Donn Cabral Attacked by Hawk

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  • R2W User
    3 years ago 09/25/2016 8:27am CDT
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    From his running log on running2win.com


    "As I was finishing my 3rd hard portion of the fartlek I felt someone squeeze my butt and my first thought was "Who do I know well enough here that would do that?" Then, before I could turn around, I saw a hawk fly around me, waist-high, and back up into the trees. I had to apologize to a nearby family for all the expletives I let out - it was just such a shock! It sunk it's freaking talons into my butt cheek! Apparently their eggs are hatching or something like that which causes them to be defensive."


    Has anything like this happened to anyone else here?
  • Runrincerepeat
    3 years ago 09/25/2016 8:46am CDT
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    I got my head clawed by a black bird. Nesting in a tree on my route. Luckily I was wearing a hat
  • Pants On Fire
    3 years ago 09/25/2016 9:35am CDT
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    "Apparently their eggs are hatching or something"

    Is he in the Southern Hemisphere?
  • Boston37
    3 years ago 09/25/2016 11:22am CDT
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    A hawk attacked me once digging its talons into my head and drawing blood. I was probably running near a nest so she was protecting her babies. It was in May so I don't know if there is a seasonality to all this.
    I do remember it spiked the adrenaline though.
  • malmo
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    3 years ago 09/25/2016 12:03pm CDT
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    Birds of prey are known to play games like that.

    It's called "Hawk, Paper, Cabral"
    Cabral writes on Paper.
    Paper covers Hawk.
    Hawk shreds Cabral.
  • not my real name
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    3 years ago 09/25/2016 2:50pm CDT
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    truly one of malmo's best posts ever. Well done George. Another beer on me at the Iridium someday ;)
  • AudubonSociety
    3 years ago 09/25/2016 3:19pm CDT
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    Likely was a Buteo Jamaicensis, aka, the North American red-tailed hawk, also known as the "chicken hawk."
    Don't take it personally, as it is not a reflection on your manhood, as they can be unexpectedly aggressive.
    Apparently, they've developed a taste for steeplechasers.
    The barn owl, tyto alba, is more well known as a bird that attacks runners, especially if they think their nest is threatened.
    Consider wearing a sturdy cap or a helmet in the future.

    R2W User wrote:
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    From his running log on running2win.com


    "As I was finishing my 3rd hard portion of the fartlek I felt someone squeeze my butt and my first thought was "Who do I know well enough here that would do that?" Then, before I could turn around, I saw a hawk fly around me, waist-high, and back up into the trees. I had to apologize to a nearby family for all the expletives I let out - it was just such a shock! It sunk it's freaking talons into my butt cheek! Apparently their eggs are hatching or something like that which causes them to be defensive."


    Has anything like this happened to anyone else here?
  • salt
    3 years ago 09/25/2016 3:34pm CDT
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    Suddenly this troll thread isn't so ridiculous

    http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&thread=7683836&id=7684162
  • R2W User
    3 years ago 09/25/2016 4:56pm CDT
    re: Pants On Fire
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    Pants On Fire wrote:

    "Apparently their eggs are hatching or something"

    Is he in the Southern Hemisphere?

    He is usually training in the NY/NJ area, but now he is in Maine I believe. Don't think it's permanent.
  • malmo
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    3 years ago 09/25/2016 5:23pm CDT
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    R2W User wrote:

    Pants On Fire wrote:

    "Apparently their eggs are hatching or something"

    Is he in the Southern Hemisphere?

    He is usually training in the NY/NJ area, but now he is in Maine I believe. Don't think it's permanent.


    He's in Maine? Well then....

    We were at the beach
    Everybody had matching towels
    Cabral was running under a dock
    And there he saw a hawk!
    It wasn't a hawk
    It was a HAWK ....LOBSTER!
  • oldlegs
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    3 years ago 09/26/2016 9:10am CDT
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    I am fully attacked by Canada Geese while running each spring, right after their goslings are born...they hiss and charge.

    I also get nailed by a blackbird every year on the same trail.

    Birds freak me out.
  • whoyagot0926
    3 years ago 09/26/2016 6:00pm CDT
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    Birds are terrifying. I've been dive bombed before. I feared for my life.
  • same with me
    3 years ago 09/26/2016 7:01pm CDT
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    I've had birds attack me from behind on a sidewalk near a medium size city park. I always wear a hat so the birds get the hat rather than my scalp. By the time I turn around the birds are gone so I have no idea what kind of birds.
  • Chicken Hawk not coward
    3 years ago 09/26/2016 7:06pm CDT
    re: AudubonSociety
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    AudubonSociety wrote:

    Likely was a Buteo Jamaicensis, aka, the North American red-tailed hawk, also known as the "chicken hawk."
    Don't take it personally, as it is not a reflection on your manhood, as they can be unexpectedly aggressive.
    Apparently, they've developed a taste for steeplechasers.
    The barn owl, tyto alba, is more well known as a bird that attacks runners, especially if they think their nest is threatened.
    Consider wearing a sturdy cap or a helmet in the future.

    R2W User wrote:
    Y
    From his running log on running2win.com


    "As I was finishing my 3rd hard portion of the fartlek I felt someone squeeze my butt and my first thought was "Who do I know well enough here that would do that?" Then, before I could turn around, I saw a hawk fly around me, waist-high, and back up into the trees. I had to apologize to a nearby family for all the expletives I let out - it was just such a shock! It sunk it's freaking talons into my butt cheek! Apparently their eggs are hatching or something like that which causes them to be defensive."


