. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . Ohio. Summerresident in nortliern Ohio. THIS is the real culprit. This is the Chicken Hawk par him who will! Of larger size than the preceding, this bird with therounded tail is miire secretive in its habits, and its evil deeds are laid to the 400 THE COOPER HAWK. Buteos, who, with good conscience sail about in tlie open and are shot forit. The Cooper Hawk is seldom seen except in the shelter of the wnods, oras he is making a quick dash into some populous chicke
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . Ohio. Summerresident in nortliern Ohio. THIS is the real culprit. This is the Chicken Hawk par him who will! Of larger size than the preceding, this bird with therounded tail is miire secretive in its habits, and its evil deeds are laid to the 400 THE COOPER HAWK. Buteos, who, with good conscience sail about in tlie open and are shot forit. The Cooper Hawk is seldom seen except in the shelter of the wnods, oras he is making a quick dash into some populous chicken-yard. The audacit\-of the bird on these occasions is particularly exasperating, and his move-ments are often so quick that identification is impossible, except as one rea-sons from facts already known. If you take his advances in good ])art (orif you dont, unless \im are \ery handy with a gun), the bird will comeback dav after day until the chicken su])ply is exhausted. Of the birds way in the air Captain Bendire says: The flight ofCoopers Hawk is both easy and graceful, and ordinarily not especially YOUNG COOPER H.\WKS. Photo bv J. B. Porker. He may most often be seen skimming along close to the ground, in rather adesuItor\- manner, usually skirting the edges of open woods ov clearings;but once in sight and in active pursuit of its selected prey, it darts in and outtluTuigh the densest thickets with amazing swiftness, where it would seemimpossible for it to follow successfully: especially is this the case whenchasing some small bird that generally tries to take refuge in such places. Itmanages, however, with the assistance of its long tail, which helps it verymaterially, to turn suddenly and double with remarkable ease, even in dense THE AMERICAN GOSHAWK. 401 undergrowth, arresting its flight instantly, and darting off, perhaps at a rightangle the next second to capture its intended victim. In the woods the Cooper Hawk resents intrusion and advertises yourpresence by
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