Crows Mob Red-tailed Hawk
Up at the north end yesterday I heard some crows making quite a racket. I occasionally see or hear two or three crows in this area but this was the largest number I have seen together in the north end of the park in a long time. I think West Nile has been particularly hard on the crow population in the area--at least that's my theory.The subject of their consternation: A Red-tailed Hawk perched in a tree. The hawk could not care less about the demonstration going on above his head. Occasionally he'd glance up at his noisy neighbors but mostly he paid them no mind.
The tree's upper limbs could not support the weight of all the crows at once so every few minutes a couple of crows would take flight and two more would take their place. In all I counted fourteen crows.
