Keith: I have seen a dramatic increase in hawks up here this year. Driving down the roads in the forests here is a tour through all the various avian predators (Red Tails, Cooper's, Sharpshinned, etc.) in my bird book. I spoke with one of the folks that manage things here and he agreed that the numbers have jumped dramatically this year. He thought that maybe the drought conditions this summer had contributed to the spike but he clearly wasn't sure.

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A common sight on the trails this year...

Growing up in Pennsylvania, I don't remember seeing many predators. I think the many years of predator control (in the 40s and 50s) that had happened before I hit the ground there played a big part in that.

Last edited by Lloyd3; 10/01/21 08:18 AM.