As I was getting ready to go to work this morning around 8:30
am, I wondered why our bird feeder was dead quiet. (We had had 12+
species on Sunday). Glancing out the window a few minutes later, I saw
the answer: a healthy looking raptor was perching on the branch from
which we hang seed and thistle feeders. This is about 8-10 feet away
from the house.

	I snapped a quick (and unfortunately, bad) photo before it flew
away, revealing a bit of tail stripe that confirmed it as a
Red-Shouldered Hawk. 

	Definitely a new yard bird!

	
Warren and Lisa Strobel

Cape St. Claire, MD

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