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xxxxxxxxxxxx? Accipiter cooperii
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Minnesota Seasonal Status:
A regular breeding resident, migrant, and regular species in the winter. Overwintering individuals are observed in southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities. The Cooper’s Hawk was uncommon during the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas (MNBBA).
North American Breeding Distribution and Relative Abundance:
The xxxxxxxx xxxx is widely distributed in many woodland habitats across the United States and southern Canada as far north as Alberta and Saskatchewan. The species is not abundant anywhere, but populations have recovered and perhaps even exceeded their pre-DDT levels
Migration
Primarily a short- to medium-distance migrant to the southern United States and Mexico but may be a permanent resident in southeastern Minnesota.
Food:
Carnivore focused primarily on medium-sized prey, such as robins, jays, thrushes, and woodpeckers, or mammals (e.g., chipmunks, squirrels and small rabbits), which it captures using brief perch-and-scan episodes in woodlands.
Nest:
Placed in both large deciduous and coniferous trees, usually ranging from 8 to 15 m high. Most are placed on preexisting bases, such as squirrel nests, previously used nests of other species, or detritus in the fork of a tree.
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