Subject: Re: Hawk food
Date: May 29 06:41:51 1997
From: Sue Ericksen - ericksen at nwinfo.net


At 02:12 PM 5/27/97 -0700, you wrote:
>On Tue, 27 May 1997, Sue Ericksen wrote:
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>> Marsh Hawk/Harrier 41% small birds, 33% rodents, 3% insects
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>Amazing. I would have thought harriers were way too slow to snag a bird.
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>Kelly Cassidy -- Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
>Box 357980, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195
>kelly at u.washington.edu --- 206-685-4195 --- 206-368-8076
>

I agree. They cruise the pasture next door looking for rodents. I've not
observed them chasing birds.

Sue
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