July 31, 2026
The Limits and Damage of Rat Poison
Chicago's watchdog agency just released a report detailing the failures of the city's rat-control efforts-- beginning with the over-reliance on…
Over the weekend, I found the mangled body of a reddish-breasted raptor on Franklin Turnpike about a block from the Red-shouldered Hawk nest.
I was headed for the nest site at the time, and had Red-shoulders on the brain, so I assumed the worst.
I removed the dead hawk and buried it in my yard, but not before photographing a tail feather.
When I looked at the photo, it struck me that the feather was not a Red-shoulder's.
Was I right? If so, what kind of raptor's tail feather is it?
A Sharp shinned hawk.
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Lynn M.
A Sharp shinned hawk.