That sounds more like the action of a Goshawk. Are you certain it was
a Red-tail? A Red-tail (especially an adult) taking a squirrel
hanging from a feeder would be very, very unusual in my experience.

Scott R a y
Yakima

On Dec 10, 2007 12:31 PM, Terry Schulz <woodowls at msn.com> wrote:
>
> This morning my wife and I observed a mature Red- tailed Hawk
> pluck a Eastern Gray Squirrel from our "squirrel proof" feeder.
> The Squirrel was hanging upside down from the feeder in it's usual posture
> which enables it to pick seeds from the feeder without closing the gate. The
> hawk came out of no where and caught it's prey without losing a wing beat
> and then flew to a nearby perch clutching the prey for a couple of minutes
> before flying off.
> Terry Schulz
> Battle Ground, WA
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