The bird had also learned this behavior at a young age, at a time when other Cooper’s hawks “are just not good at hunting yet,” says Janet Ng, a wildlife biologist with Environment and ...

The bird—a young Cooper’s hawk, to be exact—wasn’t using the crosswalk, in the sense of treading on the painted white stripes to reach the other side of the road in West Orange, New Jersey.

While observing your feeders this winter, you may be startled by a blue flash that rockets into the scene and snatches one of your birds.

Handsome and lethal, bird-eating hawks live among us Cooper’s hawks make themselves at home in the cities and suburbs.

The Cooper's hawk is known for its short, rounded wings and long tail, which help it maneuver through dense forests while hunting birds and small mammals. It has a steely blue-gray back, ...

A University of Tennessee researcher documented an immature Cooper's hawk using vehicle traffic and pedestrian signal patterns as concealment during hunting behavior at a suburban intersection.

State game officials is receiving calls about Tucsonans being "attacked" by Cooper's hawks, but they explain the birds aren't really attacking.

Last Thursday, two young Cooper’s Hawks were found wandering in the plaza after apparently falling from their nest. It is ...

In November of 2021, Vladimir Dinets was driving his daughter to school when he first noticed a hawk using a pedestrian crosswalk. The bird—a young Cooper’s hawk, to be exact—wasn’t using the ...

A Young Cooper’s Hawk Learned to Use a Crosswalk Signal to Launch Surprise Attacks on Other Birds Researcher Vladimir Dinets watched the bird repeatedly sneak behind a row of cars to ambush its ...