Red Tailed Hawk in the Bronx?!
Darth Gumby
rather large (aren't they all?) Red-Tailed Hawk
living in my backyard tree.
I'm not sure but I think it was someone's "pet"
that they lost because I caught someone trying to
sneak into my yard the night before my dog noticed
the bird in the tree.
Of course instead of explaining what he was
looking for, the man and his friend ran away,
leaving me with a predator capable of eating my
cat.
So who does one contact about this? The Bronx zoo?
The ASPCA? The Audubon Society? Birdman?
DarthGumby
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Darth Gumby
ch...@paragrin.org (Chef) wrote:
>On Mon, 13 Mar 2000 20:30:15 -0500, Darth Gumby
><DarthMyHe...@starwarsemail.com> -- wrote:
>
>>Hi, no idea who to contact on this but there's a
>>rather large (aren't they all?) Red-Tailed Hawk
>>living in my backyard tree.
>
>How about a good web site with fowl recipes?
Ouch! :)
You know what's ironic about that? We just got a
new barbecue (which I'll never have any use of,
I'm vegan) and the included book has recipes for
"yard bird" I was so grossed out! :)
Well, I think my feathered friend moved on, no
sight of it today luckily. It was very pretty but
any bird that can make a tree branch creak makes
me a tad wary.
I think we're running a nature reserve here, we
get raccoons, bats, skunks, now a hawk. Wow. Well,
maybe we wait long enough and they'll cancel each
other out.
ple...@attglobal.net
out--
i would not contact anyone about this --just let if go about it's life
Darth Gumby wrote in message ...
>Hi, no idea who to contact on this but there's a
>rather large (aren't they all?) Red-Tailed Hawk
>living in my backyard tree.
>
>I'm not sure but I think it was someone's "pet"
>that they lost because I caught someone trying to
>sneak into my yard the night before my dog noticed
>the bird in the tree.
>
>Of course instead of explaining what he was
>looking for, the man and his friend ran away,
>leaving me with a predator capable of eating my
>cat.
>
>So who does one contact about this? The Bronx zoo?
>The ASPCA? The Audubon Society? Birdman?
>
>
Darth Gumby
<ple...@attglobal.net> wrote:
>thre is a rather large on in the bronx-botanical garden maybe this one flew
>out--
>i would not contact anyone about this --just let if go about it's life
Yeah, however long that may be now that I saw that
report on the news that they're being infected
with the west-nile virus. *sigh* Poor birds.
We used to get so many beautiful birds here but so
far this year the hawk was the only bird around,
now it's flown hopefully home.
Of course another thing I hadn't thought of until
Chef's reply was that some looney might actually
try to shoot the bird if it is still around. One
of my neighbor's is rather fond of his rifle, I
hope he stays indoors this year.
>
>Darth Gumby wrote in message ...
>>Hi, no idea who to contact on this but there's a
>>rather large (aren't they all?) Red-Tailed Hawk
>>living in my backyard tree.
>>
DarthGumby
Darth Gumby
ques...@my-deja.com wrote:
>On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 03:06:19 -0500, Darth Gumby
><DarthMyHe...@starwarsemail.com> -- wrote:
>
>>Of course another thing I hadn't thought of until
>>Chef's reply was that some looney might actually
>>try to shoot the bird if it is still around. One
>>of my neighbor's is rather fond of his rifle, I
>>hope he stays indoors this year.
>
>If he is 'fond' of his rifle, in your mind does that simple observation
>qualify him as a thoughtless killer of birds? I wonder if you had a
>neighbor that you knew to be fond of his automobile if you could determine
>from that bit of knowledge his outlook on pedestrians?
True, I should have said he's fond of pulling the
trigger on said rifle while aiming at passing
birds. He's a fun guy. :)
Which would be fine for him if he lived in an area
where there was more that 25 feet between houses.
I'm fond of my car but I generally don't drive my
car into other people's yards or windows chasing
after either birds or people. :)
Bob Dively
: Hi, no idea who to contact on this but there's a
: rather large (aren't they all?) Red-Tailed Hawk
: living in my backyard tree.
Red-Tailed Hawks are not uncommon in the NYC area. There is a nesting
pair on Central Park East that's produced several clutches the past few
years. This is also the time of the year that migratory birds are
returning from the south which might explain the timing of its arrival in
your backyard.
: So who does one contact about this? The Bronx zoo?
: The ASPCA? The Audubon Society? Birdman?
Why do you need to do anything about it? It probably won't harm your cat
and is more interested in rats, mice and pigeons. It will probably also
leave on its own sooner rather than later. If it appears injured, there
is a raptor rescue center somewhere in NJ that might help. Also, you
should be aware that the Migratory Bird Act makes it a criminal offense to
harm the bird. I'd try scaring it off with noise.
--
Bob Dively | I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not sure...
