Talk:Cooper's hawk

Cooper's in the news
Trouble with my account...Anyhoo I recall reading upon a news article that talked about the cooper's hawk killing pigeons at a home depot. Could anyone dig up this story and provide a link?--68.161.121.166 00:26, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Comparison with Sharp-shinned Hawk
I added this image as a comparison on the Cooper's and Sharp-shinned pages. The originals show the difference in shape of the tail well, but were not done to scale, so I re-sized the Sharp-shinned to be somewhat smaller than the Cooper's. They are real variable, I understand, with the female Sharp-shinned very close in size to a male Cooper's. I think this adds something to the pages, but I don't intend this to be any sort of exact scientific statement. --Cotinis 18:35, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I noticed on the images you were referring to, that the Sharp-shinned hawk has a different posture. Is that typical? Is that something I can use to determine the Cooper's from the Sharp shinned? We've been watching one for months in our backyard. He finally killed a dove right in front of me but we can't be sure which one it is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandiholmes (talk • contribs) 19:26, 8 February 2007

Potential References

 * 1) http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Coopers_Hawk.html
 * 2) http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterIDtable.htm
 * 3) http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i3330id.html
 * 4) http://www.illinoisraptorcenter.org/Field%20Guide/cooper.html
 * 5) http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=BD0089
 * 6) http://www.carolinaraptorcenter.org/c_hawk.php
 * 7) http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/coophawk.htm
 * 8) http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Accipiter_cooperii.html
 * 9) http://www.sdnhm.org/research/birdatlas/focus/coopershawk.html
 * 10) http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=101
 * 11) http://www.cvm.umn.edu/raptor/info/coopershawk.html
 * 12) http://www.desertusa.com/mag06/jan/hawk.html
 * 13) http://www.peregrinefund.org/explore_raptors/hawks/cooperhk.html
 * 14) http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/06/30/coopers-hawk/
 * 15) http://www.birdsbybent.com/ch1-10/coopers.html

Improving the article
Luckily, cheating improving this article should be straightforward as birds of prey have been popular among wikipedia editors - Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle, American Black Vulture are featured articles, and Osprey and Red-tailed Hawk are Good Articles (a good way station/check point along the way). I reformatted the headings like the other articles. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:09, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the formatting--PeaceMaker00 (talk) 17:43, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Just uploaded a new picture for the taxonomy box on the right hand side. Didn't feel like the last one was very descriptive of the bird, just showed the back, which is pretty boring and doesn't really help identify the bird easily. New picture is the bird in profile and shows the distinctive markings and shape of the head. New picture is higher resolution, and slightly less grainy, though I wish I'd dropped the ISO level down a notch, but it was shot in a bit of a hurry, how often does a Cooper's Hawk land in your yard? (Yes, I have an EOS 50D with a 400mm lens laying next to my desk for a reason ;). I have another picture with it's wings partially open, but I'm not too great at finding where to fit things like that in, or deciding if they'd be a good addition. Armtuk (talk) 04:35, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

AP biology Project
This article is no longer being actively edited as part of the AP Biology Project.--JimmyButler (talk) 14:37, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Found Coopers Hawk now named Traffic as that is where we found him.
We found a disoriented Coopers Hawk in traffic, in the middle of a 4 lane highway with traffic traveling at 50 mph. After rescueing him we took him to Waldens Puddle near Nashville. If you are considering donating to a worthy wildlife center, this is it. These people really care. Any way, be on the lookout for sick or injuried birds. You never know what you may find and they are truely amazing.166.248.139.73 (talk) 01:54, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Cooper's Hawk eggs
We have CH visit us regularly. They are beautiful. I was reading your article about them, and it stated that CH eggs are cobalt blue. I am a professional artist. Cobalt blue is the color of lapis lazuli. A rich, dark, royal blue. The photos of CH eggs are better described as pale, Robin's egg blue, teal blue, pale Tiffany blue, Cerulean blue. FYI. Love Wiki, use you every day! Lisa Erwin  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisa erwin (talk • contribs) 00:29, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

distribution map key?
Is there a key for the distribution map? I see various colors on the map, but not sure what they mean. Pdanese (talk) 21:26, 13 August 2022 (UTC)


 * When you click on the map, the key will show up. Aythya affinis (talk) 14:52, 15 August 2022 (UTC)