That does seems like kind of a strange thing to say. Raptors may not sit in the native trees but they certainly depend on the food chain below them that needs t

That does seems like kind of a strange thing to say. Raptors may not sit in the native trees but they certainly depend on the food chain below them that needs the natives. Doug Tallamy's Bringing Nature Home makes a convincing case for the importance of native plants to healthy ecosystems. (Hint: it's the insects.)