Every time I walk Silver Ridge near the (City of Los Angeles Historic Landmark) How House, I hear a Coopers' Hawk distinctive call and a flurry of flapping, as Mourning Doves fly in many directions to confuse the predator who feeds primarily on birds. I always seem to see the mid-sized hawks sitting atop the telephone poles there.
The hawk had a small head, long tail with horizontal black & white stripes. I couldn't get any shots when it took off flying into the dense oak trees nearby, before returning to the top of one of the telephone poles.
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Learn more about Cooper's Hawks: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
