This is a sleek adult male Cooper’s Hawk. He perched atop a typical suburban fence with a recently captured Mourning Dove held in his talons.
Observations Details
| County | – | Denton |  |
| City | – | Carrollton | |
| Date | – | Sep 19, 2013 | |
| Time of Day | – | Morning | |
| Temperature | – | Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) | |
| Weather | – | Partly Cloudy | |
| Habitat | – | Residential-Single Family | |
| Type of Behavior | – | Hunting | |
| Gender | – | Male | |
| Maturity | – | Adult | |
| Observer | – | Parul Jackson | |
| Main Article | – | Cooper’s Hawk | Observation Location |
My mom has a hawk like that in her neighborhood She lives off of Denton Drive. Lately I have seen it hanging out off Northside. There is a small farm with horses and I know there are lots of rats in that area