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Re: hawk and squirrel
- To: esharrol@email.uncc.edu, carolinabirds@duke.edu, John.Batson@furman.edu
- Subject: Re: hawk and squirrel
- From: Psbmt@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:38:41 EST
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Eric, John, and All,
On 2/9/01, (I posted this to C-birds back then), I watched an adult
Cooper's Hawk eating it's prey from a window in the house. It was perched on
a low fallen Pine and remained there for about 30 min., couldn't get a good
view of what it was eating, but after it flew off I went out to have a look.
It was a squirrel, smallish from looking at the head, (maybe a youngster from
a fall nest?) and the bird had pulled the meat out from one spot because the
rest of the skin was intact.
Shelley Theye
In a message dated 3/22/01 7:31:22 AM, esharrol@email.uncc.edu writes:
<< John,
As a falconer, I am very amazed by your account, and I will assume that you
correctly identified the bird. I would say that based on the toughness of
squirrel hide, that it would be very challenging for a sharpie to break into
it. I grew up hunting and skinning squirrels. I've seen red-tails and
Harris hawks struggle for a while with a squirrel. I'm even amazed that the
sharpie could kill it without losing a toe. Again, red-tails and Harris
hawks have lost toes hunting squirrels and no doubt it happens in the wild
from time to time.
Eric Harrold
esharrol@email.uncc.edu
>>
Shelley Theye
N. Chatham County, NC
Psbmt@aol.com