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While driving up the #2 highway near Alton this morning, I spotted a "ball" of
starlings flying back and forth over a field. I got closer and pulled over to
watch an adult Northern Goshawk single out one starling from the group and chase
it for about 45 seconds before both birds disappeared into the woods. It was
amazing to watch. The gos was faster in level flight and was within 5-10 feet of
the starling for most of the chase. The starling managed to keep out of the
hawk's grasp by making quick turns which the hawk could not follow precisely,
sometimes flying a tight near-circle, which noticably slowed the gos down as it
tried to follow the same path. The whole thing took place about 100 feet away
from me.
At first I wished I had my binoculars, but then I realized if I'd had my
binoculars I would've stopped to get a better look at a large flock of ducks I'd
seen earlier on the Shubenacadie River and would therefore have missed the
goshawk entirely.
Also, at the spot where I stopped to watch the gos, there were bobcat tracks in
white paint going across the road - I guess he must have walked through a
freshly-painted white line!
Kathleen MacAulay
Milford Station
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">While driving up the #2 highway near Alton this morning, I spotted a "ball" of starlings flying back and forth over a field. I got closer and pulled over to watch an adult Northern Goshawk single out one starling from the group and chase it for about 45 seconds before both birds disappeared into the woods. It was amazing to watch. The gos was faster in level flight and was within 5-10 feet of the starling for most of the chase. The starling managed to keep out of the hawk's grasp by making quick turns which the hawk could not follow precisely, sometimes flying a tight near-circle, which noticably slowed the gos down as it tried to follow the same path. The whole thing took place about 100 feet away from me. <br><br>At first I wished I had my binoculars, but then I realized if I'd had my binoculars I
would've stopped to get a better look at a large flock of ducks I'd seen earlier on the Shubenacadie River and would therefore have missed the goshawk entirely. <br><br>Also, at the spot where I stopped to watch the gos, there were bobcat tracks in white paint going across the road - I guess he must have walked through a freshly-painted white line!<br><br>Kathleen MacAulay<br>Milford Station<br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br></div>
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