We had an interesting bird walk yesterday at NYBG. At three different locations we found white wash and pellets in low yew trees indicating the presence of a Saw Whet Owl. But despite the strong indication of an owl- we found nothing. Here is the interesting factor. At all three locations an adult Cooper's hawk was either in the yew or very close by. This is the second time we have found a Cooper's inside of a tree that had impressive amounts of white wash. It appears the Cooper's Hawks have discovered the Saw Whets and are preying on these tiny owls while they roost. At one bush we found feathers, indicating a hawk kill.
Also observed; Great blue heron-1 Cooper's hawk-3 Red tailed hawk-4 Red breasted nuthatch-2 White breasted nuthatch-2 Chickadees-5 Tufted titmouse-7 Blue Jay-4 Northern Cardinal-4 Northern Mockingbird-1 Yellow bellied Sapsucker-2 Hairy woodpecker -1 Downy woodpecker -1 Red bellied woodpecker-2 Dark eyed junco-8 White throated sparrow-4 Mourning Dove-2 Mallards-15+ Good Birding, Debbie Becker BirdingAroundNYC.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
