Backyard bird watching

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

just spotted a small hawk in the tree next to the feeders. I tried to get as good a look as possible but my binoc's are in the truck and my eyesight stinks and getting to be dusk almost.. . Looking in the book could be a Coopers hawk or sharp spinned. Wish I had read book first as the tails are different but I don't remember. Cool bird though.

The Sharpie is the more prevalent of the two locally.The two are very similar and very hard to distinguish from one another.On that assumption I assume the one that visits my yard is a Sharpie.

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by basswipe

The Sharpie is the more prevalent of the two locally.The two are very similar and very hard to distinguish from one another.On that assumption I assume the one that visits my yard is a Sharpie.

My sharpie came and visited for about 2 min yesterday afternoon. Just walked around the highest pile of snow looking for something.....of course all the birds were long gone. Wanted to run and get the camera but I enjoyed just watching too much. I also assumed he'd be gone by time I got back.

If he came back today he could have had squirrel meat! Something did, probably a feral cat.