[mou] hawk nest question

[Thomas Maiello]

Just wondering about the Cooper's hawk that was building the nest  
outside my window yesterday - does anyone know general habits of this  
species during nest building?  Do they do it all in one big push, or a  
few hours a day, or start at one site and discover it isn't quite  
right and move on, decides they don't like the neighbors and find a  
different site, or just build nests as a hobby on Monday's?

I have folks interested in viewing and photographing the event and   
don't want to leave them hanging.  If I could tell something about the  
bird's general nest building habits, I wouldn't have to sit by the  
bedroom window and wonder why its not here and when it might be.


Thomas Maiello
Angel Environmental Management, Inc.
Maple Grove, MN