[obol] Bird harassment

[Ray Korpi]

All,
Responding to Pamela's request, I had a fun time this last Saturday as an 
accipiter (probably a male Cooper's but I could not rule out Sharp-shinned 
as I had no binos) spent 10 minutes harassing a Turkey Vulture here over the 
Clark College campus.  The campus abuts the Harney heights region of 
Vancouver, and hawks and vultures in migration and just generally cruising 
often work the ridgeline across campus, running afoul of the local 
accipiters.

Was fascinating to watch the smaller bird, about the length of one wing of 
the TV, harass the bigger bird, while calling almost constantly.  The TV was 
surprisingly agile in dodging the parries of the smaller bird
Ray Korpi
rkorpi at hotmail.com
Vancouver WA