Re: Cooper's Hawk fledglings

["Tammy" <tamara_l@bellsouth.net>]

A great place to watch Cooper's and other hawks hunt is the small pond in
front of Lake Norman Hospital in Mooresville.  Many birds are drawn to the
ponds and fountain, and the hawks are always there looking for easy
pickings.  Great show.
Tammy L
Gaston Co,. NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Len/Esther Pardue" <eljeep@mindspring.com>
To: "carolina birds list serve" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 8:38 AM
Subject: Cooper's Hawk fledglings


> Esther and I saw four fledgling Cooper's Hawks this morning in north
> Asheville.  They were perched high in a White Pine in front of 52 Sunset
> Parkway, off Charlotte Street.
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> We saw them by standing near the base of the tree and looking almost
> straight up.  The nest tree is shaped a bit like a tuning fork and stands
> between the sidewalk and the street.
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> This is the third straight year that we have observed nesting Cooper's
> Hawks in this general area.  If these fledglings behave like the ones in
> previous years, they'll soon be flapping and flopping quite visibly along
> Sunset Parkway.
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> Len Pardue, Asheville, NC
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