I have a pair of Cooper’s Hawks nesting about 100 feet (30 m) from my house. They are accipiters and prey on other birds. Medium sized birds such as Doves, Robins, Blue Jays and others are conspicuously absent from around my home and smaller birds are pretty wary. This is mom on the nest.
Cooper’s Hawks have nested nearby for several years but never this close to home. This is one of them.
It is no surprise that their presence has greatly depressed the bird activity around my home and bird feeders. But nature is nature. Hopefully they will return to their previous nesting site further away from my house next year!
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