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I was in Westerville early Monday afternoon Jan. 17th, so I stopped by
Inniswood to see if the Ovenbird was still hanging around -- no sign of it...
On another note, I saw the most interesting thing that day down the street
from my house: A Cooper's Hawk had grabbed a Gray Squirrel and had it
pinned to the ground. I was able to stop and watch this epic struggle. The
hawk was not tearing at the squirrel -- just holding it down while it
fought back. Finally the hawk tried to lift off with it and couldn't -- so
dropped back down. After about another minute of looking around, the hawk
squawked and flew off without the squirrel. At that instant, a Red Tail hit
the squirrel (I didn't see it until it hit) and rolled it -- but didn't grab
it. The squirrel, no doubt wondering if this day could get any worse, sort
of ran/staggered to some bushes by this house and went up into them.
Meanwhile after the missed hit, the Red Tail perched in a Pin Oak about 20 feet
from me and the Cooper's flew back into a Crabapple about 75 feet away,
with both watching the bushes. After about 10 more minutes of them watching,
the Red Tail flew off and then I drove off. Never saw a Coopers try to
grab a full grown Gray Squirrel before -- anyone seen this? I know they
take Chipmunks and probably those small Red Squirrels, but a full grown Gray?
Paul Graham
Worthington
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