Wayne Zink wrote:

New member here posting for the first time. We were sitting around the
table Sunday afternoon in the Towson area when a blur beamed across the
window and splashed into our small, five by twelve foot fish pond. The re
d-shouldered hawk came up empty this time, but seeing the behavior solved t
he riddle we encountered earlier in the week about what the hawk could 
possibly be eating that was bright orange.


Welcome to MDOsprey. You have solved a riddle for me too.  4/5 times 
this winter, I have had a RS Hawk perched on a fence post in my backyard 
that overlooks a couple of small garden ponds. Only once did I see it 
try and pounce on something near the edge (talons went in the water) of 
pond.  It came up with nothing, I assumed there must of been small 
rodent near the pond edge. It was to cold that day for a frog to be 
out.  Both ponds have goldfish so maybe that was what the hawk was 
trying for.  Thanks for sharing your observation.

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg