Yesterday on our daily walk we almost stumbled over our "tame" Red-tailed hawk again. It is a young bird who is not at all shy. We've had 6 very close encounters with it so far this winter. It has allowed us to walk right under it twice and has stayed put on food as we accidentally approached without noticing it first. Closest we've been is about 15 feet. It just looks at us, unfazed, until we slowly back away. Quite a thrill.
This morning as we stepped outside we heard Bluebirds and the first Common Grackle and Red-winged blackbirds. The Bluebirds were in a tall tree, accompanied by a flock of some 50 Cedar Waxwings. Ravens are spending a lot of time here also. We hear and see them every day. Sue G. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
