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[edit] Stacking behavior
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- In the United States desert southwest, Harris's hawks sometimes engage in a behavior called 'stacking'. Two or three birds may perch one atop the other. Researchers note that when this occurs, the more dominant bird is actually the one on the bottom of the stack. The social dynamics are that when a low-status bird is approached by a higher status bird, the low-status bird will abandon a perch. However, a higher status bird will retain its perch, and end up with one or two lower status birds atop it.
I have seen this behavior myself in the area around Hebbronville, TX. The researcher referred to is Dr. Jim Dawson, then of the University of Arizona at Tucson, who reported on this to a meeting of the California Hawking Club around 2002. --Wesley R. Elsberry 03:52, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
