Mike,
Yes, Cooper's Hawks (and Sharpies too) have the
habit of hunting on foot under shrubs. They are
quite good at it.
Marcia
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Marcia Watson
Bowie, MD
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:55:41 -0400
From: "K. Michael Lathroum"
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Subject: Re: Willow Flycatcher SWAP
To:
>The other morning when I got to my regional
office at the Gwynnbrook
>Wildlife Management Area in Owings Mills, I
observed what appeared to be an
>adult male Cooper's Hawk engaged in what seemed
to be an unusual behavior
>and I am just curious if anyone has ever seen
this before.
>
>When I pulled into the lot the hawk was on the
ground in a section of mowed
>grass with some small bushes/shrubs here and
there. My initial thoughts
>were that maybe the bird was injured and after a
minute or two it walked off
>into a shrub (maybe multiflora rose, I didn't
examine it that closely). I
>waited a minute or two before I was going to walk
up and see if the hawk
>needed to be sent to a rehabber.
>
>About that time some small birds flushed and the
cooper's hawk also
>reappeared I think the cooper's hawk initially
walked out of the bush and
>then I couldn't tell you who was chasing who but
I think the coopers was
>chasing the smaller birds which in turn were also
chasing the coopers away
>from probable nest sites.
>
>My initial impression after watching all of the
drama unfold was that this
>Cooper's Hawk appears to have learned how to
"shake the bushes" so to speak
>in order to flush potential prey into the open.
>
>Mike
>
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