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MoBirders, I have been finding piles of feathers around the feeder, once or twice a week, and have inferred the continued presence of the Cooper's Hawk. It has been in residence now for over 2 years and I have records for most of the months, including summer. The dove population at the feeder has taken a hit, with the numbers now below 20. I have only seen him successfully capture a dove 1 time, though I see him sitting on the fence or in the trees, hunting. This week the need for seed has been low, so I guess he is hanging around and keeping the birds away. Question: How many mobirders know of resident Cooper's Hawk using feeders the year round. I know the COHA is a rare/uncommon resident, and I am curious about this bird. I live in a subdivision with no large tracts of trees, though I believe the hawks nest in the creek bottom to the east, which has about 1 mile of a narrow tree corridor. David Rogles [log in to unmask] _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! __________________________________________________ * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *------------------------------------------------* * To unsubscribe send the message * * SIGNOFF MOBIRDS-L * * to [log in to unmask] * * To subscribe send the message * * SUBSCRIBE MOBIRDS-L your name * * to [log in to unmask] * *------------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives from July 2002 on: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * * * * To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web * * Site: http://www.mobirds.org * ##################################################