The birds cooperated for the Great Backyard Bird Count.  My Carolina wren put in an appearance, and a single robin passed through.  Three pigeons showed up then left in a hurry.  I ran to the window in time to see a single feather floating down (pardon the pun), but nothing else.  About five minutes later, an adult Coopers hawk came and sat in my large silver maple.  After about a minute, he glided down to the street, picked up a dead pigeon and flew off!   Only question is, how many pigeons should I have reported?
 
Mike Blust, Professor of Biology 
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Green Mountain College 
Poultney, VT   05764 
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