[NatureNS] WOW! One less redpoll!

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Well, Pat. At least your bird feeding is helping to keep one sharpie alive.

Doug

On 24/02/2013 3:24 PM, Patrick Kelly wrote:
> HI everyone:
>
> Two weeks ago I noticed a pile of mourning dove feathers on the path 
> through the snow that leads to my bird feeders. As there were no 
> tracks leading to or from the feathers, I figured that a raptor of 
> some type had caught one. I have also noticed fewer birds around the 
> feeders of late.
>
> I was just looking out the window at the redpolls when I sharp-shinned 
> hawk came from parts unknown and had snagged one of the redpolls and 
> landed on one of the feeders. It just stood there looking at me, and 
> my brain went from WOW to GET CAMERA. I got back and it was still 
> there and I was able to get one picture before it flew off across the 
> back yards and into the woods at the back of the house. The picture is 
> here:
>
> http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/SSHawk.jpg
>

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