On Friday I went to fill up my bird feeders. As I was walking toward my feeders I startled a Cooper's Hawk sitting in my Magnolia tree next to the house.

During the day on Saturday I looked out to see if there were any birds at my feeders. Surprisingly there were no birds to be seen. I wondered if the hawk was in my Magnolia tree again. I went down to the basement and looked out the window to see the hawk sitting there in the tree. I grabbed my camera and took a few snapshots.

Photographs taken 28 January 2017 in eastern Nebraska.

Cooper's Hawk

CORRECTION: (15-Feb-2017) I got a ruling from Cornell University regarding the identification of the hawk. I did not know whether it was a Sharp-Shinned Hawk or a Cooper's Hawk. It is hard for a layman to determine the difference. Cornell University has positively identified the hawk as a Cooper's Hawk.

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