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How can I get rid of a Hawk2007-11-24 17:20:25

We have a lot of bird feeders and apparently have attracted a hawk. He has killed a bird in the yard and now he is scaring off all the other birds. What can I do to get rid of him whithout all the other birds leaving. I would like to but know I cannot kill him, protected.

Answers:

If you really want to discourage the hawk, stop filling your feeders for about a week. The birds will find other feeders in the interim, and the hawk will look for better hunting grounds.

But on the other hand, take a good look at the hawk. Isn't it astonishingly beautiful and powerful when it zooms through your yard? Being a predator isn't an easy way to make a living, and the hawk has to work hard and often goes hungry. They aren't wanton killers; in fact, most young hawks die of starvation before they are 1-year-olds.

The little birds at your feeders are very wary and keep a sharp eye out for hawks, so that the little ones that are caught are the weak ones - too sick or too stupid to get away. In that way the hawk keeps the population tuned up. It isn't pretty, but brace yourself and enjoy the hawk for the magnificent creature it is.

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Let the hawk get on with his life! He's got to eat just like everyone else!

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The hawk is a top preditor in the bird world and it is just doing the job for which it is intended. The hawk will cull the weak and sick and will improve the situation for the strong and healthy.