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Cooper's Hawk (left) and Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over our yard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport.. Note rounded tail on Cooper's Hawk and square tail on Sharp-shinned. Cooper's Hawk's head also extends farther from wings and appears much larger in soaring silhouette. October 22, 2005.
Viewed: 885 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk in the walnut tree in my backyard in Yakima, WA. Note the full crop - it had evidently just finished lunch. February 2, 2004.
Viewed: 3525 times.
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| Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk in the walnut tree in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. November 7, 2004.
Viewed: 3331 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk perched on the pergola in our backyard on S. 47th Avenue, Yakima, WA. December 24, 2004.
Viewed: 3255 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk perched in our backyard on S. 47th Ave., Yakima, WA. The bulging crop suggests it is resting after a meal. January 2, 2005.
Viewed: 3409 times.
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| Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk in the filbert trees along our driveway, as it was just finishing a meal. It still has ahold of its prey item, probably a junco. Nov. 15, 2006.
Viewed: 3064 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk, with a full croop, in our neighbor's willow tree southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Nov. 6, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 3001 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk on the bean trellis in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Dec. 17, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2744 times.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Desert Aire, Grant County, WA. February 1, 2013.
Viewed: 908 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk in the birdbath outside our kitchen window southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. Dec. 11, 2017.
Viewed: 1681 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. December 27, 2020.
Viewed: 1118 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Fort Simcoe State Park west of White Swan, Yakima County, WA. October 7, 2023.
Viewed: 584 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona. November 15, 2023.
Viewed: 547 times.
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| This Sharp-shinned Hawk was being mobbed by ten Mexican Jays in Florida Canyon, Pima County, Arizona. It turned upside down in an evasive action. December 15, 2023.
Viewed: 512 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over West Lambert Lane Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. December 16, 2024.
Viewed: 356 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk found on the Yakima Valley Christmas Bird Count near Moxee, WA. December 14, 2002.
Viewed: 3229 times.
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Cooper's Hawk found on the Toppenish, WA, NWR Christmas Bird Count in Toppenish, WA. December 14, 2003.
Viewed: 3359 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in a birch tree in Toppenish, WA, drying its wing and tail feathers during the Toppenish Christmas Bird Count. December 14, 2003.
Viewed: 3520 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk cruizing by just west of Anzalduas County Park south of Mission, Texas. Feb. 6, 2008.
Viewed: 3463 times.
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| Juvenile Cooper's Hawk on a fence post in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Oct. 13, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2850 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Jan. 8, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2682 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at Wenas Lake, Yakima County, WA. Sept. 19, 2010. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2618 times.
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| Adult Cooper's Hawk at the Alps Mobile Home Park southeast of Yakima, WA, during the Yakima Valley CBC. Dec. 18, 2011. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2537 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk on the power pole in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. Oct. 24, 2012.
Viewed: 2564 times.
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Immature Cooper's Hawk in our neighbor's willow tree southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Sept. 22, 2015. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2151 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk on the power pole in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Nov. 7, 2015.
Viewed: 2196 times.
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| Juvenile Cooper's Hawk in our hazelnut trees after its bath. Dec. 11, 2017.
Viewed: 1718 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in La Cañada wash near the Oro Valley Country Club in Oro Valley, AZ. Jan. 22, 2018.
Viewed: 1671 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk with a Desert Spiny Lizard in its talons at the Tucson Botanical Garden, Tucson, AZ. The lizard's tail is visible hanging below the hawk's tail. January. 19, 2019.
Viewed: 1488 times.
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| A close-up of the Desert Spiny Lizard that was caught by the Cooper's Hawk at the Tucson Botanical Garden, Tucson, AZ. January 19, 2019.
Viewed: 1529 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum in Yakima, WA. November 5, 2019.
Viewed: 1328 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in Veterans Memorial Park in Cedar Park, TX. January 18, 2020.
Viewed: 1286 times.
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Cooper's Hawk in the birch tree in ourneighbor's yard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. December 26, 2020
Viewed: 1077 times.
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| Something riled up the immature Cooper's Hawk in our yard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. It flew from the pole, circled over my head, then landed on the powerline forty feet away from me. September 17, 2021.
Viewed: 1002 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk on the powerline to our house southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. October 26, 2021.
Viewed: 955 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in The Highlands Mobile Home Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. December 5, 2021.
Viewed: 919 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk on the railing of the deck in front of one of the houses in The Highlands Mobile Home Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. It was keeping a close eye on the bird feeder. February 2, 2022.
Viewed: 917 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at Canoa Ranch Conservation Park in Green Valley, Arizona. January 14, 2023.
Viewed: 692 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in the Ringtail Loop Campground in Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, Arizona. February 9, 2023.
Viewed: 639 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk cooling off in a wet area in Reid Park, Tucson, Arizona. March 8, 2023.
Viewed: 655 times.
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Immature Cooper's Hawk soaring over Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. It was soaring quite high, which made photographing it more difficult. March 8, 2023.
Viewed: 578 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona. January 1, 2023.
Viewed: 438 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk eating what appears to be a squirrel at Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona. February 26, 2024.
Viewed: 470 times.
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| Two Cooper's Hawks in avian combat in the skies over Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona. March 3, 2024.
Viewed: 439 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk flying over Christopher Columbus Park in Tucson, Arizona. March 19, 2024.
Viewed: 452 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at El Rio Open Space in Marana, Arizona. February 7, 2025.
Viewed: 372 times.
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| Juvenile Northern Goshawk flying over Timberwolf Mountain in Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007.
Viewed: 486 times.
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| Another shot of the Juvenile Northern Goshawk gliding past Timberwolf Mountain in Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007.
Viewed: 477 times.
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Immature Northern Goshawk found on the north side of Toppenish Ridge on the Toppenish NWR Christmas Bird count. Brian Wheeler, author of several fine books on raptors of North America, said the field marks to look for are the thin, white edges along some of the dark tail bands and the extensive pale mottling on the body. Dec. 16, 2007. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1682 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk soaring over Anatolia Vernal Pool Preserve east of Sacramento, California, after it had chased all of the Mourning Doves away. August 28, 2025.
Viewed: 744 times.
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Album: vultures, eagles, hawks, falcons 
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