[NatureNS] Kestrel and other birds

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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:44:45 -0400
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Just to comment on Kestrel hunting small birds.  I'm not sure it's =20
that unusual.  A few years ago, I came to the rescue a Kestrel that =20
had become trapped in the glassed-in portico of a large grocery =20
store.  Apparently, it had been chasing the sparrows that =20
continuously congregate in a large outdoor roofed area where the =20
shopping carts are parked outside the grocery store entrance.  =20
Unfortunately, it hit a window and became disoriented and fell into =20
the shopping carts.  When I happened along, someone was just =20
approaching the cart to take a look.  The bird took fright and flew =20
off, but went right into the glassed-in portico, struck the glass =20
wall and fell to the floor.  I captured and carried the bird out to a =20=

grassy area across the parking lot and set it down to recover for =20
awhile.  About ten minutes later, it took off and flew right back =20
over to perch on a small tree right beside to the store entrance.  =20
Employees in the store said the bird was regularly seen hunting for =20
sparrows in the area above the shopping carts, but that was the first =20=

time anyone had seen it crash into a window.  Btw, there's now a =20
plastic scare-owl guarding the same area and it doesn't seem to do =20
much to deter the sparrows.

bev
(osgoode, ontario)

On 20-Apr-07, at 9:10 AM, Dorothy wrote:

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> Firstly, sorry for the second message, I didn=92t think my earlier =20
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> As for the Kestrel, it was seen by two people and it sat on the =20
> lawn within 20 feet of the house as well as coming within about 5 =20
> feet the first time as he almost ran into the window as he left =20
> with the Junco.  It may very well have been hungry as the first =20
> time he came it was after the last snow storm and then again three =20
> days later.
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> Happy Birding
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> Dorothy
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-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Just to comment on Kestrel =
hunting small birds.=A0 I'm not sure it's that unusual.=A0 A few years =
ago, I came to the rescue a Kestrel that had become trapped in the =
glassed-in portico of a large grocery store.=A0 Apparently, it had been =
chasing the sparrows that continuously congregate in a large outdoor =
roofed area where the shopping carts are parked outside the grocery =
store entrance.=A0 Unfortunately, it hit a window and became disoriented =
and fell into the shopping carts.=A0 When I happened along, someone was =
just approaching the cart to take a look.=A0 The bird took fright and =
flew off, but went right into the glassed-in portico, struck the glass =
wall and fell to the floor.=A0 I captured and carried the bird out to a =
grassy area across the parking lot and set it down to recover for =
awhile.=A0 About ten minutes later, it took off and flew right back over =
to perch on a small tree right beside to the store entrance.=A0 =
Employees in the store said the bird was regularly seen hunting for =
sparrows in the area above the shopping carts, but that was the first =
time anyone had seen it crash into a window.=A0=A0Btw, there's now a =
plastic scare-owl guarding the same area and it doesn't seem to do much =
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