Apparently, while I was away in Memphis getting my heart plumbing unstopped ( 3 bypasses), my immature Cooper's Hawk has decided to put on some new clothing for the breeding season. He/she is much darker now and has a mostly adult set of breast feathers. The change seems rather sudden for only 1-1/2 weeks or so although there was some darkening before we left for Memphis. Is this rapid of a change normal or has another bird moved in to the area. Behavior and preferred roosting places are exactly the same. Jesse Livingston Troy, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================