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How to Identify a Cooper’s Hawk

Learn what a Cooper's hawk looks like and sounds like, where to find one. Plus find out where this raptor prefers to nest.
(CN) — A Cooper's hawk has been using crosswalk signals to orchestrate its hunting strategy, outsmarting both its prey and urban infrastructure, according to research published Friday in Frontiers in ...
"What kind of hawk is this that's eating my birds?" That's a recent question from a reader. And it's not uncommon. Sometimes readers attach phone picturs of the predatory birds. These hawks are ...
Cooper’s hawks swoop through our suburban yard every month or so, making passes at our feeder birds. The hawk knows a good hunting opportunity when it sees one. A reader recently wrote to ask me what ...
A Cooper's hawk preparers to take flight against a backdrop of green foliage typical of their environment. It is a predator of wooded habitats ranging from dense forests to urban backyards. It is one ...
PROVIDENCE – If you’re into birds and you’ve heard about a new effort to rename species now named after historical figures, the good news is that you’ll have to learn new names for only two birds that ...
A neighbor had been hearing some strange sounds for more than a day; she was pretty sure they were bird calls and asked if I would come check it out. As I walked toward her house, I heard it, too, ...
A Cooper's Hawk was rescued in Agawam after being found unable to use its legs and was taken to the Birds of Prey ...
Looking at our backyard bird feeding station on a sunny Saturday afternoon, there was not a bird in sight. What’s going on? It didn’t take me long to spot the issue. A sharp-shinned hawk was perched ...
The hawk was secured and given to Ricardi, who will help the bird heal and later release it back into the wild, just as he’s done thousands of times. Massachusetts Environmental Police thanked Ricardi ...
ST. PAUL — Minnesota officials say a hawk in the western part of the state has tested positive for bird flu. It's the first wild bird to test positive for the virus that has decimated big poultry ...