[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ TAS BirdBoard ] [ FAQ ]
Posted by Paddy Cunningham on 15:11:05 03/24/06
In Reply to: Cooper's Hawks posted by Stephen Paez
If you check bird lists Copper's Hawks are usually considered uncommon. I believe with the reduced canopy of trees we are seeing more of these birds this year. (I know I have). I believe the birds may have always been here in these numbers but observations were limited to exstensive foilage. Sharp-shins can be very difficult to find in trees. Check Hawk Watch for actual numbers of populations. I will say this though, on a recent trip to Corkscrew I observed 5 Copper's Hawk and only one Sharp-shinned Hawk. Similar numbers on an Everglades trip. Good luck birding!
: Are Cooper's Hawk populations increasing in Miami? I have seen the bird this year and last year a number of times in the Kendall area but never before that. Yesterday a house sparrow almost flung itself into the wall of a school to escape a pursuing Cooper's and was eventually caught. Five minutes ago I just saw a Mourning Dove with a Coooper's in hot pursuit of it. (Both sightings in Kendall). With the abundance of Collared Doves and Starlings in the area I guess there is a lot to eat but I always considered it a woodland bird.
[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ TAS BirdBoard ] [ FAQ ]