[Tweeters] Seattle’s Adaptable Urban Cooper’s Hawks – Thursday Nov 9 7 pm via Zoom or in-person

[Ven. Dhammadinna]

Probably Birds of the World is not tracking how very many rats it takes to
raise a baby Cooper's Hawk.
I'm just back from rural south Georgia where you hear guns popping off all
day....if they assign Chicken Hawk as a new/old name, I wonder if my
cousins would take aim in imagined retribution.
Dhammadinna
Seattle

On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 1:39 PM Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
wrote:


> If we’re going in that direction, I suggest we resurrect “Pigeon Hawk” for

> this species, taking it away from its former use for the Merlin. I have

> actually photographed them taking four Band-tailed Pigeons in our yard, and

> I presume those weren’t the only ones. I know pigeons and doves are very

> important components of their diet in some areas. I’ll admit that as a

> person who admires hawks but who also cherishes the abundance and diversity

> of birds at our feeders, I have mixed feelings about them becoming more and

> more common.

>

> In the Cooper’s Hawk account in Birds of the World, it mentions one nest

> at which 66 robin-sized prey items were required to raise a single young to

> age 6 weeks. Three young x 66 = 198 such prey items taken in the area

> around one nest in one breeding season, although that’s over a fairly large

> area. And I can’t say I’ve seen any decline of pigeons or other birds of

> that size in my yard, so presumably that level of predation doesn’t

> represent a problem for local bird populations.

>

> It does have the local effect of emptying our yard completely of birds

> when a Cooper’s Hawk comes through, sometimes for several hours. Those

> smaller birds know how to play it safe.

>

> Dennis Paulson

> Seattle

>

> On Nov 6, 2023, at 11:22 AM, Molly Cvetovac <mollycvetovac at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

> I saw an instagram reel where a person was suggesting "Flicker's bain",

> which I thought was pretty great.

>

> On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 8:24 AM Doug Santoni <dougsantoni at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> Based on the trends highlighted below, maybe its new (non-eponym) name

>> will be “Adaptable Hawk” or “Suburban Hawk.”  I also like “Birdfeeder Hawk.”

>>

>> Doug Santoni

>> Seattle, WA

>> Dougsantoni at gmail dot com

>>

>> On Nov 6, 2023, at 10:14 AM, Kathleen Snyder <ksnyder75 at gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>> Thirty years ago, Cooper’s Hawks began colonizing urban and suburban

>> landscapes throughout the US, developing a tolerance for living near

>> humans. Ed Deal, from Seattle’s Urban Raptor Conservancy, will provide

>> insights into these birds. Since 2012 the group has monitored the hawk’s

>> nesting density and productivity; the population has nearly tripled in just

>> 12 years.  Please join us to learn about the hawk, their nest site

>> fidelity, migration and dispersal patterns as well as the protocols used

>> for the study.  This free program from Black Hills Audubon Society

>> requires registration at:

>>

>>

>> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvduGuqj8vGNRfpHBaRZrV4p9ppNteoSVU

>> You can also join us in person at Temple Beth Hatfiloh at 201 8th Ave

>> SE, Olympia where there will be refreshments and social time at 6:30.  Ed

>> will be speaking live from the Temple.

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