The Hunted and the Hunter

 Yesterday morning while walking back to the car after birding at Moffitti Marsh in Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, we noticed an unusual number of small birds darting in and out of the hedgerow of blackberry bushes along the fence row. They were out of sight until suddenly they popped up and flew to the next bush only to immediately disappear deep into the bushes. It was hard to make an identification let alone get a photo.  Eventually I did get a few photos and we were able to identify House Finches, House Sparrows, and White-crowned Sparrows. But we were still mystified at their hiding behavior, and then we discovered their reason for hiding, an intense looking Cooper's Hawk.

Here is our eBird Observation List.