I live in Galloway, just east of the Franklin/Madison Co. line. On Saturday
I spotted a hawk and crow doing exactly what you said. The crow kept
bombarding the hawk and the hawk would just lean away. And yesterday (Mon.)
I had a fly-by in my yard. I was sitting in the house, so I didn't see the
primary suspects, but I could see the crow chasing the hawk. They were at
really low altitudes (even had to duck around our pool to keep from hitting
into it). What's up with these guys?

Verna Ansel
Galloway, OH


On 5/26/08 7:53 AM, "Bob Baran" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> For the third time I've had a pair of crows and what appears to be a Coopers
> hawk get into a cat and mouse game in my yard. For the first occurrence,
> when I walked out into the yard all three birds were sitting in the same
> tree, practically next to each other. Then the hawk would chase the crow
> repeatedly. They'll make several runs. The same thing happened this morning.
> It's not like the hawk does a quick bolt and all fly away. They land in a
> tree close to each other and make several more passes. All in my yard.
> Anyone else ever observe this behavior or have any insight as to the reason
> for this?
>
> Have a great holiday.
>
> Bob
> Hilliard,OH
>
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