Cooper's Hawk

During the week of February 5, a Cooper's Hawk returned to the roof of Cook Hall. The hawk perched at the top of the north chimney at Cook Hall. A Cooper's Hawk was a regular visitor during the winter of 2008, using the same perch, particularly in cold or rainy weather.

Cooper's hawks are medium sized hawks with long tails, alternating bars of brown and white across its tail. It preys on medium sized birds and mammals. Whenever the Cooper's Hawk shows up, the small flock of pigeons that lives on the north tower roof of Cook Hall, vanishes.

For more information on Cooper's Hawks, see : http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Coopers_Hawk_dtl.html#habitat