Probably Birds of the World is not tracking how very many rats it takes to
raise a baby Cooper's Hawk.
I'm just back from rural south Georgia where you hear guns popping off all
day....if they assign Chicken Hawk as a new/old name, I wonder if my
cousins would take aim in imagined retribution.
Dhammadinna
Seattle
On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 1:39 PM Dennis Paulson <
dennispaulson at comcast.net>
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If we're going in that direction, I suggest we resurrect "Pigeon Hawk" for
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this species, taking it away from its former use for the Merlin. I have
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actually photographed them taking four Band-tailed Pigeons in our yard, and
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I presume those weren't the only ones. I know pigeons and doves are very
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important components of their diet in some areas. I'll admit that as a
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person who admires hawks but who also cherishes the abundance and diversity
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of birds at our feeders, I have mixed feelings about them becoming more and
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more common.
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In the Cooper's Hawk account in Birds of the World, it mentions one nest
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at which 66 robin-sized prey items were required to raise a single young to
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age 6 weeks. Three young x 66 = 198 such prey items taken in the area
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around one nest in one breeding season, although that's over a fairly large
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area. And I can't say I've seen any decline of pigeons or other birds of
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that size in my yard, so presumably that level of predation doesn't
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represent a problem for local bird populations.
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It does have the local effect of emptying our yard completely of birds
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when a Cooper's Hawk comes through, sometimes for several hours. Those
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smaller birds know how to play it safe.
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Dennis Paulson
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Seattle
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On Nov 6, 2023, at 11:22 AM, Molly Cvetovac <mollycvetovac at gmail.com>
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wrote:
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I saw an instagram reel where a person was suggesting "Flicker's bain",
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which I thought was pretty great.
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On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 8:24 AM Doug Santoni <dougsantoni at gmail.com> wrote:
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Based on the trends highlighted below, maybe its new (non-eponym) name
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will be "Adaptable Hawk" or "Suburban Hawk." I also like "Birdfeeder Hawk."
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Doug Santoni
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Seattle, WA
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Dougsantoni at gmail dot com
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On Nov 6, 2023, at 10:14 AM, Kathleen Snyder <ksnyder75 at gmail.com> wrote:
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Thirty years ago, Cooper's Hawks began colonizing urban and suburban
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landscapes throughout the US, developing a tolerance for living near
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humans. Ed Deal, from Seattle's Urban Raptor Conservancy, will provide
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insights into these birds. Since 2012 the group has monitored the hawk's
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nesting density and productivity; the population has nearly tripled in just
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12 years. Please join us to learn about the hawk, their nest site
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fidelity, migration and dispersal patterns as well as the protocols used
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for the study. This free program from Black Hills Audubon Society
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requires registration at:
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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvduGuqj8vGNRfpHBaRZrV4p9ppNteoSVU
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You can also join us in person at Temple Beth Hatfiloh at 201 8th Ave
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SE, Olympia where there will be refreshments and social time at 6:30. Ed
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will be speaking live from the Temple.
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