Date: 1/11/26 4:53 am From: Carla Kelly-Mackey <00001c24612ab4ac-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [JERSEYBI] Red-shouldered hawk taking and eating suet from a hanging suet log feeder
We live south of Flemington & I've noticed an increase in the number of red shouldered hawks. What used to be rare sightings are now not unusual. Maybe the population is establishing itself in the area? Just a thought.
Carla Kelly-Mackey, Stockton
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On Saturday, January 10th, 2026 at 5:08 PM, Jeffrey Climpson <jkgreenwing...> wrote:
> We live in a semi-suburban/semi-rural area near Flemington in Hunterdon > County. In recent weeks we have noticed a red-shouldered hawk frequenting > our yard and lately perching on our deck near our bird feeders. That's > when we noticed it was attempting (eventually successfully) - while > hovering a few feet above the deck - to use its talons to remove the suet > out of the suet log feeder we have hanging from a tree branch over the > deck. Very interesting behavior and a fun, nice, close look at a beautiful > raptor from about 15 to 20 feet away through a picture window. My question > is how did the bird even "know" what the suet was and that it was food? > > --Jeff Climpson > Flemington, NJ > > List Guidelines: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind2107&L=JERSEYBI&P=R685&X=OE8E22FEF3A2B10DFE5 > List help: <jerseybi-request...> > List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=jerseybi > NJ Bird Records Committee: www.njbrc.com
