Observations of nest predation by Cooper’s Hawks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Andrew C. Stewart

3932 Telegraph Bay Road, Victoria, B.C. V8N 4H7

Abstract: Nest predation by Cooper’s Hawks ( Accipiter cooperii ) is rarely observed and has largely been inferred from prey deliveries or bird remains found at hawk nests. Here I describe two independent observations of breeding male Cooper’s Hawks raiding nests of American Robin ( Turdus migratorius ) on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Key words: nest predation, Cooper’s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii, American Robin, Turdus migratorius, Vancouver Island

PDFicon Stewart, A.C. 2003. Observations of nest predation by Cooper’s Hawks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. British Columbia Birds 13:7-8.

 

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