Sighting details
Location
near Campbell (St. Albert, Alberta)

Geobirds Local >>

rarityCooper's Hawk (1)
Seen by jim macgregor
When May 27, 2008 at 08:37
Details UNCOMMON
Notes -perched about 3/4 up in a dead tree on the corner of a major intersection! Had time, while stopped, at a Red Light to grab my trusty car binocs and determine that is was either a Cooper or a Sharpie; I noticed it because a crow was repeatedly diving at the tree; as I pulled up to the stop sign, another crow joined the air attack!
Weather 14c; sunny

Comments 

user TawnyOwl15, May 28 2008
HA! Are you sure it was a Cooper's? That's fantastic that you have a pair of car binocs! I just bring mine, along with my camera, everywhere I go!
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user jim macgregor, May 28 2008
- Tawny- your right! When I spot an accipiter, after blogging on Geobirds about what makes a Sharpie or a Coopers, all of the characteristics come to me at once! We've all learned that with some species, you need more than one piece to complete the puzzle and even then, you still might not have the answer. :-)
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user TawnyOwl15, May 29 2008
That's what I've learned with those two species. I had a bird in my backyard that I know was a Cooper's, because he was perched right next to a Blue Jay, and the Cooper's was twice it's size! I was happy to get that bird IDed. When I'm birding, I love, and hate spotting Cooper's/ Sharpies, because I'm never 100% sure what it is!
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