In an effort to keep my crows happy & viewable, I routinely put out peanuts & other goodies on the platform feeder. I give them a whistle as I approach the feeder, then go back inside. Lately my whistles & goodies have brought in a Red-shouldered Hawk that frequently beats the crows to the table. Today it was cooked chicken. This has been occurring for about a month now. The other day he/she came down for a drink from the heated bird bath. Is this behavior odd for a hawk? Alex Delehanty Storrs

I think they are starving too. Joan Meek Old Lyme On Fri, Feb 6, 2026, 8:58 AM Alex Delehanty via CTBirds < ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > In an effort to keep my crows happy & viewable, I routinely put out peanuts > & other goodies on the platform feeder. I give them a whistle as I approach > the feeder, then go back inside. Lately my whistles & goodies have brought > in a Red-shouldered Hawk that frequently beats the crows to the table. > Today it was cooked chicken. This has been occurring for about a month now. > The other day he/she came down for a drink from the heated bird bath. > Is this behavior odd for a hawk? > Alex Delehanty > Storrs > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or > "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >