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Thread #87684   Message #1643904
Posted By: Janie
07-Jan-06 - 11:01 PM
Thread Name: BS: Birdwatching Challenge
Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching Challenge
We have a pair of hawks living behind our house....I think they are Coopers, but could be sharp-shinned, though they are kinda big for Sharp-shinned hawks. We often see red-tails hanging out near the squirrel filled pecan trees.

This spring a good friend saw a red-headed (or maybe red-bellied--I forget) woodpecker raid a birdhouse with nesting Chickadees. It killed and took all the hatchlings, making several trips. I guess it makes sense that they would eat young birds as well as insects and larva, but it really surprised both of us.

Janie