[mulberryjen]

Hmmmm......maybe it could have been one.......

Volunteered with a local Raptor Rehab organization for a few years awhile back do educational programs and such, and always believed that fish were not on the menu for redtails - however, did a little surfing and lo and behold:

from : http://www.nysite.com/nature/fauna/redhawk.htm
"Red tail hawks can eat any of the following prey: grasshoppers, house mice, field mice, rats, red and gray squirrels, rabbits, moles, chipmunks, skunks, muskrats, porcupines, feral house cats, waterfowl, pheasants, doves, owls, kingfishers, pigeons, starlings, crows (we often see a family of 4 crows chasing this red-tail out of the ball field and hillside trees), robins and other small birds; snakes, turtles, toads, frogs, lizards, salamanders, crayfish, crickets, beetles, spiders, earthworms, carp and catfish caught at edge of pond or stream."

Now whodda thunk it? Not me! Wow. ain't that a whupping. What to do, what to do......I'm so shocked I can't even type in proper English anymore......