It has been a busy day at the feeders with all the snow squalls
about. I've had 2 pairs of cardinals, about 5 chickadees, a pair of
tufted titimice, 4 American tree sparrows, tons of house sparrows, a
starling, 6 house finches, a pair of mourning doves, downy, hairy and
red-bellied woodpeckers, and several goldfinches. This bird
activity finally also brought in the sharpshin hawk to try its hand
at catching a dinner. Only the chickadees and titmice were there
when it arrived. They kept right on feeding with the hawk watching
them. They went to the bushes farthest away from it though. Sharpie
dove after a bird, but came up empty taloned. I have a picture of it
on my website if you care to check it out. It yawned and looked
totally bored. It was there about 15 minutes.
http://www.pbase.com/carol_keeler_photo/image/121473742
I've been waiting for quite a while for one to land in my crabapple,
though I have seen both the Cooper's and Sharpie around the yard all
winter, none has been out front.
Carol Keeler
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