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Cooper's Hawk
Adult--Resembling the sharp-shinned hawk; the dark crown, rounded tail, and superior size, are the most marked differences. Length--Male, 15.50; Female, 19.00.
Breeding Range--Throughout the Eastern States.
The nest is large and bulky; it is made of sticks. Often a deserted crow's or hawk's nest is used, otherwise the nest is placed near the top of a tree, generally in a crotch. The eggs number from 4 to 6; they are white, more or less tinged with green or blue, either immaculate or with light reddish-brown spots. Size--1.97 x 1.50. See Fig. 4, Plate A.
This is one of the many so-called chicken hawks, and it deserves the name far better than many of the other hawks, as it destroys a great number of poultry.
The breeding season, near New York, begins about the end of April, and in the South about the first of April.