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mockingbird asked in PetsBirds · 1 decade ago

how many birds does a cooper's hawk eat?

i like seeing bird-eating hawks because that means there are enough birds living around to *feed* the hawks. i was thinking they eat one bird a day, so each coopers hawk i see means therea re enough for 365 *extra* birds in that area all year. and i see a LOT of coopers hawks these days. but do they really eat a bird every day? or one every other day? do they eat mice? i know red-tailed hawks eat mice, not birds, but do coopers hawks also eat mice and fish adn stuff? or just birds? i hardly ever see sharp-shinned hawks. i see coopers hawks often (could be the same ones).

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The average size of a Cooper's Hawk is 14.8 ounces.

    A Cooper's Hawk eats 28% of it's body weight per day.

    87% of their diet consists of eating other birds.

    So, 4.1 oz X 87% = 3.6 bird ounces.

  • 1 decade ago

    They eat small to med size birds and some mammal's females large but no more than male eat 12% of body weight a day they squeeze there food till death and have been knowen to drown

    size--15-20 inchs

    wing span--24-35inchs

    weifgt 8.83-21.7ozs

    Source(s): web
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