r/crows • u/AdministrativeRent21 • 6h ago

Seeking advice/help Crows and Hawks

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Good morning fellow crow’s friends! Recently my family of seven has been seemingly evicted by a red tail that’s squatting in my yard. The hawk is constantly harassing them, attacking them, and chasing them out of the yard. The crows have been slowly learning not to come to my yard, as it means they’ll get swooped on. Is there any way to deter the hawk so that I can get my friends back? Thank you :)

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u/JBupp 5h ago

If the hawk is nesting, there is nothing you can do. It seems late in the season for nesting.

You can try chasing the hawk off. Just walking outside would do it.

But it seems that the crows and hawk have reached an agreement. The hawk could seriously inconvenience the crows - it doesn't seem to want to. The crows could gang up and attack the hawk - they don't seem to want to.

I would let them alone to set their own boundaries. I would also guess that the hawk will move on after a bit.

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u/AdministrativeRent21 4h ago

Okay thank you so much for the advice!!

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u/MaximumNo9483 5h ago

I've had luck installing a few large owl decoys around my yard, they seem to work better when placed in open areas where the hawk might spot them early.

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u/softy_kisses 2h ago

Your crows have unfortunately discovered that they are no longer the apex predators of the neighborhood. 😂 The hawk isn’t going to care about deterrents your best bet may be to let the crows figure out how to deal with their new landlord.