[TN-Bird] Cooper's Hawk Nest at Oak HIll Cemetery

I was back at Oak Hill Cemetery this morning to see if I could gather more 
definite evidence on the possible Cooper's Hawk Nest I reported on yesterday.  
Got there around 8:30am.  Around 9:00am I heard a soft cackle and looked 
towards the nest to see mamma Coop sitting on the nest.  She began to busy 
herself with arranging sticks more to her liking and was engaged in that 
activity for a least thirty minutes.  Around that time dad flew silently by and 
she gave a short cackle and flew off after him. Nice to see these birds nesting 
in a suburban area and adapting quite nicely in an area with quite a bit of 
activity.  Hopefully they will follow through and complete the nesting cycle.  
If so I believe the nest will be quite visible even after the trees leaf out 
and we will be in for a real treat as far as observation, photography, and 
videography are concerned.  I'm keeping my distance from the nest at this 
point, as I don't want to disturb them at all.  The best vantage points for 
observation and photography are some distance away out in the cemetery looking 
back towards the funeral home.  Here is a short clip of mamma at the nest this 
morning.  Only a 2 Mb windows media file, may be viewable even for those with a 
dialup connection.  http://media.putfile.com/Oak-Hill-Coopers-Hawk-Nest
Rick

Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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