[SBB] Red-shouldered Hawk snack

[Les Chibana <[[email protected]]>]

While sitting at my computer just now, one of the RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS 
that's been hanging around our house pounced on something in the front 
yard. I grabbed my binoculars and could see that it was standing on a 
large lizard. We have a lot of Western Fence Lizards here but this 
appeared to be one of the occasional alligator lizards that we see 
around. (Don't ask if it was a Southern or Northern, I can't even tell 
them apart with a good view!) This hawk has mostly immature plumage 
with rufescent the upper wing coverts.

BLACK PHOEBES have started to visit their nesting sites on our house. I 
haven't noticed if they are carrying nesting material.

Several PINE SISKINS were visiting a knot hole in one of our live oaks. 
I suspect that they were getting water (bad news for the tree, strong 
potential for rot). I'm not sure why they don't visit the water dishes 
on the other side of the house. To counter the notion that some people 
seem to have that the siskins will starve if we don't put out seed for 
them, I don't put out any seed that they feed on, and they are still 
active in our yard. Sounds like we regularly have at least 10-15 of 
them in our live oaks these past few months.


Les
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Les Chibana
BirdNUTZ(tm) - Ornigasmic Birding
Palo Alto Baylands Birding Classes
em <[[email protected]]>
web <http://www.birdnutz.com>
ph 650-949-4335

Northwestern Santa Clara Co., Skyline Blvd. across from Long Ridge Open 
Space Preserve
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