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NCSU Cooper's Hawks
- To: "carolinabirds@duke.edu" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: NCSU Cooper's Hawks
- From: Clyde Sorenson <clyde_sorenson@ncsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:24:33 -0400
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All,
If you want to see 'em you'd better get on over there. The older two
nestlings are branching (one was about 40 ft from the nest today at
about 1:00 p.m.), and the younger is testing wings a great deal. They
return to the nest to eat (pop came in and dropped off a house sparrow
[I hope]- sized prey item and bedlam ensued for a few moments), but
they may not be around the nest for many more days. Mom was doing guard
duty during our 20 minute visit but did not budge from her perch about
30 feet from the nest when the male swooped in, dropped his payload, and
just as rapidly departed again.
The best access now is through the commuter parking lot off of Sullivan
Drive. Look for the entrance just past the parking lot behind the food
science building as you head west on Sullivan off of Dan Allen.
Take care,
Clyde Sorenson
Clayton and Raleigh, NC