Birdhouse TakeOver

by Kym Backland

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Birdhouse TakeOver

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Kym Backland

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The Flicker is OUT, and the Cooper's Hawk is IN... That didn't take long. Poor Flicker had to fly off and let this raptor take over. Kind of sad, but that's the way of the natural word. Cooper's Hawk has to eat too!
Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds. You’re most likely to see one prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff wing beats followed by a glide. With their smaller lookalike, the Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawks make for famously tricky identifications. Both species are sometimes unwanted guests at bird feeders, looking for an easy meal (but not one of sunflower variety~) Size & Shape A medium-sized hawk with the classic accipiter shape: broad, rounded wings and a very long tail. In Cooper’s Hawks, the head often appears large, the shoulders broad, and the tail rounded.Color Pattern Adults are steely blue-gray above with warm reddish bars on the under parts and thick dark bands on the tail. Juveniles are brown above and crisply streaked with brown on the upper breast, giving them a somewhat hooded look compared with young Sharp-shinned Hawks' more diffuse streaking.
Behavior Look for Cooper’s Hawks to fly with a flap-flap-glide pattern typical of accipiter's. Even when crossing large open areas they rarely flap continuously. Another attack maneuver is to fly fast and low to the ground, then up and over an obstruction to surprise prey on the other side.
Habitat Wooded habitats from deep forests to leafy subdivisions and backyards.

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August 15th, 2013

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