HAWKS THAT ARE PESTS 



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Being a bird of strong and rapid flight, much strength and 

 activity and great boldness, it is well equipped for raiding 

 poultry-yards, and carrying off almost anything except geese 

 and turkeys. Of 133 stomachs examined in Washington, 34 



COOPEE'S HAWK. 



contained poultry or game birds; 52, other birds; 11, mam- 

 mals; 1, a frog; 3, lizards; 2, insects; and 39 were empty. 

 The game birds found were 1 ruffed grouse, 8 quails and 5 

 pigeons. Altogether, 21 species of useful birds had been 

 eaten, but only 4 mice, 1 rat and 1 grasshopper. 



No record could be much blacker than this, and Cooper's 



