Hi folks,
I've had a female Cooper's Hawk on my property in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (we have 2.7 acres) for just about a month. She sits in pretty much the same location every day and makes cooing type sounds until a male hawk swoops in and joins her briefly. (Whether or not it's the same male, I couldn't say. She doesn't allow him to hang around long.) My question is, shouldn't she be building a nest by now? There's no sign of a nest anywhere on the property even though we have many suitable locations. This being late April, I'd have expected her to be incubating eggs, by now. Is her behavior normal? If it is, when should we expect to see nest building?
Ron (Kannafoot)
I've had a female Cooper's Hawk on my property in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (we have 2.7 acres) for just about a month. She sits in pretty much the same location every day and makes cooing type sounds until a male hawk swoops in and joins her briefly. (Whether or not it's the same male, I couldn't say. She doesn't allow him to hang around long.) My question is, shouldn't she be building a nest by now? There's no sign of a nest anywhere on the property even though we have many suitable locations. This being late April, I'd have expected her to be incubating eggs, by now. Is her behavior normal? If it is, when should we expect to see nest building?
Ron (Kannafoot)