I always look up in the big old cherry tree behind my house when I leave each morning, still missing the flock of Crows that used to frequent my yard, until they got chased away by another flock. This is where they used to perch, waiting for me to put peanuts out for them. A new flock, probably the ones that chased them, is starting to get used to my yard now, and when I came out I was thrilled to see two Crows up there. No wait, one Crow at the very top and slightly below and to the left, a Coopers Hawk. Both were completely silent and still. Facing each other and so close. I watched for a minute and then ran in to get a camera. Too late. I wish I would have just stayed and watched. Interesting dual.
Linda Orkin Muriel Street Ithaca, NY On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal <m...@cornell.edu>wrote: > Just now a Cooper's Hawk flew across the window at less than 10 feet > away! Looks like a day of the raptors. About an hour ago the Red-tailed > was scaring away hordes of starlings that were in front of the green houses > on Tower road. They flew in nice patterns as the hawk mingled among them. > > Meena > > Dr. Meena Haribal > Boyce Thompson Institute > Ithaca NY 14850 > Ph: 607-3011167 > http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ > *http://haribal.org/* <http://haribal.org/> > > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Don't ask what your bird club can do for you, ask what you can do for your bird club!! <')_,/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
