Backyard bird watching

[ProfessorM]

right next to BJ's right?

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

right next to BJ's right?

Yes, should be able to see it from 495, google earth shows a large pad being built

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

right next to BJ's right?

Yes

[basswipe]

Funny thing just now my picture window hummer just showed up.He's now somewhere in the tree,I just can't see him!

[striperman36]

T- for taunting ----penalty box...

[justplugit]

If she's eating English Sparrows or Chipmunks, she's welcome if not
she should find a different hunting ground.

I think it's a juvenile female Cooper because of her size and coloring.
Could be a Sharp-Shinned but hard to tell without a telephoto.
Legs were very bright yellow.

[Raven]

and play this video

tons of em on the web

this will send him elsewhere

[justplugit]

Geez Rav, i knew crows and owls were mortal enemies
but not crows and hawks. I've heard crows badger owls
for hours on end.

[Raven]

yeah they hate all predator birds...

soooo territorial about their roost trees....

use that to your advantage....

at a very early age i'd have birds (bluejays)
TAPPING AT THE GLASS BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING BIRD RECORDINGS OUT THE WINDOW - oops caps

you can use recordings to attract birds or repel them in that way
and it works quite well....

i wish fish responded so easily

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by justplugit

If she's eating English Sparrows or Chipmunks, she's welcome if not
she should find a different hunting ground.

I think it's a juvenile female Cooper because of her size and coloring.
Could be a Sharp-Shinned but hard to tell without a telephoto.
Legs were very bright yellow.

Sharpies are a little more common locally than Cooper's but both do occupy the same range.I have a Sharpie that visits every year.Have yet to see him get anything from around the feeders but he's done a number on a small group of pidgeons that hang around my neighborhood.

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by justplugit

I think it's a juvenile female Cooper because of her size and coloring. Could be a Sharp-Shinned but hard to tell without a telephoto. Legs were very bright yellow.

I think it's a fish hawk targeting the fish in your window!

[Raven]

we have a Blue jay that has some throat or vocal cord damage
so that when it tries to make the normal call it comes out distorted
and sounds exactly like a red tailed hawk instead.

A flock of 500 grackles has descended upon our neighborhood making lots of noise in unison

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by PRBuzz

I think it's a fish hawk targeting the fish in your window!

LOL, PR

Rav,my only problem is my neighbors would call the cops for
disturbing the peace with all those crow calls. I love the sound
of crows, takes me back to when I was a kid on the farm.

I was reading this morning how tough flyers the Coopers and
Sharp-Shinned are, flying through branches after their prey.
30 percent of autopsies done show broken ribs and wing breaks.

My one legged female Downy is back. Talk about tough, climbing
trees and at the same time getting food on one leg.

[Raven]

Understood Dave.... on the Noise issue deal

but to understand the "letter of the LAW"

a noise disturbance is "measured" by how many decibels
is being generated... and for how long too....

and i would imagine it would require
a mere ten seconds for the predatory bird
to hear it and FLEE the area....