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Re: Florence County birding on 4-16



Hi Helmut and C'birders,
Perhaps not, It was flying toward us and I did see it make an about face
and appear to go after something and then went behind the tree line, I
assumed it went after an insect perhaps a dragonfly, thus "hawking
insects". It appeared to be an opportunistic thing.  The "Birders
Handbook", Ehrlich, Dobkin and Wheye does list insects as a food source
for Sharp-shinned Hawk.

Jack Peachey
Conway, SC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helmut Mueller" <hmuelle@earthlink.net>
To: "Jack" <ppaw@sccoast.net>; "carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: Florence County birding on 4-16


> I HAVE BEEN WATCHING HAWKS FOR 50 YEARS & Have SEEN 10'S OF THOUSANDS
OF
> SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS & I NEVER SEEN ONE HAWKING INSECTS.