Hawk Feeder

I am surprised that it was this early in the season that hawks would take my subjects. I lost 14 so far and now I have to deter the squirrels from the test site until I can put up mist nets or just let my colleague Chase Larson, who works with Hawk / Bird behavior, take over my section. This is very uncomforting that again I have to track the methods of deterrents versus the natural behavior of squirrels. One good aspect that came about was that I was approached by a bird lover / marketing guru who would like to take my “obstacles” and package them as “Hawk feeders” because the price of Hawk food was on the upswing but my super squirrel food was holding steady.