<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">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.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dennis Paulson</div><div class="">Seattle<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 6, 2023, at 11:22 AM, Molly Cvetovac <<a href="mailto:mollycvetovac@gmail.com" class="">mollycvetovac@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">I saw an instagram reel where a person was suggesting "Flicker's bain", which I thought was pretty great. </div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 8:24 AM Doug Santoni <<a href="mailto:dougsantoni@gmail.com" class="">dougsantoni@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="">Based on the trends highlighted below, maybe its new (non-eponym) name will be “Adaptable Hawk” or “Suburban Hawk.” I also like “Birdfeeder Hawk.”<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Doug Santoni</div><div class="">Seattle, WA</div><div class="">Dougsantoni at gmail dot com<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 6, 2023, at 10:14 AM, Kathleen Snyder <<a href="mailto:ksnyder75@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">ksnyder75@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div style="margin:0in 0.05in 0.0001pt 0in;text-indent:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class="">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. <span class=""> </span>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.<span class=""> </span>This free program
from Black Hills Audubon Society requires registration at:</div><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"" class=""><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvduGuqj8vGNRfpHBaRZrV4p9ppNteoSVU" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" class="">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvduGuqj8vGNRfpHBaRZrV4p9ppNteoSVU</a><span class=""></span></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"" class="">You can also join us in person at
Temple Beth Hatfiloh at 201 8<sup class="">th</sup> Ave SE, Olympia where there will be
refreshments and social time at 6:30.<span class=""> </span>Ed
will be speaking live from the Temple.<span class=""></span></span></div>
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