A common black hawk showed up in my county as far back as 2000 but was confirmed in the area two breeding seasons ago. The bird seemed to be an intermittent visitor to our area for up to six months at a time. A few weeks ago I went to see if she had returned and the property owner where she resides told me she never left last fall, and I saw her that day and have seen her again since then.
This hawk cannot breed because there is not mate available for her. But she calls for a mate incessantly. If she never left last fall, she has been resident for at least a full calendar year in the same locale. Does a species like this only go on the resident list of state birds if it breeds? This bird may never breed locally or at all because of her seeming fidelity to good, but lonely habitat, but she sure seems to like it here! Stan Moore San Geronimo, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage refinance is Hot. *Terms. Get a 5.375%* fix rate. Check savings https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mortgage_text_links_88_h2bbb&disc=y&vers=925&s=4056&p=5117
