[NatureNS] RE: sharpie killing rat?? -- was Dartmouth Birds

Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:32:20 -0500
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Jim Wolford asked:
>Has anyone else on our list heard of a sharp-shinned hawk preying on a =
mammal of any kind, much less a rat??  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

Hi Jim,
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From the Birds of North America Sharp-shinned Hawk account, they cite =
Duncan 1980 who indicates that the following mammal genera have been =
found as food items:
Peromyscus, Microtus, Tamias, Tamiasciurus, Thomomys, and Clethrionomys=20
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Duncan, S. 1980. An analysis of the stomach contents of some =
Sharp-shinned Hawks. J. Field Ornithol. 51:178.
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All the best,
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Lance
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Lance Laviolette=20
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010><FONT =
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anyone else on our list heard of a sharp-shinned hawk preying on a =
mammal of any=20
kind, much less a rat?? &nbsp;Cheers from Jim in=20
Wolfville</FONT><BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010><FONT =
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size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi Jim,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010><FONT =
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2 face=3DArial>From the Birds of North America Sharp-shinned Hawk =
account,=20
they cite Duncan 1980 who indicates that the following mammal genera =
have been=20
found as food items:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D2><FONT color=3D#0000ff><EM class=3Dhilite>Peromyscus, Microtus, =
Tamias,=20
Tamiasciurus, Thomomys, and Clethrionomys</EM>=20
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010><FONT =
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size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN =
class=3Dref-authors></SPAN></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010><FONT =
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size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN class=3Dref-authors>Duncan, S.</SPAN> <SPAN=20
class=3Dref-pub-date>1980.</SPAN> <SPAN class=3Dtitle>An analysis of the =
stomach=20
contents of some Sharp-shinned Hawks.</SPAN> J. Field Ornithol.=20
51:178.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010></SPAN><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
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color=3D#0000ff>A<SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010>ll the=20
best,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2=20
face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D076092720-09022010><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2=20
face=3DArial>Lance</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<BR><SPAN lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DArial>Lance Laviolette</FONT></SPAN> =
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lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DArial>Glen Robertson, Ontario</FONT></SPAN> =
<BR><SPAN=20
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responsibility &amp; commitment to the</FONT><B></B><B></B><B><FONT=20
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face=3DTahoma>Environment!</FONT></B><FONT face=3DArial> =
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face=3DVerdana>=20
l=92environnement avant d=92imprimer</FONT></B><FONT color=3D#008000 =
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