I have Cooper's Hawks occasionally in the winter @ my house in Wallkill NY near New Paltz and several overwinter in Central Park so 1) is out. Irene Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: "Steve Walter" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:35:28 To: NYS Birds<[email protected]> Reply-To: "Steve Walter" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Cooper's Hawk still around We've heard a lot about this Cooper's Hawk. Maybe I'm missing the point, but there could be something special about it? I'm guessing maybe one of the following: 1) First one known to overwinter in New York 2) A trailblazer in adapting to suburbia and visiting back yards 3) It's maintaining a territory, unique among birds 4) Unusual in its preference for bird prey 5) Persistent in trying to get Hermit Thrush on its year list From: Andrew Block Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:17 PM To: NYS Birds Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cooper's Hawk still around The resident adult female Cooper's Hawk is sitting in it's usual spot again. It's been coming every 3 or 4 days. I've never had one hang around for so long, it's so great. I saw it catch a starling a couple of days ago when it flew past my dining room window and I heard screeching. I just wish it'd catch some of the 54+ Mourning Doves that are hanging around at my feeders. Even better I wish it'd take one of the squirrels but I need a goshawk or redtail for that. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
