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Cooper's Hawk?
- To: Carolina Birds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Cooper's Hawk?
- From: John Daughtry <cbirds@coastalnet.com>
- Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 20:22:17 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Today was my first chance to watch my feeder since the Accipiter
sighting reported last weekend. Sure enough, the bird I thought was a
Cooper's Hawk was there again. This time I did notice that the eye is
very far forward on the head. I got another look at the very nonsquare
tail with the wide white band. The counterindication is that the tail
was distinctly notched in the center. I still could not see how far
down the tail the wing is when the bird is perched. My camera was
recently taken, so a picture is out of the question. I would appreciate
any expert advice on making my ID certain: if the bird is going to
continue to come to my feeder (so to speak), I would like to take the
opportunity to learn more about the Cooper's/Sharpshinned distinction.
(I believe the Sharpshinned is more of a suburban "feeder bird", but I
live in some fairly large woods, near a Hunt Club.)
There were snipe at the ECU West Campus this morning. I don't know
where they were earlier in the winter: I looked hard for them in
December.
I had three Fox Sparrows in my yard, too. That is unusual for good
weather.
John Daughtry
Greenville, NC
cbirds@coastalnet.com