Posted by: Sandy Steinman | April 1, 2019

Seeing More Hawks In Your Yard?

CornellLab of Ornithology reports

Raptors—especially Cooper’s Hawks and Sharp-shinned Hawks—have become a familiar presence at urban and suburban feeders around North America. But it wasn’t always this way.

In a 2017 retrospective of Project FeederWatch results, we noted that Cooper’s Hawks increased their presence fourfold at FeederWatch sites over the past two decades.

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  1. Unknown's avatar

    […] via Seeing More Hawks In Your Yard? — Natural History Wanderings […]

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    By: Seeing More Hawks In Your Yard? — Natural History Wanderings | huggers.ca on April 1, 2019
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  2. cindamackinnon's avatar

    I have seen a lot of red-tailed hawks – they patrol the freeway. But also crows ( that chase the red-tails), blue jays and vultures – lots of vultures.

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    By: cindamackinnon on April 1, 2019
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    • Sandy Steinman's avatar

      Thanks for your observations. The jays are probably California Scrub-Jays(formerly Western Scrub-Jy or Stellar Jays. Blue Jays are primarily in the eastern part of the US.

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      By: Sandy Steinman on April 1, 2019
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