<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">We had a Cooper’s hawk catching and eating young rats in our yard a few years ago. We have a whole series of pics of the hunt and catch.<div>Stef Neis</div><div>Whidbey Island<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 5, 2024, at 9:59 PM, J Christian Kessler <1northraven@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">in line with Paul's response, a few days ago my son in VA took a video of a Coopers eating an Eastern Grey Squirrel. they weigh 14-21 oz (Wikipedia) while the upper end of weight range for the Norway Rat is listed at 17.6 oz. (Wikipedia) - </div><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Chris Kessler</div><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Seattle<br></div><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"> <br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 9:29 PM Paul Bannick <<a href="mailto:paul.bannick@gmail.com" target="_blank">paul.bannick@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I have seen them take large Norway Rats in Discovery Park</div><div dir="auto"><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Sent from Gmail Mobile</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 7:48 PM Thomas Einberger <<a href="mailto:teinberger@gmail.com" target="_blank">teinberger@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Cooper's Hawks eat small rodents, but are rats small enough? The Cooper's have seemed interested in the rats that need to be eaten out the window, but is this a last resort for them if no other food is available? The rats aren't particularly afraid of the Cooper's.</div>
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