Things slowed down today, but diversity and excitement remained high. The highlight of the day was a gorgeous hatch-year female Sharp-shinned Hawk. She was much larger than the male from last week and had a full crop from a recent meal. Occasionally small raptors like Sharp-shinned and Merlins are attracted to songbirds trapped in mist nets (birds can make up a large portion of their diet). This young female was unsuccessful and likely uninterested in the birds we were capturing since her crop was so full!
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