Yesterday, my wife and I were standing outside by my garage when a 
Sharp-shinned Hawk tore in and crashed into a flock of redpolls by the cedar 
seedling in my yard.  Not only did it not hit one, but the weirdest thing 
happened....the redpolls (30+) actually flew up and appeared to mob the 
Sharp-shinned.  They flew after it for a short distance, then it circled around 
once while the flock of redpolls flew above it, then it had enough and flew 
off.  I've never seen redpolls mob before, but this is what seemed to be 
occurring.  Has anyone else seen anything like this or was this event something 
other than what it appeared to be??Shawn 
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