Utah Bird Profile
 Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii

Name Roots: (L. ad, "after"; capito, "take" - for William Cooper)
In Utah:   
Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:		 Nests in a deciduous tree or in a conifer at a height of 35-45 (10-60) feet, in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is a carnivore: air and ground hawker.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in lowland riparian and mountain riparian habitats
  

by Kendall Brown

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