Acciniter cooper ii. 
Concord, Mass. 
1892. As I was returning to the river from Ledum swamp to Nine 
| May 3. Acre Bridge a Cooper's Hawk , a fine Blue -bached male, came 
from the wooded hill and on set wings scaled /ery swiftly and 
in a straight line into the pasture and struck at a Grass 
Pinch sitting on a knoll but missed its aim; the Sparrow ris- 
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ing nearly straight in the air to the height of lOOfeet or so 
made off closely followed in all its doublings by the Hawk, 
which seemed ever on the point of catching it and twice, as I 
could see, thrust out a foot to snatch at it but finally gave 
over the chase in evident despair and disgust and turning, 
flew listlessly back to the woods from whence it started. 
The first dash was made with great energy and grace but after 
the Sparrow eluded it and took to flight the Hawk handled 
himself awkwardly and behaved with less spirit although he 
had no difficulty in overtaking the Sparrow. 
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