Cooper's Hawk Family - Video
Video and Photos by Eric Howe

Thanks to a friend in Racine, I was able to capture some video of a Cooper's Hawk nest located in their neighbor's yard. The male Cooper's Hawk is an adult, but the female tending the nest is a
first-year bird. At the time of filming (22 June), the four young were approximately two weeks old based upon the finding of an egg shell under the nest tree on 07 June.

Female and chick - 22 June 2012

22 June 2012
~16 day old juveniles

At the very beginning of this 5 minute video, the female Cooper's Hawk can be heard giving
"whaaa" calls. Adult females will give this call when flying to and receiving food from the male.

"Hey, we weren't done eating!"
Adult female departs with the meal - [0:26]


 

Cooper's Hawk (male) - [1:05]

Cooper's Hawk (female arrives with meal and feeds young) - [2:53]

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Cooper's Hawk (female at nest with young) - [5:09]

2 July 2012
~26 days old

On 02 July, there were two young Cooper’s Hawks in the nest. On June 24, two of the babies were found dead under the nest tree.

Female Arrives at Nest with Meal - [0:33]





Feeding at the Nest - [0:30]




Immatures with Parent at Nest - [0:55]

Tackling Nesting Material - [1:42]

10 July 2012
~34 days old

On 10 July, the two young Cooper’s Hawks were still being fed in the nest. However, they had both become branchers! The older one was first observed moving about on branches near the nest on 06 July. Two days later, the younger one with white fuzz on the top of the head left the nest and went straight to the canopy.

Immature Cooper's Hawk - [0:38]

Immature Cooper's Hawk - [0:11]
"The Itch"

18 July 2012
~42 days old

The young hawks have become vocal since they've left the nest,
"whistling" back and forth quite a bit. 
With the 100F heat on 17 July, they had been fairly quiet.

Immature Cooper's Hawk
photo by Sharon Kennedy

 

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