[va-richmond-general] Re: Fw: Message From RAS Website

Pam,

It does look like a Cooper's Hawk. Sharpshin looks very similar except for the 
pale nape (back of the head), and this one appears to have that, plus it looks 
fairly large, not crow-sized. But I don't agree on the abundance of Cooper's. I 
see them fairly frequently. They are not as common as Red-shouldered or 
Red-tailed, or even Sharp-shinned, but we get them here in Meadowbrook, and see 
them all the time other places. Maybe like most birds their numbers are not 
what they once were, but not really scarce either. They are a little harder to 
see than some others, maybe that's what is referred to here.

Al Warfield
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Pam Dummitt 
  To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 11:34 PM
  Subject: [va-richmond-general] Fw: Message From RAS Website


        Anyone care to offer an opinion?


        --- On Tue, 1/20/09, Alan J "Marty" Martin <martymartin@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

          From: Alan J "Marty" Martin <martymartin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
          Subject: Message From RAS Website
          To: president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
          Cc: bubblequeen@xxxxxxxxxxx
          Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 9:37 AM


          Not sure who I should contact about a bird sighting.  I have attached 
reduced size pictures of what appears to be Cooperʼs Hawk that is visiting our 
backyard daily in search of small prey.  What we feel is unusual is that we 
live in the Fan District on West Avenue .  I understand that the Cooperʼs Hawk 
is becoming rare.  My wife feeds the birds and squirrels everyday, so the small 
prey is abundant.  I can send much bigger resolution pictures if you like.



          Alan J. "Marty" Martin

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