Hello Cobirders,
We've had 1-2 Steller's jays in our yard daily since Nov. 1. Today there
were 3, possibly more, mobbing the resident Cooper's Hawk, along with
blue jays and black-billed magpies. We're about 5 miles east of their
usual haunts in the foothills. This is the first time we've seen them
here in 14 years - most enjoyable visitors. Other birds of interest
lately - the Cooper's Hawk had a mourning dove breakfast, leaving a huge
pile of feathers for us to clean up. We've been feeding a flock of 25+
MO doves, which tend to attract the accipiters. A 1st year Northern
Goshawk made an unsuccessful attempt to snag one last week. He paused
long enough for a killer photo of him. We also watched a Red-tailed Hawk
catch and eat a squirrel. YEA! They don't move quite as fast in the snow.
Larry Griffin
Fort Collins, CO
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