January 31, 2003
A mature Cooper's Hawk was seen between 4:30 - 5:00pm today at the Ojibway
Visitor's Centre. We flushed it near the main parking area and it took up a
post near the bird feeding station. We were then able to go inside the
centre where there is a large bay window allowing good viewing of the
feeding area. The hawk flew into a large tree giving us an exceptional front
view. The rounded tail of this hawk stood out nicely against the gray
backdrop of tree limbs allowing us to accurately separate this bird from
what we originally thought was a sharp shinned when first sighted.
The feeding station was notably absent of typical winter feeders due to the
hawk's presence.
The Ojibway Visitor's Center is located at 5200 Matchette Road, Windsor,
Ontario. You can find more about Ojibway at the link
http://www.city.windsor.on.ca/ojibway/index.htm
Mark Conlon & Denise Bourgeois
LaSalle, Ontario
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