Sure wish we could convince them to take Eurasian Collared Doves instead
of a bird like a Pileated!

Dianna Moore

Ocean Shores

On 2015-12-16 02:44, Bill Anderson wrote:

> The Cooper's must have taken the pileated by surprise, as the woodpecker is large enough to put up a good fight against the hawk.
>
> Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA. USA
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> FROM: Rob Sandelin <robsan668 at gmail.com>
> TO: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> SENT: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 2:30 AM
> SUBJECT: [Tweeters] Coopers takes a Pileated
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> Spooked a Coopers hawk off the ground along the road of my walk this morning. As I approached the site, the dark lump of prey turned out to be Pileated woodpecker. I walked on and on my return I spooked the hawk off its breakfast a second time.
> Late in the afternoon I decided to walk back and pick up some feathers only to find the carcass gone and only a few feathers scattered here and there.
>
> Rob Sandelin
> Naturalist, Writer, retired teacher
> Snohomish County
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