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Re: Sharpshinned Hawk uses Window "Feeder"; Sun 11/13

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Elaine Hendricks

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Elaine Hendricks

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Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:00:03 -0500

This story reminds me of a startling incident that I witnessed last winter.  Out of the blue (so to speak) 
a Sharpie flew at full throttle into the sliding glass door that opens onto our second-floor deck (hitting 
it with a loud BAM), about six feet from where I was sitting.  The hawk had dived at but missed a 
female cowbird that had been at the deck feeder.  The cowbird was on the deck, fluttering up against 
the glass door, trying to escape - when the hawk came in a second time, hitting the glass again, but 
this time catching and flying off with the cowbird.

If I recall correctly, it was an immature Sharpie.  Compared to the graceful maneuvers described by 
Don, this hunting technique is pretty crude (but it worked).

Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD


----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Simonson" <>
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Sharpshinned Hawk uses Window "Feeder"; Sun 11/13
Date:         Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:35:22 +0000

> 
> At my feeder and birdbath in Darnestown, Mont. Co MD this morning:
> 1 adult Sharp-Shinned Hawk. Perched on top of the bird feeder, then 
> dove down to almost ground level, flew fast directly toward the 
> window, then veered and rolled sharply left at the last instant, 
> coming up under a Junco which had flushed and had bounced off the 
> window.  Exactly the same maneuver as an adult Sharpie at the 
> feeder last winter and spring, which I observed catching birds that 
> way on 3 different occasions. Same Sharpie? Has anyone else on the 
> list observed this behavior?

> Good birding! -Don Simonson
> 


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