[TN-Bird] Sharp-shinned Hawk, walking while stalking
- From: "David & Gloria Patterson" <dgpatterson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 13:03:28 -0000
Houston Lane, Ooltewah (Chatanooga) 35.02 N, 85.08 W
10 AM Feb 6, 2003
No birds in sight around feeders, except one non-moving Titmouse; we suspected
Cooper's or Sharpie in the area.
Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk (large, female?) came and perched among feeders, 3 ft
from our porch, where we watched it for 15 minutes or more.
Next it flew 40 ft to the ground below a White Cedar and Silverberry bush and
WALKED around under the tree and bush looking up into the foliage for 10
minutes. It looked like a Pigeon walking on the ground. Many feeder birds
hide in those bushes, which are probably too dense for a large bird to move
around in.
Several times the Sharpie flew up against the foliage, and the small birds
moved into other parts. Finally a bunch of Cardinals and White-throats fled,
and the Sharpie took off after one of the Cardinals into the nearby woods.
Sharpie and Cardinal disappeared into a gully. When I went to the gully the
Sharpie flew up into a nearby tree, without the Cardinal, which I couldn't find.
Bent's Life Histories devotes pages to Sharpie hunting, but no mention of
walking. It really seems unusual, but getting underneath a dense evergreen or
bush and looking up is a good way to see birds and nests.
David and Gloria Patterson
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