The Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk that is blue-gray above and streaked rusty-red below with long banded tails, yellow legs, and small, hooked beaks. Like most species of raptors, females are larger than males. While they are generally silent, they do make alarm calls. You can hear examples here: ...more ↓
The Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk that is blue-gray above and streaked rusty-red below with long banded tails, yellow legs, and small, hooked beaks. Like most species of raptors, females are larger than males. While they are generally silent, they do make alarm calls. You can hear examples here: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/coopers_hawk/sounds
Similar species
Sharp-shinned Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawks have a squared-off tail (the Cooper’s Hawk has a rounded tail), and is slightly smaller.
Red-Shouldered Hawk Superficially may look alike but the red-shouldered hawk is larger and as a buteo, has longer wings and a shorter, more fan-shaped tail.
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