Darth Gumby
<di...@panix.com> wrote:
>Darth Gumby <DarthMyHe...@starwarsemail.com> wrote:
>: Hi, no idea who to contact on this but there's a
>: rather large (aren't they all?) Red-Tailed Hawk
>: living in my backyard tree.
>
>Red-Tailed Hawks are not uncommon in the NYC area.
So I'm finding out! It's amazing, I've lived here
a long time and this was the first one I've seen.
Beautiful looking bird, I feel sorry they have to
deal with that West Nile virus every year.
> There is a nesting
>pair on Central Park East that's produced several clutches the past few
>years. This is also the time of the year that migratory birds are
>returning from the south which might explain the timing of its arrival in
>your backyard.
>
>: So who does one contact about this? The Bronx zoo?
>: The ASPCA? The Audubon Society? Birdman?
>
>Why do you need to do anything about it?
I don't, I just didn't want anyone else to.
> It probably won't harm your cat
>and is more interested in rats, mice and pigeons. It will probably also
>leave on its own sooner rather than later. If it appears injured, there
>is a raptor rescue center somewhere in NJ that might help.
> Also, you
>should be aware that the Migratory Bird Act makes it a criminal offense to
>harm the bird.
That's good to hear.
> I'd try scaring it off with noise.
It's gone now, I guess like you said it was
passing through.
Thanks,
Darth Gumby
kit...@avery.org wrote:
>On 19 Mar 2000 13:30:57 GMT, Bob Dively <di...@panix.com> -- wrote:
>
>>Darth Gumby <DarthMyHe...@starwarsemail.com> wrote:
>>: Hi, no idea who to contact on this but there's a
>>: rather large (aren't they all?) Red-Tailed Hawk
>>: living in my backyard tree.
>>
>> I'd try scaring it off with noise.
>
>Do it quietly though. If they become frightened they immediately turn
>vicious and go straight for the throat -- Slashing with beak and talons!
>
>Never seen it? You're lucky! It's ugly -- Real ugly!
>
Never seen it but my friend's beagle was attacked
by a bird once, heard it was very nasty.
Bob Dively
: So I'm finding out! It's amazing, I've lived here
: a long time and this was the first one I've seen.
: Beautiful looking bird, I feel sorry they have to
: deal with that West Nile virus every year.
NYC is actually a phenomenal place for migratory bird watching - in
particular Central Park which is a great migrant trap. Migrating birds on
the Atlantic coast flyways become concentrated in Central Park and other
spots of green around NYC because they need a resting spot. The number of
birds that would normally be spread out over an area the size of Manhattan
get packed into much smaller Central Park. During the winter it's also
possible to see what are termed irruptive birds which have been forced
down from the north by bad weather. A few years ago, I saw three great
horned owls right next to the Met. I've also seen absolutely spectacular
snowy owls sitting on the sand at Orchard Beach.
Red tailed hawks are migrators and year-rounders in the region. I drive
up to western MA quite often, and I'll generally see 10-15 individual
hawks just while I'm on the Hutchison Parkway.
: I don't, I just didn't want anyone else to.
Check. Yes, very good idea. Red tails are sufficiently common that one
individual lost wouldn't make too much difference, but it's definitely
good to keep random idiots from harming it.
Darth Gumby
(like almost everyone else in that newsgroup, I
haven't seen a more bored bunch since I
graduated.) but I wasn't. It isn't funny. The
beagle (a puppy at the time) was attacked because
it got too close to a baby bird that had fallen
out of it's nest.
I actually do have a sense of humor, but it isn't
the twisted and ignorant sort.
I'm so glad I entertained you, it was great fun. I
guess. But I suppose you have the much more
advanced sense of humor so you'd know.
>From: sa...@full-moon.com (aka kit...@avery.org)
>To: Darth Gumby <Darth...@starwarsemail.com>
>Subject: Re: Red Tailed Hawk in the Bronx?!
>Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 03:33:56 GMT
>
>On Sun, 19 Mar 2000 21:41:59 -0500, in nyc.general Darth Gumby
><DarthMyHe...@starwarsemail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 20 Mar 2000 00:34:34 GMT,
>>kit...@avery.org wrote:
>>
>>>On 19 Mar 2000 13:30:57 GMT, Bob Dively <di...@panix.com> -- wrote:
>>>
>>>>Darth Gumby <DarthMyHe...@starwarsemail.com> wrote:
>>>>: Hi, no idea who to contact on this but there's a
>>>>: rather large (aren't they all?) Red-Tailed Hawk
>>>>: living in my backyard tree.
>>>>
>>>> I'd try scaring it off with noise.
>>>
>>>Do it quietly though. If they become frightened they immediately turn
>>>vicious and go straight for the throat -- Slashing with beak and talons!
>>>
>>>Never seen it? You're lucky! It's ugly -- Real ugly!
>
>
>>Never seen it but my friend's beagle was attacked
>>by a bird once, heard it was very nasty.
>
>Who said NY'ers have no sense of humor?
>
>That's funny as hell! Thanks for playing ;-)