[TN-Bird] more hawk excitement
- From: "Reese, Carol" <jreese5@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:18:16 +0000
I was pulled up at the window of the Taco Bell in Jackson TN, just south of
I-40 when a hawk flashed past, coming from behind me, and carrying a struggling
pigeon. It was low, and headed straight toward traffic on the frontage road,
but at the last second dropped the pigeon and veered up and away. I jerked my
car over and ran to get the flopping pigeon out of the road, fearful that the
hawk would return for it and be struck by a car. I set it in large landscaped
parking lot island between the Taco Bell and the motel next door, and watched
for a few minutes but saw no further sign of the hawk. Maybe it wasn't hungry
and just enjoyed sharpening its skills with a good pigeon snatch. Never got a
good ID on it.
Cr
"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot."
- Aldo Leopold<http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/43828.Aldo_Leopold>
Carol Reese
Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District
University of Tennessee Extension Service
605 Airways Blvd.
Jackson TN 38301
731 425 4767 email jreese5@xxxxxxx<mailto:jreese5@xxxxxxx>
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Behalf Of Chris Sloan
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 10:12 AM
To: terrywitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Possible Immature Goshawk Nashville, TN
I was just typing the same thing that Dean wrote. He makes all of the same
points, so I won't bother reiterating except to say that, in my opinion, this
is a fairly typical young Cooper's Hawk. It's not an easy identification,
though, and this bird certainly seems to be a pretty big female. This may be
one of the ones I regularly see outside my office, since my window looks across
the river to LP Field.
Chris Sloan
Nashville, TN
http://www.chrissloanphotography.com
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Terry Witt
<terrywitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:terrywitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Looks like a N Goshawk to me
There is at least some chance it may stay in the area all winter as there will
be an ample supply of pigeons for food
Terry Witt
Murfreesboro Tn
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Subject: [TN-Bird] Possible Immature Goshawk Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN Goshawk
I have been reading this list for several years now, but this is my first post.
I observed what I believe was an immature Goshawk catch a pigeon in flight
yesterday at 1515 hours right next to the Titans football stadium. The hawk
took the pigeon to the ground within the construction site next to the
pedestrian bridge. It then flew onto the construction fence, where it rested
for a few minutes. It then made several short flights until it ended up next
to an air vent at the bottom of the stadium where it began eating the pigeon
alive. The pigeon continued to flap around and try to get away until his head
was finally severed. I was able to take several pictures of the bird and will
attach a couple for confirmation of the identity.
Josh
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