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| Cooper's hawk |
Cooper’s hawks tend to fly low to the ground when pursuing their prey. They’ve been known to linger near residential bird feeders, ambushing unsuspecting smaller birds. When in flight, their wing motion is a distinctive flap-flap-glide pattern. They are common residents of the riparian habitat along the San Diego River in Santee. We frequently see them in the Mission Creek neighborhood and at Mast Park.
