The sharp-shinned hawk has a small, rounded head with a gray cap extending from the crown to the nape. The Cooper's hawk has a large, block-shaped head with a dark cap contrasting with a pale nape.

It prefers a less dense forest environment than the sharp-shinned hawk and will hunt in open areas with greater frequency. ... relies on surprise. Attacks flying or perched prey.

A Cooper’s hawk looks like a “flying cross” (a larger head, rounded tail) and a sharp-shinned hawk looks like a “flying ...

In flight, a Cooper’s hawk looks like a flying cross, whereas a sharp-shinned hawk looks like a flying T. Cooper’s hawks have a graduated tail, rounded off at edges by the tip with a broad ...

The sharp-shinned hawk, commonly called a sharpie, is a small hawk with a big attitude. ... who photographed a determined-looking sharpie flying a migratory path about 100 miles north of Spokane.

They've been getting shots of northern harriers, broad-winged hawks, red-shouldered hawks and sharp-shinned hawk, which have a distinct fluttering flying pattern, Sage points out, "That's just how ...

One of the classic tricky identifications in the birding world is distinguishing a sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) from a Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii): both are accipiters (a type ...

By this time in October, we've seen plenty of the changes attributed to this month. Most notable is the leaf drop that was speeded up a bit by a series of windy days at mid-month. Looking out into ...

DULUTH, Minn. — Janelle Long was walking up to the bird counting platform at Hawk Ridge when a sharp-shinned hawk fluttered by, alternately flapping then soaring, maybe looking for a little ...

The hawk might have been so focused on following its prey that it didn’t see the window, or the reflection in the glass might have confused it into thinking it was flying through open space.

These hawks tend to be faster, bigger, and wilder compared to the Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s hawks. Found year-round in Pennsylvania, these birds have amazing aerial agility, due to their long tail.