Data for:
Adult © County Lister Brendan
Immature © Brian Sullivan
Immature © Michael Schijf
Immature © Mason Maron
+ 5
Adult © Alex Lamoreaux
Immature © Jean-Sébastien Mayer
Immature © Byron Stone
Adult © Ryan Schain

Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii

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Identification

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Small to medium-sized hawk with relatively short rounded wings and rounded tail. Adults are gray above with pale orange barring below; immatures are browner and streaky. Very similar to Sharp-shinned Hawk, but larger with bigger head. Also note deeper, slower wingbeats. Breeds in forested areas; more common in suburban areas than Sharp-shinned Hawk. Feeds mainly on birds captured in flight. Often stalks feeders in search of prey.

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