[TowerTalk] Red-Tailed Hawks

[Richard Hill]

Hi Doug.  I would recommend checking with local warden to let them know 
what you are doing and to keep them informed.  They may offer advice or 
assistance.  The fact that you have allowed the birds to nest for a long 
time with out problems will probably work to your advantage.  Be a bird 
lover with a job to do.  You probably want to avoid having some passerby 
hear or see something and call the warden and catch them by surprise.  A 
heavy jacket, gloves and a hard hat may be good insurance. 

Rich
NU6T

Doug Rehman wrote:
> For years, an osprey has maintained a nest on the top of our radio club's
> 180' tower. It appears that a red-tailed hawk has claimed the nest now.
>
> We need to do some antenna work on the tower, just down from the top- about
> 10 feet below the nest. We know how the osprey reacted to climbers (noisy,
> flying around, but never in an aggressive manner).
>
> The research I've done indicates that red-tailed hawks lay their eggs in
> March or April, so there shouldn't be eggs in the nest yet.
>
> Does anyone have experience with red-tailed hawks while doing tower work?
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
> K4AC
>
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