > the > ones that might die off (in this unnatural environment) anyway? > > -- > Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes > TARU Product Line Manager and Field Applications Engineer > Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 > W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bounce-8672169-3488...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-8672169-3488...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Tim > Gallagher > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 3:19 PM > To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu > Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the > game farm? > > I've seen red-tails eating pheasants there several times, and the people > who > work there have told me that they often see them catch them. > > Tim Gallagher > Editor-in-Chief > LIVING BIRD > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > Ithaca, New York 14850 > (607) 254-2443 > t...@cornell.edu > ________________________________________ > From: bounce-8672008-10557...@list.cornell.edu > [bounce-8672008-10557...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Evans > [wrev...@clarityconnect.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 2:47 PM > To: cayugabirds-l > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the > game farm? > > Has anyone ever seen a hawk take/eat a pheasant at the game farm? > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
