I agree with you on the tolerance of the other local raptors. Lots of red shouldered hawks around there. Maybe they’re all just busy surviving.

K, I have enjoyed being a spectator in the outdoors for a long time. When I hunted I would get to a morning sit at least an hour before the sun, sometimes 2. No noise and the still air gave me an advantage, and I can go on a long time on some of the things I saw watching the woods wake up. While a lot of us dearly love to fish,it isn’t always about fishing.