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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 57567" data-attributes="member: 562">These birds capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey" target="_blank">prey</a>  from cover or while flying quickly through dense vegetation, relying  almost totally on surprise. One study showed that this is a quite  dangerous hunting style. More than 300 Cooper's hawk skeletons were  investigated and 23% revealed healed fractures in the bones of the  chest.[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_hawk#cite_note-allaboutbirds1-3" target="_blank">[3]</a>[/SUP] Cooper's hawks prey almost exclusively on small to mid-sized birds. Typical prey species include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_robin" target="_blank">American robins</a>, other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrush_%28bird%29" target="_blank">thrushes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay" target="_blank">jays</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodpecker" target="_blank">woodpeckers</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_starling" target="_blank">European starlings</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quail" target="_blank">quail</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icterid" target="_blank">icterids</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo" target="_blank">cuckoos</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon" target="_blank">pigeons</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove" target="_blank">doves</a>. Birds preyed on can range in size from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_warbler" target="_blank">wood-warblers</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-necked_pheasant" target="_blank">ring-necked pheasants</a>. They may also prey upon the raptor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_kestrel" target="_blank">American kestrel</a> and other smaller raptors, including their cousin the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp-shinned_hawk" target="_blank">sharp-shinned hawk</a>.[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_hawk#cite_note-12" target="_blank">[12]</a>[/SUP] They have been known to rob nests and may supplement their diet with small <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal" target="_blank">mammals</a> such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipmunk" target="_blank">chipmunks</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare" target="_blank">hares</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mice" target="_blank">mice</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel" target="_blank">squirrels</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat" target="_blank">bats</a>.[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_hawk#cite_note-allaboutbirds1-3" target="_blank">[3]</a>[/SUP] Even more rarely, they may prey on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard" target="_blank">lizards</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog" target="_blank">frogs</a>, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake" target="_blank">snakes</a>.  It normally catches its prey with its feet and kills it by repeatedly  squeezing it and holding it away from its body until it dies. They have  also been seen drowning their prey, holding it underwater until it stops  moving.[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_hawk#cite_note-allaboutbirds1-3" target="_blank">[3]</a>[/SUP] The hawks often pluck the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather" target="_blank">feathers</a> off their prey on a post or other perch. They also hunt <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbird" target="_blank">songbirds</a>  at backyard feeders, perching nearby then swooping down and scattering  the birds to single one out in flight. They may pursue prey on the  ground by half running and half flying.[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_hawk#cite_note-umich2000-5" target="_blank">[5]</a>[/SUP]</blockquote>

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