"Speak of the devil" ... yesterday morning I posted our harriers take eurasians ... near dusk yesterday at house (Nunn) at 4:45pm we had Northern Harrier digesting one (dove) on ground in our backyard, lifting off at dark.
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:24:15 PM UTC-7, Pam Piombino wrote: > > 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] > <javascript:>> 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] <javascript:> >> To: [email protected] <javascript:>; [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> 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/3acb6c27-e02c-4d02-9338-927a570c7f2c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
