[cobirds] Re: Boulder surprising hawk kill

Similarly, our "little" but ferocious Merlin takes out our fat Eurasian-collared Doves all the time.

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On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 9:30:01 AM UTC-7, David Waltman wrote:

I just witnessed a Sharp-shinned Hawk successfully kill a Steller's Jay.  It's sitting on the ground eating the jay right now.  The Steller's Jay is about the same size as the hawk, although the Sharp-shinned would outweigh the jay at about 5 oz. vs.3.7 oz.  I'm amazed that a Sharp-shinned Hawk would go for a bird that large.

David Waltman

Boulder County foothills, 1/2 between Boulder and Lyons

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