Mayhem

It's been six days since Tom has seen either a Sharp-shinned or Cooper's hawk. The Loggerhead Shrike comes to visit occasionally and is chased off. There are a hundred plus song birds out front when Tom sees the Cooper's hawk coming in from the south. Half the birds head to shrubbery and half to flight. Tom rushes out the door as the Cooper's lands in the bushes. Three blurs shoot by his head as he runs across the driveway. The Cooper's departs. When Tom turns back for the lodge he sees three male Junco's lying on the front porch. All have hit the well marked front door trying to escape the Cooper's. As Tom picks up the first one he trips over a Ringtail cat who's showed up to collect the song birds. Tom takes all three Junco's into the lodge to assess their condition. After half an hour or so of being held and warmed two are ready for release.