Like your hand reaching into a Pringles can, the Cooper’s Hawk pursues its prize with precision and speed. ⁣🤏 ⁣ Incoming! (It’s all about the form.) The Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent. Other common names for the Cooper's hawk include: big blue darter, chicken hawk, flying cross, hen hawk, quail hawk, striker, and swift hawk. Many of the names applied refer to their ability to hunt large and evasive prey using extremely well-developed agility. ⁣ ⁣ Joshua Tree is home to a variety of bird species that are sure to delight the traveling birder. At any time of year, you may see year-round resident bird species such as the greater roadrunner, phainopepla, mockingbird, verdin, cactus wren, rock wren, mourning dove, Le Conte’s thrasher, and Gambel’s quail. Along with the Cooper’s Hawk, other resident birds of prey include the red-tailed hawk, American kestrel, and prairie falcon.⁣ ⁣ Image: A Cooper’s hawk soars downward in a co...