Hello All,



For the last several months I have been having many band-tailed pigeons at
my hopper feeder. Up to 16 in the yard at one time.



Currently they seem to be consuming about 5lbs of black sunflower seeds each
week. I'd say they are consuming more than 90 percent of all the feed I'm
putting out among my dozen or so seed feeders. Anyone else having a lot of
Band-tailed chowing down on their seed?



Another note:

In the last 3 months or so I have found 5 piles of band-tail feathers
(usually about 8 of the big ones). I assuming something like a Cooper's Hawk
is getting a meal too. I've never seen this occur but wish I could. Does
that sound right that a hawk is probably dinning occasionally here too?



Thanks

Doug Schurman

Seattle - Olympic Hills