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Immature Cooper's - southern Durham
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Immature Cooper's - southern Durham
- From: Paula Jeannet Mangiafico <paula.mangiafico@duke.edu>
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:40:10 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
An immature Cooper's Hawk has been frequenting our suburban neighborhood,
stopping by to check out the bird feeder areas, then moving on. Definitely
not a sharp-shinned. If it's the same bird, it's been coming around fairly
often in the last six months. Beautiful to see, especially when it swoops
down to change perches. I noticed lots of white "spots" on its back -- are
these immature feathers poking out?
Along with the sapsucker working our elms, and the juncos, cardinals, and
downies, it makes for nice winter window-gazing while getting over a
particularly nasty influenza!
Cheers,
Paula Mangiafico
Southern Durham, NC