[cobirds] Birds at home this morning

Hi all, There was a Downy Woodpecker (Eastern Race) at the suet
feeder yesterday (FOYR). Today Thursday at 9:05 AM no birds must be
a hawk, oops it is right
there sitting at the edge of the chokecherry tree. A Coopers Hawk
with its back to me. It had a line of small white patches on right
side of back with a similar line on
line on left side. Its long tail was gray fully closed and when open
some it show the many broad black stripes. It turned its head slowly
often from side to side. I am
sure it saw me inside at the window. A Chickadee came well to back
and moved down and back and forth and on to the ground . The Hawk
ignored it-- too small.
I took a picture. I scratched on the screen and finally tapped it
and the Hawk slowly spread it wings and swooped down low across the
ground and up into the Olive tree
and disappeared. After breakfast I watched the battle for the suet
block in the Olive tree.

There was a male Flicker on it and soon 5 Starlings came and the
Flicker pecked at them driving them away. Another Flicker came and
it too was driven away and
and chased off. The male Flicker came back to the suet quickly but
gave up and left it to several Starlings.

About 100 Redwing BB came to check out the seeds on the cable drum
feeder. Got to get some work done!

Busy around here today.

Bob spencer N.E. of Golden


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