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Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
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Field Notes

Description:

This small hawk was perched on an electrical line in my neighborhood. I had forgotten to put the battery back in my camera. Fortunately the hawk waited for me to run back to the house and get the battery before taking off.

Habitat:

Urban neighborhood

Reference Links:

Cooper's Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedJanuary 31, 2012

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