333. Accipiter cooperii. 
COOPER’S HAWK. $15.50 and 19 inches 
Adult. Above brownish gray, head darker; long tail rounded, 
with dark bands and white tip. Below white, barred with reddish 
brown; bill and feet yellow. Immature. Above brown, streaked 
with white. Below white streaked with brown. Also called 
Chicken Hawk. A daring thief of the farmyard; feeds on poultry, 
birds and mammals. 
Note. “A continued 4a, ka, ka, like a frightened hen.” 
Nest. In high tree, in the woods. 
Breeds.. Common resident in southern portion, rare north of 
Massachusetts. A few remain through the winter. 
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