Greetings. I have had a Cooper's Hawk walk around the base of a forsythia bush where house sparrows gather. At the time I thought it was a bit odd. I considered it might be just an adaptation to urban living. Linda Helm Columbus, Ohio On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:15:48 -0500, Vincent Lucas wrote > Hi: > > Recently, I, too watched as a Cooper's Hawk walked > around on the ground and then actually walked > under a chain-link fence(!) to presumably try to > catch some small passerines (Savannah Sparrows) > near where I live. OK, this is Naples, FL not > Ohio, but I thought it was interesting to note > this behavior, which I've never seen before, since > Larry had a similar experience. Is walking to > catch prey common among raptors? Anyone? > > Cheers. > > Vince > > Vincent Lucas > Naples, FL > [log in to unmask] > http://www.flickr.com/photos/leppyone/ > http://www.caloosabirdclub.org > > > Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:24:35 -0500 > > From: Larry Gara <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Some avian drama > > > > Late this afternoon we were treated to the return of our Red- > > breasted = > > Nuthatch which has fed in our yard almost daily since fall. It is > > always = > > a treat to watch it. > > > > I also observed something new. An adult Cooper's Hawk landed close > > to = > > the large > > Pyracantha Shrub which provides protection for many of the birds > > that = > > visit our feeder.Then the hawk actually walked into and under the > > shrub = > > where there were undoubtedly some smaller birds huddled down and > > staying = > > as still as though they were part of the growth. When I opened the > > back = > > door the Cooper's flew away still hungry. It was all just a bit of > > drama = > > provided by our interest in these amazing creatures. > > Happy Birder Cheers, Larry Gara > > Wilmi > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio > Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami > University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, > at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your > options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] -- WOW! Homepage (http://www.wowway.com) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]