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Cooper's hawk

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Coo·per's hawk  (kprz, kprz)
n.
A short-winged hawk (Accipiter cooperii) widespread throughout North America, having a dark back, a long tail, and a rusty-barred chest.
[After William Cooper (1797-1864), American ornithologist.]
Cooper's hawk
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast
[named after William Cooper (died 1864), American naturalist]
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Noun1.Cooper's hawk - bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flightCooper's hawk - bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
Accipiter cooperii, blue darter
hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Accipiter, genus Accipiter - type genus of the family Accipitridae
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His service project, completed for the Cascades Raptor Center, involved building an enclosure for a Cooper's hawk.
EAGLE SCOUTS by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
The day's take after 8-1/2 hours included one osprey, two northern harriers, five sharp-shinned hawks, one Cooper's hawk, four broad-winged hawks and one American kestrel.
Eagle-eyed tally; Volunteers keep count of migrating raptors by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
A nearby cottonwood has hosted a family of Cooper's hawks for the last three years documented by photographer Beverly Kune on the Botanical Garden's Web site.
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