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Fetured Item
15-inch, Life-sized Cooper's Hawk
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This 15-inch, Life-sized Cooper's Hawk carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. Cooper's Hawks are distinguished from the Sharp-shinned Hawk by its longer, rounded tail, larger head, and in the adult, a stronger contrast between the back and the crown. The juvenile Cooper's Hawk has whitish or buffy underparts with fine streaks on the breast and the streaking is reduced or absent entirely on the belly. The tawny, rufous color on the head is more richer and the white tip on the tail is broader than in the Sharp-shinned Hawk and the under-tail coverts are entirely white. Note that some juvenile Cooper's Hawks may have pale eyebrows like the Sharp-shinned. In flight, again compare the larger head and longer tail of the Cooper's Hawk. It preys largely on songbirds and some small mammals and often perches on telephone poles, unlike the Sharp-shinned Hawks. Inhabits broken woodlands or streamside groves, especially deciduous. Usually migrates singly.
Reference
National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds of North America, Fifth Edition, Page 126
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Facts and Information for Iowa
Map of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Refuges in Iowa
Reference: www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Iowa.html
| Official Iowa State Website |
http://www.iowa.gov/ |
| State Capital |
Des Moines |
| Origin of State Name |
Probably from an Indian word meaning “This is the Place.” or “The Beautiful Land” |
| Joined the Union |
Iowa became the 29th state on December 28, 1846 |
| State Bird |
Eastern Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis |
| State Tree |
Oak |
| State Flower |
Wild Prairie Rose
(Rosa Pratinco) |
| State Rock |
Geode |
| State Song |
"Song of Iowa" |
| State Motto |
"Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain" |
| State Nicknames |
"The Hawkeye State" |
| Time Zone Location |
CST - Central Standard (GMT - 6 hours) |
| Population projected estimate for year 2010 based on U.S. Census 2000 results. |
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| Male |
1,483,146 |
| Female |
1,526,761 |
| Total |
3,009,907 |
| Crime Information |
Crime Statistics for 1997 - 2006 |
| Median Household Income (latest figures available) |
$43,042 |
| Unemployment Rate |
3.9 |
| 10 Largest Cities by Population |
- Des Moines
- Cedar Rapids
- Davenport
- Sioux City
- Waterloo,
- Iowa city
- Council Blufffs
- Dubuque
- West Des Moines
- Ames
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| Cities and Towns |
Iowa Cities & Towns |
| Counties |
Iowa Counties |
| Major Universities |
Major Iowa Universities |
| Major Rivers |
Major Iowa Rivers |
| Major Lakes |
Major Iowa Lakes |
| Total Land Area |
55,869.36 Square Miles |
| Total Water Area |
402.20 Square Miles |
| Total of Both Land And Water Area |
56,271.55 Square Miles |
| General Coastline |
None |
| Lowest Elevation |
Mississippi River; 480 feet |
| Highest Elevation |
Hawkeye Point; 1,670 feet |
REFERENCES
- Iowa, 2/16/2008, http://www.iowa.gov/
- The Iowa Legislature | :Iowa State Symbols, 02/24/2008, http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/StateSymbols/
- NWRS - Refuge Locator Map, 2/16/2008, http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/
- Interim Projections of the Male Population for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2030, 2/16/2008, http://www.census.gov/population/projections/SummaryTabA2.pdf
- Interim Projections of the Female Population for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2030, 2/16/2008, http://www.census.gov/population/projections/SummaryTabA3.pdf
- United States Crime Rates 1960 - 2006, 2/16/2008, http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
- Iowa, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iowa&oldid=191217834 (last visited Feb. 16, 2008).
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