Late yesterday afternoon I heard loud screeching behind our house. When I opened the door and stepped out I realized the origin was close above me. There is a high utility pole behind our back wall and atop it was a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk, another one close to it on the wire and a third one swooping in. All were screeching. Soon I realized the bird on the pole had something under its feet and was eating. I couldn’t see what the prey was. I didn’t notice any feathers floating about the scene, so maybe some poor rodent. Ultimately the two non-dining hawks realized there would be no sharing, so they headed to a nearby tree and continued to launch the occasional acoustic assault from there.
Dad / Dean
The Big Year 2021 