Cooper's hawk
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Cooper's hawk
1820–30, named after William Cooper (died 1864), American ornithologist
Example Sentences
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Parham Pourahmad watched the last rays of sunlight highlight a young Cooper’s hawk eating a squirrel.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
Instead of the sparrows, ravens, common pigeons and a Cooper’s hawk the bird watchers spotted in Boyle Heights, the manicured lawns and mature trees of San Marino bristled with a very different assortment of birds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
A Cooper’s hawk made a wide slow arc overhead.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Just past a neighboring rooftop, Cooper’s hawk, Patient #2021-2732, landed on a new perch to assess her surroundings — a place Brown hoped she would recognize as home.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
A Cooper’s hawk and two red-tails were hunting not far away.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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