2023
September 1
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
“WHOA!!!!!!!!!” she called out. Loudest she had been since quite some time. “What?” I asked my daughter. “A huge hawk just landed on the snag!”
“Don’t move a muscle.” I said, hoping the stillness inside the house would allow the creature enough time to survey the surroundings without flying away before I had the time to tip-toe to get my camera.
The cinnamon-tailed creature did not fly away however, not even when we opened the sliding glass door. Eventually though it did scoot off to a nearby pine where we followed it. Still, it was not minding us. After coming up without a catch, the bird eventually flew around the house and perched above the rain garden.
Additional birds seen today:
Song sparrow, ruby-throated hummingbird
September 4 2023
American goldfinch, gray catbird, American redstart, blue jay