Sharp-shinned hawk
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The sharp-shinned hawk or northern sharp-shinned hawk, colloquially often nicknamed sharpie, is a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in the United States and Canada, but with the species
Accipiter striatus, Canet Road, San Luis Obispo 1
Typical rusty underside streaking of an immature individual.
Adult in flight, Goleta, California
With a chick (nominate group)
Cooper's hawk
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Cooper's hawk is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.
Sharp-shinned hawk
…behaviour of sharp-shinned hawks are generally secretive, in order to avoid the predation of larger raptors, such as the American goshawk and the Cooper's hawk. While in migration, adults are sometimes preyed on by most of the bird-hunting, larger raptors, especially the peregrine falcon. The breeding behaviour…
Accipiter cooperii m Sam Smith Toronto 3
Cooper's hawk in Prospect Park
Adults may be either brown-grey or blue-grey above, with a distinctive, sizable head.
An adult Cooper's hawk illustrates its midsized frame and very long tail.