Cooper's Hawk
Cooper’s hawk
Identification Tips:
· Length: 15.5 inches
· Wingspan: 28 inches
· Beak: short,dark,hooked beak
· Long, thick tarsi appear short at rest because they are usually covered by belly feathers
· Wings: short, rounded wings
· Tail: very long and rounded at the tip
· Often flies with several quick wingbeat and a short glide, but also soars
Adult:
· Red eye
· Black cap
· Blue-gray back and upperwings
· White breast, belly and underwing coverts marked by fine, thin, reddish bars
· …
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…Hawk that would attack free chickens. Being quick, the Cooper’s Hawk would attack, grab a chicken, and then disappear before being seen. Upset farmers would see the Red-tailed Hawk soaring in the distance. They would blame it for the missing poultry and attempt to shoot it. When in fact, the Red-tail was probably looking for rodents, and by killing rodents the Red-tail was actually helping the farmers. Federal law now that protects all raptors.
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