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Cooper's Hawks: Fearsome Predators Unveiled by Research

3/7/2025

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Cooper's hawks have a taste for starlings, mourning doves, and pigeons, as revealed by researchers tracking them with transmitters. The study uncovered a fascinating dynamic: smaller birds scatter in panic, oblivious to the lurking predator. Clusters of loose feathers serve as a haunting reminder of the hawks' recent hunting successes.

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Story summary

Cooper's hawks have a taste for starlings, mourning doves, and pigeons, as revealed by researchers tracking them with transmitters. The study uncovered a fascinating dynamic: smaller birds scatter in panic, oblivious to the lurking predator. Clusters of loose feathers serve as a haunting reminder of the hawks' recent hunting successes.