Most mornings this fall there’s been a hawk hanging out in the
community garden on the northwest side of the canyon. We’ve had a bad
mouse infestation this year and that makes the garden a good habitat
for predators. The hawk sits on a trellis each morning, waiting for
mice to move around, and then it swoops down to get a warm breakfast.
It never has to wait long.
The bird is a juvenile, which makes it hard to identify, but it has
a light front, a dark back, and a rectangular tail with dark and light
bands. My guess is that it’s a sharp-shinned hawk. Any birdwatchers out
there who can confirm that ID?
– posted by Niels
