The “chicken hawk” of colonial America, this medium-sized accipiter is a common sight at home bird feeders across the country, swooping in to nab an unwary dove or jay. Females are larger and ...
The Cooper’s hawk is a common species across southern Canada, the USA and central Mexico. It is found in mature and open woodlands. These adaptable birds also live in urban spaces, where they nest in ...
This bird made hawk-watching famous ... 3 bands on folded secondaries. Juvenile Cooper’s hawk can show the same overall markings, but no malar stripe; shorter, barred wings and much longer ...