1 40 CO OPER' S HA J I 'A' 



Cooper's Hawk: Accipitcr coo peril. 



This little Hawk is like the Sharp-shinned, bnt larger, 

 being 16 inches long. 



Resident (common) all the year. 



" Chicken Hawk " is a common and fitting name 

 for Cooper's. He takes larger poultry than the 

 Sharp-shinned and is especially fond of tame pigeons, 

 as well as all kinds of wild birds. Meadowlarks, 

 Robins and Flickers are mentioned as frequent 

 victims. He also eats English Sparrows. 



The nest is ttsually in the top of a tree, either ever- 

 green or deciduous, and looks like a Crow's nest. 

 The eggs, 4 to 5, are bluish-white, sometimes lightly 

 spotted W'ith brown. 



