Interesting observation. To crows Red-tailed Hawks are kind of like traffic: if you pay attention you'll almost never get hurt, but if you don't, it will kill you.
I think a Red-tail might take an incubating female crow, but again, she would have to be not paying attention. Certainly Great Horned Owls take them. As a result, the survival of breeding female crows is significantly lower than that of breeding males. Kevin From: bounce-14032422-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-14032422-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kurt Falvey Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 1:32 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Red Tail with Crow We have a pair of Red-tailed Hawks that have been around for several years. I have seen one carrying a grouse, rabbit, mice, and even have a great picture of one of them snatching a wounded starling off the snow...but yesterday one few by with a crow in its talons with 20 plus crows in hot pursuit. I have heard of Red-tails going after young crows still in the nest and am wondering how this Red-tail came to get this crow? If it was not injured...would a Red-tail go after an adult crow sitting on eggs?...any other thoughts? Happy Birding! Kurt Julie & Kurt Broken Road Farms Dundee, NY 14837 Email: k...@brokenroadfarms.com www.BrokenRoadFarms.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
