This sounds like a food offering and copulatory behavior, the smaller male offers the food to the female then breeds with her. Did you hear the characteristic kek-kek-kek calls afterwards? My guess is Cooper's Hawk, but more info is needed. The voice would be characteristic.
Mark Alt=20 Sr. Project Manager=20 Entertainment Software Supply Chain=20 Project Resources Group (PRG)=20 Best Buy Co., Inc.=20 [email protected]=20 (W) 612-291-6717=20 (Cell) 612-803-9085 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Metcalf Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou] Help identifying a bird Hi all, I'm a rare lurker here. Time to post something. I live in South Minneapolis=20 and just spotted a hawk outside my house eating something red and bloody in=20 the tree. A few feet away was a smaller version that would hop on the back=20 of the larger one and try to get some food, then hop back to the branch. I grabbed my Peterson field guide and was able to narrow it down to either=20 Sharp-Shinned Hawk or a Cooper's Hawk. The tail looked rounded but I'm not=20 sure (being a neophyte). Has any one else seen this in South Minneapolis and can someone help identify this beautiful species? Regards, Rob. _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list [email protected] http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net
