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[Buff Hooligans]

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Illegal to trap hawks (or any other raptor).

Trap Mahonri!

 

[briana1975]

Song birds will alsol case or mob hawks. Our coops and runs are in our shady nature trail part of our yard. So are most of the nesting song birds in the spring and summer. This has been a wonderful way, so far to keeps the hawks at bay. I have even seen a small bird land on the back of a redtailed hawk in flight trying to keep it away from it's nest.

Nest boxes for birds and maybe a bird bath or feeders are all good things to attract them.

 

[NewHen]

My next door neighbor keeps chickens, pigeons and doves (maybe other kinds of birds) in his backyard and he lets some of them out too. I also get 20-50 little sparrows or chickadees that come and dig themselves shallow holes for dustbaths in the yard where I haven't finished landscaping. Tons of birds...so I am a little nervous what my birds might pick up when I let them out. When a hawk is nearby, you can hear a rush of wings as all the wild birds take cover. Then, it's eerily quiet. We've got some crows or ravens that fly overhead, but they're so loud I'm not sure it's a good thing.

If I'm out with the chickens loose in the yard, do you think a hawk would be so bold as to grab one? I've tried to calm my daughter down by telling her he won't come for one if she's out there with them, but she's not convinced. I live in Los Angeles, but see hawks, raccoons, opposums, and smell skunks regularly. Maybe I note them more now than when I lived in ND, but it's really striking.

I emailed that photo to some of my friends, thinking it was pretty impresive. One of my friends emailed back a photo of a full grown mountain lion in the tree outside of her husband's office. She won.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

geese'n'chickenlovr :

That is indeed a female lol

Really--awfully small for a female.​

 

[NewHen]

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Here's their winning picture.

 

[NewHen]

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I'm actually quite close to you. I'm in Encino but work in North Hills. I think we get so many hawks because of all the parks and the lake and Sepulveda dam in the area. I frequently spot hawks driving on Burbank, Woodley and Balboa. Even on White Oak Ave, the hawks perch on the street lights.

 

[Lbrad7]

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Illegal to trap hawks (or any other raptor).

When I lived in Tennessee and had trouble with Red Tailed hawks the dept or wildlife actually offered to loan me something called a "jump trap" or something along those lines to put on fence posts and when the hawk landed it would entrap them. They told me that I would have to re-locate them two mountain ranges away to keep them from coming back. Just my two cents.....

 

[crosbygroup]

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I'm actually quite close to you. I'm in Encino but work in North Hills. I think we get so many hawks because of all the parks and the lake and Sepulveda dam in the area. I frequently spot hawks driving on Burbank, Woodley and Balboa. Even on White Oak Ave, the hawks perch on the street lights.

I live very near White Oak Ave. We probably see the same hawks. Most of the properties around me are between 1/2 acre and a full acre. We have lots of tall pine trees in the neighborhood that the crows nest in. We also have lots of parrots that flock to and from all the fruit trees. I almost forgot we have about 5 pairs of mockingbirds that live around our house. So far the crows have chased the hawks away. If the hawks get closer I wonder if the mockingbirds will dive bomb them like they do the local cats. It is always funny to see a cat running from a bird.

I also see hawks in North Hills at the VA hospital. They hunt the ground squirrels or gophers on the park like lawns surrounding it.

 

[NewHen]

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I'm actually quite close to you. I'm in Encino but work in North Hills. I think we get so many hawks because of all the parks and the lake and Sepulveda dam in the area. I frequently spot hawks driving on Burbank, Woodley and Balboa. Even on White Oak Ave, the hawks perch on the street lights.

I live very near White Oak Ave. We probably see the same hawks. Most of the properties around me are between 1/2 acre and a full acre. We have lots of tall pine trees in the neighborhood that the crows nest in. We also have lots of parrots that flock to and from all the fruit trees. I almost forgot we have about 5 pairs of mockingbirds that live around our house. So far the crows have chased the hawks away. If the hawks get closer I wonder if the mockingbirds will dive bomb them like they do the local cats. It is always funny to see a cat running from a bird.

I also see hawks in North Hills at the VA hospital. They hunt the ground squirrels or gophers on the park like lawns surrounding it.

I work at that VA and we have two coyotes who live on the grounds. They are not afraid of people at all, unfortunately. We also have feral cats and a "cat lady," who comes and dumps large bags of cat food on the ground for them. The number of rodents is crazy. The lawns are pocked with thousands of holes.

 

[desertdarlene]

Hi! That looks like a juvenile Cooper's hawk to me. Cooper's hawks have broader tails with white on the end. I think Sharp-shins are only winter residents in your area. Cooper's hawks are definitely bird hawks and will eat young birds or chicks, but I am not sure if they will eat an adult bird. They may kill one, though, but it will be too heavy to carry away. A juvenile will be more likely to try due to lack of experience. The ones in So-Cal go for squirrels a lot more than anything else. Ones in my area like black birds like starlings and grackles. I haven't seen any interaction between them and the crows at all. They seem to ignore each other.

This time of year, the cliff swallows in Los Angeles should do a good job at pestering the hawk.