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Cooper's Hawk
Location: Earth » North America » United States » Delaware » New Castle County
Date: April 13, 2007
Looking towards the bird feeders.
Posted by Ted Kropiewnicki on December 17, 2007 19:50. Last updated: January 02, 2008 19:00.
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Sparrows
William and Mike, thanks for the ID and the move.
This hawk is a regular visitor in my backyard. Luckily for the sparrows, I have tight growing junipers very close to the bird feeders and cypress trees nearby to provide cover/escape for some very close calls. Its exciting to watch and hawk needs to eat too but I hope the house sparrows, finches and juncos continue to get away, at least in my backyard.
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Yep
Yep, that's a Cooper's Hawk. Sibley and I think most of my other guides mention that Cooper's Hawks like to appear at bird feeders. I had one sitting on an arm of my bird feeder just a couple of days ago -- scared all the sparrows out of the yard!