They probably moved to Bainbridge to be in the county, too.

At 11:28 AM 7/28/02 -0700, you wrote:
>I've never seen a hawk attack, but last week I got a surprise insight into how
>squeamish some people can be around birds. There's a little female house
>sparrow that has lost its fear of people and hops up on the edge of the tables
>at the local sidewalk cafes. She seems very well behaved, doesn't grab the
>food
>or peck at people, but sits politely until a finger is stretched out to give
>her a little morsel, then off she goes.
>
>I was watching her antics at the table next to me and, to my surprise,
>realized
>two of the cafe patrons were beside themselves with fear at the nearness of
>this tiny little ca. 1-ounce fluff of feathers. One was leaned back shaking
>with terror and the other leaped up from the table and quavered several feet
>away.
>
>Too much Hitchcock, I guess.
>
>Cheers!
>
>Mya
>myabell at 4-sightmedia.com
>
>
>"Wile, Mike" wrote:
>
> > No, but I was almost decapitated by a female gos when I got too close
> to her
> > nest in Wyoming. Maybe the same thing happened here?
> >
> > Mike Wile
> > Redmond, WA
> > 425-503-5766
> > mike.wile at attws.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Subject: Cooper's Hawk attack
> >
> > HI:
> > It appears now that the attacker in question reported earlier this week
> > on Bainbridge Island, WA was a Cooper's Hawk NOT an Osprey. Has anyone
> > heard of Cooper's Hawks attacking people??
> >
> > Ian Paulsen
> > Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
> > ipaulsen at krl.org
> > A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
> > "Rallidae all the way"

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