Subject: Crows & hawk
Date: Jun 7 17:53:40 1999
From: Joanna Powell Colbert - stellamaris at nas.com


Greetings,

I am new to the list and new to birding.

Yesterday I watched 3 crows "dive-bomb" a hawk repeatedly for quite a
long time, as the hawk continued to fly, seemingly quite unconcerned.
I'm curious about this behavior -- why do the crows do it? are they
claiming their territory?

Thanks.

Joanna Colbert
Lummi Island, WA
stellamaris at nas.com