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------=_Part_5443_10652231.1173805381351 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Sunday morning, I was having breakfast and watching birds at my feeders (I also tally them for Project FeederWatch http://www.bsc-eoc.org/national/pfw.html); I had just put out a fresh bobca= t carcass about a half hour before this. Ravens started coming in to the carcass, and within about 20 minutes, there were 21 Ravens jockeying for position (this despite there being an unfinished, unattended coyote carcass from Saturday only about 10 m away =96 they clearly prefer the viscera over the flesh). All of a sudden, all the ravens flushed (this while I was fortunately looking through the scope at the time) and I thought for sure that an eagle was coming in (I record three or more eagles almost every weekend). Instead= , it was an adult Red-tailed Hawk that caused the furor. We've been having tw= o Red-tails feeding periodically (one juvenile, one adult) for about four weeks now. Given that the Hawk is a smaller bird than the Raven, and given that it was severely outnumbered, I was quite surprised at this event. Not only that, when the Ravens came back, the Hawk would lunge, flick a wing, o= r actually run at Ravens that would come too close. The Hawk eventually took off after having fed for awhile, but came back later to repeat the whole thing. Another interesting interaction at the carcasses occurred last week =96 May pointed out to me that at least one raven was periodically pulling at the tail feathers of one of the adult eagles, as it fed. I then watched it happen a few more times=85it did not appear that the raven was seriously trying to yank out the feather, and the eagle did not appear too annoyed. And still not a single Redpoll, Shrike, Phalarope or Snow Bunting at all this winter; only one A. Tree Sparrow has shown up, but it has been somewha= t regular. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. ------=_Part_5443_10652231.1173805381351 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span lang=3D"EN-= CA"><font size=3D"4"><span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FA= MILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-f= ont-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareas= t-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> On Sunday morning, I was having breakfast and watching birds at </span>my f= eeders (I also tally them for Project FeederWatch </font><a href=3D"http://= www.bsc-eoc.org/national/pfw.html"><font size=3D"4">http://www.bsc-eoc.org/= national/pfw.html </font></a><font size=3D"4">); I had just put out a fresh bobcat carcass ab= out a half hour before this. Ravens started coming in to the carcass, and w= ithin about 20 minutes, there were 21 Ravens jockeying for position (this d= espite there being an unfinished, unattended coyote carcass from Saturday o= nly about 10 m away =96 they clearly prefer the viscera over the flesh). </font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span lang=3D"EN-= CA"><font size=3D"4"> </font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span lang=3D"EN-= CA"><font size=3D"4">All of a sudden, all the ravens flushed (this while I = was fortunately looking through the scope at the time) and I thought for su= re that an eagle was coming in (I record three or more eagles almost every = weekend). Instead, it was an adult Red-tailed Hawk that caused the furor. W= e've been having two Red-tails feeding periodically (one juvenile, one adul= t) for about four weeks now. Given that the Hawk is a smaller bird than the= Raven, and given that it was severely outnumbered, I was quite surprised a= t this event. Not only that, when the Ravens came back, the Hawk would lung= e, flick a wing, or actually run at Ravens that would come too close. </font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span lang=3D"EN-= CA"><font size=3D"4"> </font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span lang=3D"EN-= CA"><font size=3D"4">The Hawk eventually took off after having fed for awhi= le, but came back later to repeat the whole thing.</font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span lang=3D"EN-= CA"><font size=3D"4"> </font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span lang=3D"EN-= CA"><font size=3D"4">Another interesting interaction at the carcasses occur= red last week =96 May pointed out to me that at least one raven was periodi= cally pulling at the tail feathers of one of the adult eagles, as it fed. I= then watched it happen a few more times=85it did not appear that the raven= was seriously trying to yank out the feather, and the eagle did not appear= too annoyed. </font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span lang=3D"EN-= CA"><font size=3D"4"> </font></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span lang=3D"EN-= CA"><font size=3D"4">And still not a single Redpoll, Shrike, Phalarope = ;or Snow Bunting at all this winter; only one A. Tree Sparrow has shown up,= but it has been somewhat regular. </font></span></p><br><font size=3D"4">Randy<br>___________________________= ______<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS. </fon= t> ------=_Part_5443_10652231.1173805381351--
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