We had some birders over this morning to add the Dickcissel to
there life list. Before they arrived I had to chase a Red-shouldered Hawk out of
a tree in the yard. After we were successful with the Dickcissel,one of the
ladies said,what's that? I looked where she was pointing and there sat a
Sharp-shinned decorated with a band on his right leg! He was on the ground
and had just landed. All the birds had just left in a hurry, and we knew there
was something around. The Hawk sprang into action and slammed headfirst into a
large Gardenia bush where the Sparrows usually hide.The hawk came out the other
side of the bush so I didn't see if he got a bird. We worried that it could have
got the Dickcissel.After a short while the birds returned and there
was our bird.
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