[TN-Bird] Re: Red-shouldered Hawk nest at Kingsport, TN
- From: RubyThroat@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 10:22:08 EST
In a message dated 2/14/2003 8:35:06 AM Central Standard Time,
philipsr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Subj: [TN-Bird] Red-shouldered Hawk nest at Kingsport, TN
> Date: 2/14/2003 8:35:06 AM Central Standard Time
> From: <A HREF="mailto:philipsr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>philipsr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>
> To: <A HREF="mailto:tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>
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> This morning my wife Donna and I found a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks
> actively building a nest in Kingsport. We had been watching the pair
> for a few weeks and suspected they might be a nesting pair. This is the
> first nest of a Red-shouldered Hawk I have seen in northeast Tennessee
> where these birds are much less common than in some other parts of the
> state. I have posted (poor) photos of the pair at the nest this morning
> (Friday) and other bird photos from Kingsport at http://
> photos.yahoo.com/phoxinus02 in the folder marked "birds" (ignore the
> "order photos" stuff and just click on the folder). This is in an area
> of high recreational use and a lot of foot traffic. It will be
> interesting to see how the birds tolerate this as the nesting season
> progesses. We will keep you posted.
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> Rick Phillips
Rick
I have a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks that are nesting where this species has
nested for at least the last 30 years! I am certain it is not the same pair,
but the nests have been located within a 50 yard circle every year. Some
years they use the same nest, other years they build a new one. They have
nested at least from the time I built my home in 1970. It was strictly a
rural area at that time, but now it is heavily traveled and surburban in much
of the local activity.
The current residence are courting but not yet nest building. They are about
on the normal schedule. Most years the young are fledged successfully. Last
year and twice before, they fell victim to a Great-horned Owl I think.
These guys eat the fish in our tiny pond, catch small turtles, salamanders,
snakes (sometimes Timber Rattlers and Copperheads), frogs and love crayfish
(crawfish down here). They sometimes are lucky enough to catch a less-than
perfect-bird at my seed feeding area.
Good luck with the hawks.
Bob Sargent
Trussville, Alabama
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