Tag Archives: Cooper’s hawk

Dawn. The Cooper’s hawk is back...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 5, 2010 at 6:58 am

Dawn. The Cooper’s hawk is back, his kak-kak-kak echoing off the icy snow. I scan the trees, a haystack of branches, for that fierce needle.

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Thin fog in the corner of the field...

By Dave Bonta | Published July 9, 2009 at 8:29 am

Thin fog in the corner of the field. A Cooper’s hawk fledgling responds to its parent, a hot cry, a knife cry, a glossy cry, a soul cry.

 

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The Cooper’s hawk chases a redtail...

By Dave Bonta | Published May 22, 2009 at 8:54 am

The Cooper’s hawk chases a redtail out of the woods—guided missile, staccato cry—and lands in a tall yard tree. The first yellow iris.

 

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Flushed from hiding, the Cooper’...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 16, 2009 at 9:16 am

Flushed from hiding, the Cooper’s hawk easily eludes the crow, skimming the treetops like a wide-fletched arrow still attached to the bow.

 

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A warm morning—53°F. A Cooper’...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 7, 2009 at 9:31 am

A warm morning—53°F. A Cooper’s hawk calls, a screech owl trills, but the squirrels go on rummaging through the leaf litter. I spy a gnat.

 

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Just two, isolated caks in half an...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 1, 2009 at 8:25 am

Just two, isolated caks in half an hour, but I’m almost certain it’s a Cooper’s hawk turning over his rusty courtship motor. Happy March!

 

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Sun in the treetops. A bluejay lands...

By Dave Bonta | Published October 14, 2008 at 8:56 am

Sun in the treetops. A bluejay lands on a bare branch and does a good Cooper’s hawk impression: eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh. Such an April sound!

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