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Atlasers found these tree-nesting, bird carnivores only twice, noting courtship display in April. Clifford E. Shackelford, Daniel Saenz, and Richard R. Schaefer reported in the Bulletin of Texas Ornithological Society (Vol. 29, pp. 23-25) a female at a nest in May 1995 in Bienville Parish (shown on the map) and a nest in Vernon Parish in May 1992 (prior to the Atlas). All records were from fairly mature (more than 30-year-old) pine forest.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
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It is not clear from the Atlas records whether Cooper's Hawks prefer pine or broad-leaved forests. These tree-nesting carnivores are rare but regular and widespread breeders in the state.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
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These carnivores occur nearly everywhere there are broad-leaved or mixed (pine and hardwood) forests in the state. Red-shouldered Hawks nest high in large trees.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
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