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--MS_Mac_OE_3162132616_1900019_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi Shari, You will find hawks are all over Minnesota not just the woods. One of the most common is the Cooper's hawk which has adapted to urban settings very well by feeding on starlings, house sparrows, and pigeons among several other species. The Sibley guide is good, but I know many beginners who find it overwhelming. Truth be told you should have more than one field guide. Some people prefer photographs over drawings, so you might want to stop in at your local book store and see what's available. One of the most popular with beginners is Birds of Minnesota by Stan Tekiela. It doesn't have every bird you will see but many like to use it to learn the basics. From there they will graduate to a Sibley guide, a Kaufman guide, or a Peterson guide. One of my personal favorites for identifying raptors is Clark and Wheeler's Photographic Guide to North American Raptors. -- Sharon Stiteler Uptown, Minneapolis on 3/14/04 12:13 PM, sharrie at slafl...@mchsi.com wrote: I live in Prior Lake Mn, right in heart of town and i am amazed at the amount of hawks i see. i drive school bus so iam on the road all day so i have the opportunity to be all over town. I always thought hawks were native to the woods. my only guide is the golden guide bird book, but last friday i got some shots of two different hawks.. one in the parking lot of a rainbow if you can imagine.. i am just having a hard time indentifying which ones they are.. one time i pulled up to a hawk eating on the side of the road mistaking it for a hurt goose, it was that large, he flew off with his snake he had caught ..he was gorgeous..the red tail hawk i have no problem. i see the same one now just about everyday for the last 5 years. but are there peregrine falcons in this area. or harrier's .. can anyone recommend a good book for a beginner and the minnesota area.. thanks so much... shari.. i hope iam not too off topic.. i had wild female turkey at my bird feeders with the sparrows. --MS_Mac_OE_3162132616_1900019_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [mou] OT: Hawks</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Hi Shari,<BR> <BR> You will find hawks are all over Minnesota not just the woods. One of= the most common is the Cooper's hawk which has adapted to urban settings ve= ry well by feeding on starlings, house sparrows, and pigeons among several o= ther species.<BR> <BR> The Sibley guide is good, but I know many beginners who find it overwhelmin= g. Truth be told you should have more than one field guide. Some= people prefer photographs over drawings, so you might want to stop in at yo= ur local book store and see what's available. One of the most popular = with beginners is Birds of Minnesota by Stan Tekiela. It doesn't have = every bird you will see but many like to use it to learn the basics. F= rom there they will graduate to a Sibley guide, a Kaufman guide, or a Peters= on guide.<BR> <BR> One of my personal favorites for identifying raptors is Clark and Wheeler's= Photographic Guide to North American Raptors.<BR> <BR> -- <BR> Sharon Stiteler<BR> Uptown, Minneapolis<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> on 3/14/04 12:13 PM, sharrie at slafl...@mchsi.com wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">I live in Prior Lake Mn, right in heart of t= own and i am amazed at the amount of hawks i see. i drive school bus s= o iam on the road all day so i have the opportunity to be all over town. I a= lways thought hawks were native to the woods. my only guide is the golden gu= ide bird book, but last friday i got some shots of two different hawks.. one= in the parking lot of a rainbow if you can imagine.. i am just having a har= d time indentifying which ones they are.. one time i pulled up to a hawk eat= ing on the side of the road mistaking it for a hurt goose, it was that large= , he flew off with his snake he had caught ..he was gorgeous..the red tail h= awk i have no problem. i see the same one now just about everyday for the la= st 5 years. but are there peregrine falcons in this area. or harrier's .. ca= n anyone recommend a good book for a beginner and the minnesota area.. thank= s so much...<BR> </FONT> <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Arial">shari..<BR> i hope iam not too off topic..<BR> i had wild female turkey at my bird feeders with the sparrows. <BR> </FONT><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> </BODY> </HTML> --MS_Mac_OE_3162132616_1900019_MIME_Part--
