The Cooper's Hawk and CLHS
The Cooper's Hawk can be occasionally spotted flying
high in the sky above CLHS. Occasionally the Cooper's Hawk will perch on
the branches and wait to search for its pray.
Kingdom: Animalia
Common Name:
Cooper's Hawk
Scientific Name: Accipiter cooperii
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: cooperii
Natural Range
The Cooper's Hawk can be found in most of the continental
United State year-round and south Canada and Mexico.They migrate south
for the winter but return during the summer.Click here to
see a distribution map.
Interesting Facts
The Cooper's Hawk has a body lenght of about
14 to 19 inches. It's wingspan is about 2 to3 feet and weighs about
10 to 20 ounces.The Cooper's Hawk eats small to medium birds and mammals.
They eat food equivalent to
12% of
their
body
weight
daily. The hawk hunts by perching on a branch and scanning for its prey..
Then when the prey is seen, it attacks it with a great burst of speed.
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The Cooper's Hawk and CLHS
The Cooper's Hawk can be occasionally spotted flying
high in the sky above CLHS. Occasionally the Cooper's Hawk will perch on
the branches and wait to search for its pray.