red-tailed hawk in queen's park

[algoma]

about two weeks ago, i encountered a large red-tailed hawk in queen's park. the only reason i noticed it was because of a large cloud of grey feathers that was fluttering down into the snow.

the hawk was eating one very sorry pigeon. stood and watched for about 20 minutes, afterwhich the hawk swooped down in front of me in sort of a bluff charge and flew off.

The next day, I found the pigeon bones on the ground, right underneath the nest.

I didn't know such large birds ventured into the city.

[christie]

On Friday a beautiful red tailed hawk was eating a starling on the utility pole outside my house in the  Keele and Dundas area, the following morning a kestral was perched on my neighbour's antenna.  There seem to be quite a few red tails in the city lately.

[Carl-Adam]

I see the queen’s park red tails daily. They nested on the southwest corner of the Legislative Assembly building last year and they have begun building in the same location this year as well.

[Dr. John]

I've seen a whole bunch of redtails in the past couple of days. On Thursday, there was one chasing pigeons around the apartment buildings at River and Gerrard. Then there was another one perched on the aerials at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Yesterday morning, there was one soaring over the Brickworks. Today, there was one circling above the intersection of St. Clair and Avenue Rd.

-John

[Anonymous]

I have to be careful when I'm driving because lately a couple of them have been chasing birds across the street at low levels.  At school there are quite a few sharp shinned hawks that are flying increasingly lower over the parking lots in pursuit of starlings and sparrows.  Should be an interesting summer!

Attila