. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . commonly thelatter part of May, and early in June. The nest isusually placed high in a tree, preferably an evergreen,and built of sticks or twigs, in the crotch of a limb, butsometimes the deserted nest of a squirrel is selectedand repaired to suit. COOPERS HAWK; CHICKEN HAWK. ACCIPITER COOPERI Bp. Chars. Coloration and changes of plumage the same as those ofA. fuscus. Form stouter, and size much greater. Feet moder- io6 FALCONID^ : HAWKS. ately stout; bare portion of tarsus shorter than middle toe ; thetarsal scutella alway
. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . commonly thelatter part of May, and early in June. The nest isusually placed high in a tree, preferably an evergreen,and built of sticks or twigs, in the crotch of a limb, butsometimes the deserted nest of a squirrel is selectedand repaired to suit. COOPERS HAWK; CHICKEN HAWK. ACCIPITER COOPERI Bp. Chars. Coloration and changes of plumage the same as those ofA. fuscus. Form stouter, and size much greater. Feet moder- io6 FALCONID^ : HAWKS. ately stout; bare portion of tarsus shorter than middle toe ; thetarsal scutella always distinct. Tail a little rounded. Lengthof male, ; extent, about 30; wing, ; tail, ; female averaging about 2 inches longer than the male,the wing and tail an inch longer. In this species the whole foot,though relatively shorter than that oi , is four inches ormore in length ; mfuscus the same part is only , or less. Coopers Hawk is one of our most abundant species,particularly in the lower tier of States ; it is chiefly a. Fig. 21. —Bill and Foot of Coopers Hawk, nat. size. summer resident, but many individuals remain throughthe winter. For audacity and address in capturing birdsand quadrupeds of considerable size, it is surpassed byfew of its tribe, while its physique is sufficiently power-ful to enable it to play havoc with domestic poultry. Itscommon name of Chicken Hawk is earned by its exploitsin the barn-yard, where its raids are no less frequentthan successful. It not seldom strikes down birdsbulkier than itself, and in fact too heavy for it to flyaway with. Numbers additional to those that winter with us maketheir appearance in March, and it is not till the following ACCIPITER COOPERI I COOPER S HAWK. TO/ November that the visitants move southward. Thebirds pair in April, and lay the latter part of this monthor early in May. The nest is usually high in a tree,preferably an evergreen, resembling that of a Crow ; thebirds usua
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