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sjfcontrol wrote:Shoot, Shovel & Shutup!

No,No,No. They are a facinating bird. I'm not a bird watcher but if I was a hawk would be on my list. Sorry Charles, but I can't think of anything that would work.

fishman wrote:

sjfcontrol wrote:Shoot, Shovel & Shutup!

No,No,No. They are a facinating bird. I'm not a bird watcher but if I was a hawk would be on my list. Sorry Charles, but I can't think of anything that would work.

I'm certain he was referring to the ducklings

LRAD?

gigag04 wrote:LRAD?

Hmmm, also sound like an excellent way to meet and befriend your neighbors!

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Endangered, Threatened and Other Protected Nongame Species

Protected Birds: Hawks, owls, eagles, and all other nongame birds and songbirds (except for the few unprotected birds listed below) are protected by various state and federal laws and may not be killed, taken from the nest, picked up, or possessed for any reason, and their feathers may not be possessed or sold. Arts and crafts may not include these protected species under any circumstances.

Unprotected Birds:
The only birds not protected by any state or federal law are European starlings, English sparrows, feral rock doves (common pigeon, Columba livia) and Eurasian collared-doves; these species may be killed at any time, their nests or eggs destroyed, and their feathers may be possessed.
Yellow-headed, red-winged, rusty, or Brewer's blackbirds and all grackles, cowbirds (does not include cattle egret), crows, or magpies may be controlled without a federal or state depredation permit when found committing or about to commit depredations on ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in numbers and in a manner that constitutes a health hazard or other nuisance.

TPWD

Q3: What do I do about nuisance wildlife?
A3: Contact the Texas Wildlife Services Program. They handle public requests concerning nuisance wildlife for the state. Their main number is (210) 472-5451, and they can put you in touch with your local representative.

TPWD

Chas,

Permanently scaring away an Accipiter hawk, those around here that take birds, can be a real challenge if not impossible. I have a large purple martin colony and many "landlords", as we're know, have faced this issue on an increasing scale during recent years as the hawks come back in numbers.

But we face issues during dawn or dusk as the martins enter and leave their housing, not during the daytime since the martins can out-maneuver the hawks as long as they have plenty of room. Accipiter hawks have short, broad wings that help with their ambush style of attacks, especially around feeders.

As long as the hawks have a food source available, such as local birds coming to backyard feeders or ducks hanging around, the Accipiters will be an issue unless they leave. In years past, they would migrate on, but more are now spending the winters and sometimes the entire year hear in SE Texas.

Good luck with this issue, it's a challenge as long as the hawk sticks around and there's not much you can do unfortunately. Legally, that is....

I got a suggestion...
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=d84r8gMGxFQ[/youtube]

Come on !!! All you have to is make it a Hawk Free Zone. That will solve your problem. Just put up a sign that says No Hawks. Works for crime too.

I could walk around with my shirt off. That usually scares off the small dogs and children. It might work.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:We live next to a pond with several ducks, pigeons, squirrels and other small animals. Recently we've seen a hawk hunting from our trees and today he took a pigeon. I couldn't care less about the pigeon, but we know the hawk(s) are taking ducklings and my wife is ready to wage war! I explained that hawks are protected so she went to the bathroom and washed off her war paint.

I need a way to scare off the hawks without bothering the ducks. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Chas.

The only to legally permanently remove a hawk from an area is to be able to prove livestock predation and take it out. Hawks are not intelligent enough to scare and have it last more than a few days.

Like a scarecrow, maybe a good bluff ...

Got duck decoys?
and this picture with the caption ...

You're NEXT
(Better put it in English AND Spanish ...)

Ed4032 wrote:Come on !!! All you have to is make it a Hawk Free Zone. That will solve your problem. Just put up a sign that says No Hawks. Works for crime too.

Sometimes a predatory bird will vacate the area if a larger bird moves in. It's possible one of those plastic Great Horned Owl dummies might encourage your bird to find another hunting ground. I wouldn't hold my breath, but it would show the wife that you are 'doing' something about it that won't get you a ticket from TPWD.

Tass

george wrote:We have the same problem with hawks when they are migrating through. I have noticed that crows will chase the hawk off. So my wife puts out bread, which the crows eat. This keeps some crows hanging around. When they spot a hawk, they will worry it away.

Around my place in Trinity I see Hawks chasing and sometimes catching Crows, but have never seen Crows “worrying” Hawks.

Commander Cody wrote:

george wrote:We have the same problem with hawks when they are migrating through. I have noticed that crows will chase the hawk off. So my wife puts out bread, which the crows eat. This keeps some crows hanging around. When they spot a hawk, they will worry it away.

Around my place in Trinity I see Hawks chasing and sometimes catching Crows, but have never seen Crows “worrying” Hawks.

About 2 weeks ago I watched 2 crows pester and dive bomb a hawk for nearly an hour. The hawk finally left the area.