Rick Romea wrote:

> Hi Tweets,
> I had an interesting encounter with a Sharp-shinned Hawk yesterday. The
> bird hit my kitchen window with a loud thump,

little snip

> so I brought her inside and put her in a box. About 15 minutes
> later, she had opened her eyes and turned over. After another 10 minutes she
> flapped her wings. I took the box outside and, when I opened the lid, she
> took off! Pretty cool.

No..no..no. You are supposed to let nature take its course. '- )

> One interesting note: the bird was an immature, but
> with very worn feathers.

Sorry.......it certainly must have been a captive bird and therefore you can not
count it.

Disregard all of the the above, Great job!

Jerry and Sandy Converse
Grand Coulee, WA
mailto:sanjer at televar.com
http://ConverseCorner.com

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Remember, amateurs built the Ark and
Professionals built the Titanic.