December 12, 2012- JUVENILE SHARP-SHINNED HAWK HUNTING- WOW, it is
amazing what you can see when students are quiet in
nature! We fed the chickadees from our hands and on our heads! Suddenly
a juvenile sharp-shinned hawk swoops down and tries to catch some
breakfast. While we were watching the hawk, the avian predator was
successful in catching a junco. What a rare event to witness. Maybe 7
chickadees, a nuthatch, 7 cardinals (mostly males), many house finches,
some juncos, 2 robins, 3 goldfinches and 4 crows were seen. Also grey
squirrels and a red squirrel was recorded.
Juvenile sharp-shinned hawk
Junco feathers
Chickadee
Robin
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