As I mentioned recently, there’s a hawk hanging around the neighborhood. A red-tailed hawk.
Yesterday, I heard him calling and he was on the highest perch of the tallest tree when another hawk joined him. If there’s a Mrs. Hawk, as far as I’m concerned they’re welcome to take up residence here. There are plenty of yummy squirrels for their dining enjoyment. Then today I saw this.
A red-tailed hawk is fighting for its life in Massachusetts, the latest predatory bird to fall victim to ingesting a controversial rodenticide.
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/birds-of-prey-rodenticides-sgar/
The infrequent times I detect the presence of a mouse in the house, I use catch-and-hold traps, never poison.
We lost an eagle here in Arlington to the same scourge. Lots of signs around the town asking people not to use poisons.