Cooper’s Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
The Cooper’s Hawk is a year round resident in most of the continental USA. Some will breed into southern Canada and some will winter in Mexico. These raptors specialize in hunting passerine birds and are very skilled at flying through dense growth to reach their prey.

Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
Description: Adult female in Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:10:25 14:29 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.0, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD_3692CoopersHawk |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
Description: Juvenile along Monument Road by Border Field and the Tijuana River Mouth near Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:23 8:04 |
Location:
Border Field |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X1576-CoopersHawk-Juvenile |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


American Coot(Fulica americana) |
Description: The "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 9:24 |
Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X6077-CoopersHawk-1 |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
Description: Like most juvenile raptors, this bird's breast pattern gives its age away. Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:27 13:06 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/90 |
File Name: JCD4269.CoopersHawk.Juvenile |
© 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
Description: Dos Picos County Park. Ramona, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2008:06:26 11:09 |
Location:
Dos Picos Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD7459CoopersHawk.Juvenile |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


American Coot(Fulica americana) |
Description: Male, bathing in Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:05 13:16 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: JCD7791-CoopersHawk-Male |
© 2011 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


American Coot(Fulica americana) |
Description: Female. Captive rehab bird at Sweetwater Marsh NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:05:13 12:00 |
Location:
Chula Vista |
Camera Information: LS-4000, |
File Name: A3F17a22-CoopersHawk |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:10:18 8:08 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD_3581CoopersHawk |
© 2003 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
Description: Juvenile. Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:10:18 8:08 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD_3584CoopersHawk |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
Description: Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2018:05:10 17:29 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: CoopersHawk_D503899-Poway |
© 2018 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
Description: The "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 9:24 |
Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X6077-CoopersHawk |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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