    Has anything like this happened to anyone else here?


    The Red-Tail was never actually the chicken hawk. That is the Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter Cooperii.
    The Red-Tail was just the scapegoat for the true culprit.

    Their defensive habits are also reversed. The Red-Tail shrieks a bit and flies away when you approach the nest. The Cooper's Hawk attempts to kill you.
  • AudubonSociety
    3 years ago 09/26/2016 8:29pm CDT
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    Chicken Hawk not coward wrote:

    AudubonSociety wrote:

    Likely was a Buteo Jamaicensis, aka, the North American red-tailed hawk, also known as the "chicken hawk."
    Don't take it personally, as it is not a reflection on your manhood, as they can be unexpectedly aggressive.
    Apparently, they've developed a taste for steeplechasers.
    The barn owl, tyto alba, is more well known as a bird that attacks runners, especially if they think their nest is threatened.
    Consider wearing a sturdy cap or a helmet in the future.

    R2W User wrote:
    Y
    From his running log on running2win.com


    "As I was finishing my 3rd hard portion of the fartlek I felt someone squeeze my butt and my first thought was "Who do I know well enough here that would do that?" Then, before I could turn around, I saw a hawk fly around me, waist-high, and back up into the trees. I had to apologize to a nearby family for all the expletives I let out - it was just such a shock! It sunk it's freaking talons into my butt cheek! Apparently their eggs are hatching or something like that which causes them to be defensive."


    Has anything like this happened to anyone else here?


    The Red-Tail was never actually the chicken hawk. That is the Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter Cooperii.
    The Red-Tail was just the scapegoat for the true culprit.

    Their defensive habits are also reversed. The Red-Tail shrieks a bit and flies away when you approach the nest. The Cooper's Hawk attempts to kill you.


    Au contraire, my fine feathered friend. I stand by my comments that it was likely a Red-Tail given that Cabral was reportedly in Maine at the time of this incident.
    Of course it could have been a drone operated by the crafty Jager.
  • Chiucken Hawk not coward
    3 years ago 09/26/2016 8:43pm CDT
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    AudubonSociety wrote:

    Chicken Hawk not coward wrote:

    AudubonSociety wrote:

    Likely was a Buteo Jamaicensis, aka, the North American red-tailed hawk, also known as the "chicken hawk."
    Don't take it personally, as it is not a reflection on your manhood, as they can be unexpectedly aggressive.
    Apparently, they've developed a taste for steeplechasers.
    The barn owl, tyto alba, is more well known as a bird that attacks runners, especially if they think their nest is threatened.
    Consider wearing a sturdy cap or a helmet in the future.

    R2W User wrote:
    Y
    From his running log on running2win.com


    "As I was finishing my 3rd hard portion of the fartlek I felt someone squeeze my butt and my first thought was "Who do I know well enough here that would do that?" Then, before I could turn around, I saw a hawk fly around me, waist-high, and back up into the trees. I had to apologize to a nearby family for all the expletives I let out - it was just such a shock! It sunk it's freaking talons into my butt cheek! Apparently their eggs are hatching or something like that which causes them to be defensive."


    Has anything like this happened to anyone else here?


    The Red-Tail was never actually the chicken hawk. That is the Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter Cooperii.
    The Red-Tail was just the scapegoat for the true culprit.

    Their defensive habits are also reversed. The Red-Tail shrieks a bit and flies away when you approach the nest. The Cooper's Hawk attempts to kill you.


    Au contraire, my fine feathered friend. I stand by my comments that it was likely a Red-Tail given that Cabral was reportedly in Maine at the time of this incident.
    Of course it could have been a drone operated by the crafty Jager.


    Double au contraire my worthy raptorphile, the Cooper's Hawk is known to abide in Maine.
  • Tardis Runner
    3 years ago 09/26/2016 8:51pm CDT
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    Got attacked by a hawk ending up running into a pole and fractured my knee.
    The bird used the sun as a shield so when it attacked me I had to look directly into the Sun and had a hard time deflecting the bird during it's 5-6 sorties.
    Very scary!
  • Another Victim
    3 years ago 09/27/2016 11:20am CDT
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    Once while running in my suburban neighborhood I was dive bombed by an owl. It sort of swooped down on my head but didn't scratch me or anything, scared the shit out of me. The same owl attacked my dad too, if I run at night now I avoid the area where the owl hangs out. Sometimes I still hear an owl hoo while running and I get flashbacks.
  • Another Victim
    3 years ago 09/27/2016 11:20am CDT
    re: Tardis Runner
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    Once while running in my suburban neighborhood I was dive bombed by an owl. It sort of swooped down on my head but didn't scratch me or anything, scared the shit out of me. The same owl attacked my dad too, if I run at night now I avoid the area where the owl hangs out. Sometimes I still hear an owl hoo while running and I get flashbacks.
  • damn birds
    3 years ago 09/27/2016 2:58pm CDT
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    On the road leaving my neighborhood there was a bird this summer that would attack me every time if i was running alone. It had a nest in a tree right by the road. i smacked it with my hat once, ran from it sprinting a few times. Almost caused me to fall a few times. I finally started cutting around and running through someones driveway everyday so it would stop chasing me. it would swoop down at me as many times as it could within a quarter mile stretch. I am glad to hear about others dealing with aggressive birds.