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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: Napper on March 17, 2007, 06:07:35 PM

Title: Excitement of the day
Post by: Napper on March 17, 2007, 06:07:35 PM

Hey

I had just sat down to watch a race on the tube around 3:00pm today. when I saw something flyby..

I was up in time to see a Coopers hawk fly across the road and land in a tree .

Slippers on and Just a fleece jacket I head out to the sidewalk.. I tried both neighbours and nobody home.

The Accipiter is sitting in a tree behind the houses.. It sat there for ten minutes or so.. occasionally calling.. which was a surprise ..

Very nasal sounding,,  Not kek, kek..  More like phent, phent phent..  A little while later a second Cooper's (mate?) flies over and they move on...

Very cool... It was an not an adult.. had brownish markings on its chest..and yellow eyes..

I did mess up... for some reason the camera was set at iso 1250... turned out too grainy.... Napper:roll:


(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album09/CoopersMar17_2007.sized.jpg)

Title: REF: Cooper's
Post by: JTF on March 17, 2007, 08:28:35 PM

Other than the bottom left corner the pic is fine, nice catch.

Title: Thanx JTF
Post by: Napper on March 18, 2007, 07:02:34 PM

Thanx  for the response JTF

Nothing new today... :lol:

I'd love to respond to every post but I am already in the lead...trying to curtail myself...

I wish more people would respond to   Norm...

Very detailed and informative


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