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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: 946 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: 3583 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: 3378 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: 3302 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: 3454 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: 3114 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: 3052 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: 2788 times.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Desert Aire, Grant County, WA. February 1, 2013.
Viewed: 966 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: 1733 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. December 27, 2020.
Viewed: 1166 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: 626 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona. November 15, 2023.
Viewed: 595 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: 551 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over West Lambert Lane Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. December 16, 2024.
Viewed: 397 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk found on the Yakima Valley Christmas Bird Count near Moxee, WA. December 14, 2002.
Viewed: 3276 times.
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Cooper's Hawk found on the Toppenish, WA, NWR Christmas Bird Count in Toppenish, WA. December 14, 2003.
Viewed: 3411 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: 3565 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk cruizing by just west of Anzalduas County Park south of Mission, Texas. Feb. 6, 2008.
Viewed: 3508 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: 2895 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Jan. 8, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2726 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at Wenas Lake, Yakima County, WA. Sept. 19, 2010. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2668 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: 2586 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: 2618 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: 2199 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: 2244 times.
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| Juvenile Cooper's Hawk in our hazelnut trees after its bath. Dec. 11, 2017.
Viewed: 1760 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: 1720 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: 1536 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: 1573 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum in Yakima, WA. November 5, 2019.
Viewed: 1381 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in Veterans Memorial Park in Cedar Park, TX. January 18, 2020.
Viewed: 1343 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: 1125 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: 1049 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: 1007 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in The Highlands Mobile Home Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. December 5, 2021.
Viewed: 971 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: 955 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at Canoa Ranch Conservation Park in Green Valley, Arizona. January 14, 2023.
Viewed: 740 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in the Ringtail Loop Campground in Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, Arizona. February 9, 2023.
Viewed: 690 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk cooling off in a wet area in Reid Park, Tucson, Arizona. March 8, 2023.
Viewed: 712 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: 633 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona. January 1, 2023.
Viewed: 488 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk eating what appears to be a squirrel at Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona. February 26, 2024.
Viewed: 510 times.
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| Two Cooper's Hawks in avian combat in the skies over Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona. March 3, 2024.
Viewed: 486 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk flying over Christopher Columbus Park in Tucson, Arizona. March 19, 2024.
Viewed: 506 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at El Rio Open Space in Marana, Arizona. February 7, 2025.
Viewed: 411 times.
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| Juvenile Northern Goshawk flying over Timberwolf Mountain in Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007.
Viewed: 541 times.
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| Another shot of the Juvenile Northern Goshawk gliding past Timberwolf Mountain in Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007.
Viewed: 525 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: 1731 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: 786 times.
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Album: vultures, eagles, hawks, falcons 
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