faster that a speeding bullet - February 19th, 2007 at 12:15 AM
I had stopped filling the bird feeders when it was so warm out so the birds would eat all the seed they spilled on the ground. Anyway when it got cold and snowy, I went out and filled them. I kid you not, within less than half an hour the sharp-shinned hawk flew in and had lunch. He returned for dinner and the next morning he appeared for leftovers. Thornius had told me the hawk was either a Cooper's hawk or a Sharp-shinned hawk. My bird book told me to check the tail, if rounded- a Cooper's, if square, a Sharp shinned. I guess hawks need to eat too, but I can't believe that he came so quickly.