We saw a Northern Harrier stoop on one today in the yard, but miss. It was a banner day here for raptors:
2 Resident Red-tails 1 Cooper's Hawk that caught the Collared Dove 1 Bald Eagle 1 Prairie Falcon that made a pass over our feeders Ditto for 1 Kestrel and the hunting female N. Harrier The feeder crowd was a nervous wreck today, flushing every 10-15 seconds into the trees and shrubs. The balance between calories consumed and expended must be a very fine line. Pam On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 4:28 PM, DAVID A LEATHERMAN <[email protected]> wrote: > Pam, > Which raptor or raptors would take advantage of the new entree on the menu > has been a question that's intrigued me since they first started showing up > 20+ years ago. I have kept my eyes open and also posed the question to > COBIRDS a long time ago. The co-winners seem to be Cooper's Hawk and Great > Horned Owl, but Prairie Falcon, Sharp-shins, Red-tails, probably Northern > Goshawk, and maybe others like Northern Harrier and Merlin no doubt get in > on the act. Of course, human dove hunters have also benefited. > > Dave Leatherman > > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:59:39 -0700 > Subject: [cobirds] Question about raptors and Collared Doves > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > We own two acres of mostly prairie (unfortunately planted in Smooth > Brome), south and west of the little village of Hygiene. We are constantly > finding piles of Collared Dove feathers indicating a kill site > > Are these invaders aiding the success of our indigenous raptors? With > their plump size, they make a fine meal and one that seems a bit easier to > catch than other species. > > Pam > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAF2zbdvadRTxtT5S1ACCx95hvhQN_40XWSf_CJ0iDhEOkFmzig%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAF2zbdvadRTxtT5S1ACCx95hvhQN_40XWSf_CJ0iDhEOkFmzig%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAF2zbduSY-OjUek-LgxXW8YQ5LesF2qvrFtvfAD10TxLY-Mr6g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
