Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

Photos by BarrytheBirder

The Cooper's Hawk is a mid-sized Accipiter that can be very elusive in heavily wooded country, but elsewhere may be found in the open.   It is found across southern Canada and throughout the U.S. and Mexico.   It may often perch on telephone poles in open situations.   Adults are blue-gray above and pale reddish below.   Cooper's Hawks are bigger then Sharp-shinned Hawks with relatively bigger head, longer tails and thicker legs.   The tip of the tail often shows a wider white tip than the Sharp-shinned.   The adult Cooper's Hawk may show a more contrasting dark cap.

Juvenile feeding

Hovering

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