live foe of (his tootlisome f^aiiie bird. Ilmiters and 

 woodsuieu iiave often told me that these "pheasant 

 liawks," referring to both the Cooper's and Sharp- 

 shinned, kill almost as many birds as the average 

 sportsman, and judging from the way in which a good 

 many sportsmen "shoot" when they are in the bnish 

 after the wily grouse it is very likely that this state- 

 ment is correct. Tlie Cooper's Hawk feeds upon the 

 gray rabbit (common cotton-tail) and the mountain 

 jack or white rabbit (Varying Hare); scjnirrels are oc- 

 <'asionally killed and young wild turkeys also suffer 

 considerably from the attacks of this bird. Resides 

 destroying jioultry and game of different kinds these 

 hawks annually kill great numbers of small wild birds 

 such as woodpeckers, sparrows, thrushes, etc. 



The Cooper's Hawk has been known to kill and feed 

 upon the following species of birds and mammals 

 which are present in this State: 



Ruffed Grouse, Meadow Lark, 



Quail, Screech Owl. 



Common Do\ e. Flicker, 



Goldfinch. Red-headed Woodpecker. 



Robin, White-breasted Nuthatch. 



Shore-Iaik. Song Sparrow, 



Tree Sparrow, Crow Blackbird, 



Towhee, Snowbird, 



Red-winged Blackbird. Field Sparrow. 



Wild Turkey, Savanna Sparrow. 



Wood Duck. Blue Bird, 



Yellow-billed Cuckon, English Sparrow. 



Opossum, Chipmunk. 



Gray Rabbit. Red Squirrel, 



Varying Hare, Common Rat, 



Field Mice. Woodchuck Cyoung). 



The stomach contents of 43 Cooper's Hawks ex- 

 amined by the writer gave the following result: 18, 



rliic);(>iis .-iMd [ilwasants: 12, small birds — sparrows; 

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