Last  December, while waiting on the cloverleaf exit from Route 1 to  
the Mt. Vernon Highway on our way to National Airport, I witnessed a  
Cooper's dive bomb into a flock of pigeons grazing on one of the  
grassy highway islands.  The hawk neatly picked one off; flew up with  
its meal and into a nearby tree.  Very cool!
SJ
On Nov 23, 2007, at 9:05 AM, Rick Sussman wrote:

> Hi Jennifer,
>  At the Big Sit in '06 at Black Hill Regional Park we watched a   
> Cooper's
> Hawk chase a Belted Kingfisher. They both went into a dive down  
> towards  the
> water, and both pulled up right at the last moment before hitting  
> the  surface,
> with the kingfisher making good its escape. That's the closest  
> thing  I've seen
> to what you witnessed. A great sighting for you!
>
> Happy Thanksgiving,
>
> Rick Sussman
> Woodbine, MD
> 
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