I have a resident Cooper's Hawk and I figure she has to eat, too. When she strikes, you'd think a bomb has exploded -- birds and squirrels go EVERYWHERE. Since I'm seldom home during daylight hours, I have no idea how often she feeds on "my" driveway birds, but it doesn't appear she's daunting them -- their numbers have been steadily increasing thru the winter. Hopefully she'll remain this low-key. Liz Singley Kingston (Roane), TN ------- Original Message ------- From : Virginia Goolsby[mailto:vgoolsby@xxxxxxxxx] Sent : 2/9/2007 9:19:24 AM To : tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc : Subject : FW: [TN-Bird] Feed or not to feed I live in Morristown, Hamblen County, and I have a sharp-shinned hawk that likes to "hang around my feeders" also, so I had hoped some of the responses to Mr. Hassler's letter would be available on the freelist. While my problem doesn't seem quiet as bad as Mr. Hassler's, I would be interested in hearing how other people handle this problem. I know my beautiful sharp-shinned has to eat also, but I feel guilty when I help provide a "banquet table" for him! Most of my feeders are in somewhat protected places and have plastic domes over them, but I still see my sharpie fairly often. I participate in Feeder Watch and I don't want to loose the pleasure I receive from feeding the birds, but I would appreciate any suggestions for making my feeder stations safer for my songbirds. Thanks. Ginger Goolsby =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________