Nesting Status of the Cooper's Hawk in Iowa: 1988-1996

Authors

David. J. Conrads, University of Northern Iowa

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Cooper's hawk, endangered species, nesting status

Abstract

The Cooper's Hawk was once considered a common nesting species in Iowa. Organochlorine pesticides and their residues, along with habitat loss contributed to its decline throughout the Midwest after the 1940's. This species was classified as endangered in Iowa in 1984, but recent trends in nests found indicate that the population of these hawks has increased. Since April 1988, 53 nests have been discovered in Iowa. Due to the apparent population growth, this species was removed from Iowa's endangered species list in 1994.

Publication Date

December 1997

Journal Title

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

104

Issue

4

First Page

82

Last Page

84

Copyright

© Copyright 1997 by the Iowa Academy of Science, Inc

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Conrads, David. J. (1997) "Nesting Status of the Cooper's Hawk in Iowa: 1988-1996," Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS, 104(4), 82-84.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/jias/vol104/iss4/4