To The Daily Sun,This is in reply to the letter to the editor written by Carolyn Bancroft of Belmont relative to red-tail hawks. Red-tail hawks do not weigh 15 to 18 pounds. Red-tails weigh from 1.5 to 3.5 pounds, TOPS. If you saw that many birds circling in Belmont at once, you were more likely seeing turkey vultures, who also will not attack small children or pets. Turkey vultures tend to want to eat animals that are already dead.

Source: Daily Sun October 10, 2017 08:00 UTC