Hello Tweeters,
The experience of so much birding,always prooved,when there is a nest
nearby,(even if you dont know where this nest is" most birds will dive bomb
you.For instance the much birding we done latley in Ocean Shores.On one of
the exit call driftwood,the last house near the beach loked as no one lives
there or been occopied for a long time.A couple of Glaucous winged Gulls
have a nest on the roof.Every time we got out of our car there,this birds
kind of circled us with loud calls.Some time verry close swooping over our
heads.Since the birds was nervous there also relieved themself ,lucky it did
not hit us.There have three young out of the nest now,and still going there
,this birds both of the adults,will starting this behavier.I can tell many
tails about Owls attacking people.The coment is the same that most Olws will
attack when humans get to close to there nest.So back off would be the
advise.

Ruth Sullivan
Tacoma


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Waller" <mwaller at wolfenet.com>
To: <Tweeters at washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:14 AM
Subject: RE: Cooper's Hawk attack


> Ian,
>
> Last April, when I began monitoring the Cooper's nest in the Des Moines
> Creek Park just S. of SeaTac Airport, the female flew at me a couple of
> times but never got within 10 feet( she was still in focus with my binos).
> She usually flew to a branch about 20 feet above me and continued a
> "cakking" alarm vocalization. BTW the young have fledged though they are
> still being fed by the adults. It is quite exciting to watch four or five
> birds of that size maneuvering through the relatively dense woods at the
> same time.
>
> Mike Waller
> Woodland Park Zoo
> 206.684.4057
> Mike.Waller at zoo.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ian paulsen [mailto:ipaulsen at krl.org]
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 2:09 PM
> To: BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> 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"
>
>
>